Re: [Ql-Users] ql-mac Lucerne show
Hi All, Yes - I'm still alive and still using a QL, when I can find the time. Its been an eventful couple of years to say the least. With hyper kids, and unemployment being a large feature :( Myself and Steve Reyal (of QL DVD) are debating driving over from London to Lucerne. So, any cheap hotel deals would be welcome. Both Myself, and particularly Steve, are rather big Mac users as well, so it has a dual interest for us both. If we bring the car, we have several classic macs we can bring - A SE30, Classic, Quadra, Plus, G3 Imac, G4 Tower, and my 17 Powerbook and steves shiny new Intel Macbook (which runs windows Vista better than my Compaq PC Laptop). Not to mention the QL side of things.!!! We Still have an Amstrad ALT286 with a QXL in it, and we will probably have copies of the QL DVD (take a free look on youtube), Not to mention some hardware and software. Cheers, Darren. On 9/6/09, Tony Firshman t...@firshman.co.uk wrote: Simon Goodwin and I will be there. http://tinyurl.com/ql-mac-show To anyone else interested, I am hoping Urs will be recommending a good value hotel so that we can all get together. Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 t...@firshman.co.uk http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] ql-mac Lucerne show
Darren Branagh wrote, On 7/09/09 14:28: Hi All, Yes - I'm still alive and still using a QL, when I can find the time. Its been an eventful couple of years to say the least. With hyper kids, and unemployment being a large feature :( Myself and Steve Reyal (of QL DVD) are debating driving over from London to Lucerne. So, any cheap hotel deals would be welcome. Dilwyn and Ann are at http://www.villamaria.cz/english.htm and Simon Goodwin and I could well be there too. It is one of the Urs recommended ones. No idea though how near to the show. Beware. The prices if you book via the ql-mac-show site link (Tourist Board) are very significantly higher. At Villa Maria, a room costing £51 per night is £85 on the official site. Both Myself, and particularly Steve, are rather big Mac users as well, In what sense do you use the word 'big' (8-)# so it has a dual interest for us both. If we bring the car, we have several classic macs we can bring - A SE30, Classic, Quadra, Plus, G3 Imac, G4 Tower, and my 17 Powerbook and steves shiny new Intel Macbook (which runs windows Vista better than my Compaq PC Laptop). Yes indeed. I have a Macbook pro 2.6 dual-core that runs Windows XP faster under VMware than on my old Tosh 2.2 dual core, and more reliably. Having moved to Mac there is *nothing* that would pull me away. Everything just *works*. A classic example is my T-mobile Huawei stick - look at the bottom of the thread. http://www.phototropic.co.uk/notebook/using_a_huawei_e170_t-mobile_web_n_walk_usb_stick_with_mac_os_x_leopard/ ... but there are hosts of other examples. Not to mention the QL side of things.!!! We Still have an Amstrad ALT286 with a QXL in it, and we will probably have copies of the QL DVD (take a free look on youtube), Not to mention some hardware and software. Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 t...@firshman.co.uk http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] ql-mac Lucerne show
Tony Firshman wrote, On 7/09/09 15:03: Dilwyn and Ann are at http://www.villamaria.cz/english.htm and Simon Goodwin and I could well be there too. It is one of the Urs recommended ones. No idea though how near to the show. Beware. The prices if you book via the ql-mac-show site link (Tourist Board) are very significantly higher. At Villa Maria, a room costing £51 per night is £85 on the official site. Whoops - Dilwyn just pointed out it is .cz! Odd, 'cos it was the only one that popped up in a Tourist Board word search. Dilwyn will reply with the *real* link. ... or shall we simply move the show to Czechoslovakia (8-)# Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 t...@firshman.co.uk http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] ql-mac Lucerne show
Tony Firshman wrote: Dilwyn and Ann are at http://www.villamaria.cz/english.htm and Simon Goodwin and I could well be there too. It is one of the Urs recommended ones. Wow, that is 2 countries and over 700km away from the venue. Are you sure you want to stay there? Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] ql-mac Lucerne show
Dilwyn and Ann are at http://www.villamaria.cz/english.htm I had a shock reading this as it's not near the show. ;-) Good to see in following emails that the error has been found... As said we'll come back very soon with more Hotel details... Urs ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] ql-mac Lucerne show
Tony Firshman wrote: Wow, that is 2 countries and over 700km away from the venue. Are you sure you want to stay there? (8-)# Are you coming Marcel. It's only 300km for me, in QL meeting terms that's practically next door ;-) , so I intend to attend, yes. Haven't booked any accommodations yet, though. Cheers, Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] ql-mac Lucerne show
Urs Koenig (QL) wrote, On 7/09/09 15:31: Dilwyn and Ann are at http://www.villamaria.cz/english.htm I had a shock reading this as it's not near the show. ;-) Good to see in following emails that the error has been found... As said we'll come back very soon with more Hotel details... It is http://www.villamaria.ch/ and prices are pretty similar to the Tourist Board website, ie from E99 a night. Urs - one thing that the booking site does not say. What does double room' mean? In England that is one bed for two people. We say 'twin room' for one room with two single beds. That is what Simon and I need. Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 t...@firshman.co.uk http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] ql-mac Lucerne show
