Re: [EuroPython] Travel recommendation

2009-06-24 Thread John Pinner
Hi, 2009/6/24 Zeth > 2009/6/24 Jan Ulrich Hasecke : > > Hello, > > > > we arrive with four persons at the airport of Birmingham. What is cheper? > To > > got with train or bus to the city or use a taxi directly to the hotel? > > Train certainly. It will also be far quicker. Yes, the preferred

Re: [EuroPython] Travel recommendation

2009-06-24 Thread Zeth
2009/6/24 Jan Ulrich Hasecke : > Hello, > > we arrive with four persons at the airport of Birmingham. What is cheper? To > got with train or bus to the city or use a taxi directly to the hotel? Train certainly. It will also be far quicker. Britain has two types of taxi, 'private hire' which you h

Re: [EuroPython] Travel recommendation

2009-06-24 Thread Charlie Clark
Am 24.06.2009, 07:23 Uhr, schrieb Jan Ulrich Hasecke : Hello, we arrive with four persons at the airport of Birmingham. What is cheper? To got with train or bus to the city or use a taxi directly to the hotel? Hiya Juh, the airport is quite a way from the city centre and taxis in the UK

Re: [EuroPython] Travel recommendation

2009-06-24 Thread Chris Withers
John Pinner wrote: A taxi will be quicker, and most taxi drivers are OK, but some may rip you off. Do we know what the fare should be? I've often found that taxi drivers rapidly back down when they're presented with a price that's known to be accurate... Chris -- Simplistix - Content Manage

Re: [EuroPython] Travel recommendation

2009-06-24 Thread Russel Winder
On Wed, 2009-06-24 at 07:23 +0200, Jan Ulrich Hasecke wrote: > Hello, > > we arrive with four persons at the airport of Birmingham. What is > cheper? To got with train or bus to the city or use a taxi directly to > the hotel? I would recommend getting the train from Birmingham International t

Re: [EuroPython] Travel recommendation

2009-06-24 Thread John Pinner
Hello! 2009/6/24 Jan Ulrich Hasecke > Hello, > > we arrive with four persons at the airport of Birmingham. What is cheper? > To got with train or bus to the city or use a taxi directly to the hotel? Take the Rail/Air Link to Birmingham International train station ( 1 minute ) Take a train to B

Re: [EuroPython] Travel recommendation

2009-06-24 Thread Kit BLAKE
On 24 Jun 2009, at 10:10, Duncan Parkes wrote: we arrive with four persons at the airport of Birmingham. What is cheper? To got with train or bus to the city or use a taxi directly to the hotel? If you're travelling at an off-peak time, then four of you can get the train for the cost of two

Re: [EuroPython] Travel recommendation

2009-06-24 Thread Duncan Parkes
> we arrive with four persons at the airport of Birmingham. What is cheper? To > got with train or bus to the city or use a taxi directly to the hotel? If you're travelling at an off-peak time, then four of you can get the train for the cost of two people with a groupsave ticket (ask the ticket of

Re: [EuroPython] Travel recommendation

2009-06-24 Thread Jan Ulrich Hasecke
Am 24.06.2009 um 09:52 schrieb Bhima A van der Molen: In my experience the train is cheaper. It will take you from the airport to New Street Station. However this does depend on where your hotel is. The train to New Street seems to be the best option, though we might have to take a tax

Re: [EuroPython] Travel recommendation

2009-06-24 Thread Bhima A van der Molen
: europython@python.org Subject: [EuroPython] Travel recommendation Hello, we arrive with four persons at the airport of Birmingham. What is cheper? To got with train or bus to the city or use a taxi directly to the hotel? Mit freundlichen Grüßen Jan Ulrich Hasecke -- http://hasecke.com * Business

[EuroPython] Travel recommendation

2009-06-23 Thread Jan Ulrich Hasecke
Hello, we arrive with four persons at the airport of Birmingham. What is cheper? To got with train or bus to the city or use a taxi directly to the hotel? Mit freundlichen Grüßen Jan Ulrich Hasecke -- http://hasecke.com * Business Communication Advertising * Public Relations * Content Mana