Alternatively, try www.villamaria.ch (German only...Google translate has mixed results shall we say) If you try www.luzern.com that site will let you book online and list hotels by price etc, even giving you maps of Lucerne. Dilwyn - Original Message - From: Tony Firshman t...@firshman.co.uk To: ql-us...@q-v-d.com Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 3:18 PM Subject: Re: [Ql-Users] ql-mac Lucerne show Tony Firshman wrote, On 7/09/09 15:03: Dilwyn and Ann are at http://www.villamaria.cz/english.htm and Simon Goodwin and I could well be there too. It is one of the Urs recommended ones. No idea though how near to the show. Beware. The prices if you book via the ql-mac-show site link (Tourist Board) are very significantly higher. At Villa Maria, a room costing £51 per night is £85 on the official site. Whoops - Dilwyn just pointed out it is .cz! Odd, 'cos it was the only one that popped up in a Tourist Board word search. Dilwyn will reply with the *real* link. ... or shall we simply move the show to Czechoslovakia (8-)# Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 t...@firshman.co.uk http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.81/2350 - Release Date: 09/06/09 17:51:00 ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] ql-mac Lucerne show
Tony Firshman wrote: Bed and breakfast is E20 less per room per day. Mind you E10 per person for diner is good value - for Friday only of course! No no, it's not 100 EUR per room but 100 EUR per person. Without diner it comes to 80 EUR per person. A bit expensive for my taste. Is there anything cheaper around? Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] ql-mac Lucerne show - the youth hostel
On Mon, 7 Sep 2009 15:38:50 +0100, Dilwyn Jones wrote Alternatively, try www.villamaria.ch (German only...Google translate has mixed results shall we say) If you try www.luzern.com that site will let you book online and list hotels by price etc, even giving you maps of Lucerne. Dilwyn In Switzerland hotels are terribly expensive. So are youth hostels, but then the prices are those of youth hostels, and they provide excellent quality. Moreover I have the experience of the youth hostel in Lucerne, I was there for 2 nights in the summer 2005 with my motorbike when there were catastrophic rains all over Switzerland, and it is not so bad a remembering as it could be. Google Jugendherberge Luzern or go to http://www.youthhostel.ch/ and everything is also explained in english. If I can come I think that I will stay there. Arnould ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] ql-mac Lucerne show
Marcel Kilgus wrote, On 7/09/09 15:59: Tony Firshman wrote: Bed and breakfast is E20 less per room per day. Mind you E10 per person for diner is good value - for Friday only of course! No no, it's not 100 EUR per room but 100 EUR per person. Without diner it comes to 80 EUR per person. A bit expensive for my taste. Is there anything cheaper around? That cannot be right. Do a booking search from http://hotels.luzern.com for a triple room, and you get CHF160 per night for the *room* including breakfast. Going through to the booking, including city tax for two days that comes to a total of CHF330.50 for three people and breakfast. See http://tfs.firshman.co.uk/temp/villamaria01.png . That looks OK to me. Do you want to join in a three bed room? The prices on the hotel site are *double* the Tourist Board - amazing. Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 t...@firshman.co.uk http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] ql-mac Lucerne show
Tony Firshman wrote, On 7/09/09 16:34: Marcel Kilgus wrote, On 7/09/09 15:59: Tony Firshman wrote: Bed and breakfast is E20 less per room per day. Mind you E10 per person for diner is good value - for Friday only of course! No no, it's not 100 EUR per room but 100 EUR per person. Without diner it comes to 80 EUR per person. A bit expensive for my taste. Is there anything cheaper around? That cannot be right. Do a booking search from http://hotels.luzern.com for a triple room, and you get CHF160 per night for the *room* including breakfast. Going through to the booking, including city tax for two days that comes to a total of CHF330.50 for three people and breakfast. See http://tfs.firshman.co.uk/temp/villamaria01.png . That looks OK to me. Do you want to join in a three bed room? The prices on the hotel site are *double* the Tourist Board - amazing. That is only E36 per person each night including breakfast. That has got to be OK surely, even CHEAP! Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 t...@firshman.co.uk http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] ql-mac Lucerne show
Tony Firshman wrote: Do a booking search from http://hotels.luzern.com for a triple room, and you get CHF160 per night for the *room* including breakfast. Going through to the booking, including city tax for two days that comes to a total of CHF330.50 for three people and breakfast. See http://tfs.firshman.co.uk/temp/villamaria01.png . I can explain that. www.villamaria.ch is AGAIN the wrong site. It's the site for Hotel Restaurant Villa Maria in Vulpera, where the night actually costs 100 EUR per person per night. Your reservation is for Pension Villa Maria in Luzern, which is much less exclusive and more reasonable ;) That looks OK to me. Do you want to join in a three bed room? Perhaps, I'll check with Jochen what he's up to. Marcel ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] ql-mac Lucerne show
Pn the fly update: Villa Maria is one I can recommend. It's 2 Stars (only) but cosy and close to the event Location. CHF 80 per Person/ Night inclusive breakfast is where you should start. Depending on how man Nights and how many persons in the room it will be a little cheaper. Use the lucerne Tourismus Link in the Event webpage to make sure you get correct County ;-) and Rates. The only Problem is that they only have 10 rooms in total (it's a small but nice Place). Von meinem iPhone gesendet Am 07.09.2009 um 17:46 schrieb Tony Firshman t...@firshman.co.uk: Tony Firshman wrote, On 7/09/09 16:34: Marcel Kilgus wrote, On 7/09/09 15:59: Tony Firshman wrote: Bed and breakfast is E20 less per room per day. Mind you E10 per person for diner is good value - for Friday only of course! No no, it's not 100 EUR per room but 100 EUR per person. Without diner it comes to 80 EUR per person. A bit expensive for my taste. Is there anything cheaper around? That cannot be right. Do a booking search from http://hotels.luzern.com for a triple room, and you get CHF160 per night for the *room* including breakfast. Going through to the booking, including city tax for two days that comes to a total of CHF330.50 for three people and breakfast. See http://tfs.firshman.co.uk/temp/villamaria01.png . That looks OK to me. Do you want to join in a three bed room? The prices on the hotel site are *double* the Tourist Board - amazing. That is only E36 per person each night including breakfast. That has got to be OK surely, even CHEAP! Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 t...@firshman.co.uk http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] ql-mac Lucerne show
Marcel Kilgus wrote, On 7/09/09 16:51: Tony Firshman wrote: Do a booking search from http://hotels.luzern.com for a triple room, and you get CHF160 per night for the *room* including breakfast. Going through to the booking, including city tax for two days that comes to a total of CHF330.50 for three people and breakfast. See http://tfs.firshman.co.uk/temp/villamaria01.png . I can explain that. www.villamaria.ch is AGAIN the wrong site. It's the site for Hotel Restaurant Villa Maria in Vulpera, where the night actually costs 100 EUR per person per night. Your reservation is for Pension Villa Maria in Luzern, which is much less exclusive and more reasonable ;) Whoops! It is hard having so many Pension Villa Maria's and in German (8-)# That looks OK to me. Do you want to join in a three bed room? Perhaps, I'll check with Jochen what he's up to. Excellent. It is still pretty good for a two bed room, but if you join us it will save us all money. I hope you can. Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 t...@firshman.co.uk http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] ql-mac Lucerne show
Urs Koenig (QL) wrote, On 7/09/09 17:01: Pn the fly update: Villa Maria is one I can recommend. It's 2 Stars (only) but cosy and close to the event Location. CHF 80 per Person/Night inclusive breakfast is where you should start. Depending on how man Nights and how many persons in the room it will be a little cheaper. Use the lucerne Tourismus Link in the Event webpage to make sure you get correct County ;-) and Rates. The only Problem is that they only have 10 rooms in total (it's a small but nice Place). Walking distance? A three bed room is a *lot* less - CHF55 (E36) per person per night including breakfast - very good value. Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 t...@firshman.co.uk http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] ql-mac Lucerne show
About 800 Meters only. I'm on the way now to meet the Dents. Urs Von meinem iPhone gesendet Am 07.09.2009 um 18:08 schrieb Tony Firshman t...@firshman.co.uk: Urs Koenig (QL) wrote, On 7/09/09 17:01: Pn the fly update: Villa Maria is one I can recommend. It's 2 Stars (only) but cosy and close to the event Location. CHF 80 per Person/ Night inclusive breakfast is where you should start. Depending on how man Nights and how many persons in the room it will be a little cheaper. Use the lucerne Tourismus Link in the Event webpage to make sure you get correct County ;-) and Rates. The only Problem is that they only have 10 rooms in total (it's a small but nice Place). Walking distance? A three bed room is a *lot* less - CHF55 (E36) per person per night including breakfast - very good value. Tony -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:257/67) +44(0)1442-828255 t...@firshman.co.uk http://firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 Skype: tonyfirshman TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
Re: [Ql-Users] ql-mac Lucerne show
I can explain that. www.villamaria.ch is AGAIN the wrong site. It's the site for Hotel Restaurant Villa Maria in Vulpera, where the night actually costs 100 EUR per person per night. Your reservation is for Pension Villa Maria in Luzern, which is much less exclusive and more reasonable ;) Yes, full address is: Pension Villa Maria, Haldenstrasse 36, CH-6006 Luzern (Lucerne) which Ann has booked via the tourist board in Lucerne while I was out this afternoon. www.luzern.com will at least give you some idea of the facilities, and looking at the map will show how close it is (looks like a few minutes walk). Our requirements are of course slightly different as we are combining a holiday with this visit. -- Dilwyn Jones ___ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
