Re: [Wikimania-l] Sherut Sharing

2011-07-31 Thread Amir E. Aharoni
I agree that for people who like trains, the experience is important :) During the night you can take bus 205 to Hof HaCarmel station to Merkaz HaCarmel. From Merkaz HaCarmel it's a short walking distance to Nof and Dan Panorama hotels, and about 15 minutes to Har HaCarmel (go downhill on Derech

[Wikimania-l] Sherut Sharing

2011-07-30 Thread Jeromy-Yu Chan (Jerry~Yuyu)
Halo all as experience from previous Wikimanias some of us would like to share a taxi at the airport for saving money as I know in Israel, there is Sherut So I just open a thread to see if get some people to share a sherut in the Airport (As I am not sure everyone is comfortable to announce

Re: [Wikimania-l] Sherut Sharing

2011-07-30 Thread Milos Rancic
On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 10:17, Amir E. Aharoni amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il wrote: Just to clarify things: Sharing a Sherut taxi means that you share the ride, but not the price. Each passenger pays 80 sheqels. I was preparing myself today for the trip. The only sense for sharing taxi is to

Re: [Wikimania-l] Sherut Sharing

2011-07-30 Thread Jeromy-Yu Maximilian Chan
@cherian In seems I started this thread stupidly here XD as it seems my intelligent travel buddy already put my name on that very wiki page 自吾之埃拍 Sent from my iPad On 30 Jul, 2011, at 16:27, Milos Rancic mill...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 10:17, Amir E. Aharoni

Re: [Wikimania-l] Sherut Sharing

2011-07-30 Thread Tomasz Ganicz
2011/7/30 Milos Rancic mill...@gmail.com: On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 10:26, Milos Rancic mill...@gmail.com wrote: airport to the dorm and it is around 16.30 EUR (otherwise, it is slightly more expensive, ~85 ILS ~ 17.30 EUR). otherwise means train to Haifa, then taxi to hotel/dorm. But when

Re: [Wikimania-l] Sherut Sharing

2011-07-30 Thread Milos Rancic
On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 11:18, Tomasz Ganicz polime...@gmail.com wrote: 2011/7/30 Milos Rancic mill...@gmail.com: On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 10:26, Milos Rancic mill...@gmail.com wrote: airport to the dorm and it is around 16.30 EUR (otherwise, it is slightly more expensive, ~85 ILS ~ 17.30 EUR).

Re: [Wikimania-l] Sherut Sharing

2011-07-30 Thread Amir E. Aharoni
Haifa Central (a.k.a Haifa Merkaz) is near the Tiltan college, which is the venue of the Wednesday evening party. It is the third station in Haifa, after Hof HaCarmel and Bat-Galim. Go to Haifa Central/Merkaz in these two cases: 1. You arrive to Haifa on Wednesday between 19:00 until 22:00.

Re: [Wikimania-l] Sherut Sharing

2011-07-30 Thread Deryck Chan
I guess that means in my case (flight arriving TLV 23:10) sherut is the only sensible option? On Jul 30, 2011 11:25 PM, Amir E. Aharoni amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il wrote: Haifa Central (a.k.a Haifa Merkaz) is near the Tiltan college, which is the venue of the Wednesday evening party. It is

Re: [Wikimania-l] Sherut Sharing

2011-07-30 Thread Harel Cain
Please consult the train schedule. Trains from the airport go all night long (though of course at reduced frequency). You can always take a train + taxi, though I think Sherut will be easier for you - as I already wrote to you a long while ago. Harel On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 20:03, Deryck Chan

Re: [Wikimania-l] Sherut Sharing

2011-07-30 Thread Lodewijk
Trains: http://www.rail.co.il/EN/Pages/HomePage.aspx From: Ben Gurion Airport To: Haifa etc. it runs through the night although not frequent. Lodewijk 2011/7/30 Harel Cain harel.c...@gmail.com Please consult the train schedule. Trains from the airport go all night long (though of course at

Re: [Wikimania-l] Sherut Sharing

2011-07-30 Thread Amir E. Aharoni
Yes, sherut is the easiest option for you. You can also take a bus from Hof Hacarmel station to the hotel, but taking a sherut from the airport will be easier. 2011/7/30 Deryck Chan deryckc...@gmail.com: I guess that means in my case (flight arriving TLV 23:10) sherut is the only sensible

Re: [Wikimania-l] Sherut Sharing

2011-07-30 Thread Ray Saintonge
On 07/30/11 7:58 AM, Harel Cain wrote: There are better ways to do it, please see the information on http://wikimania2011.wikimedia.org/wiki/In_Haifa_-_getting_to_the_Venue there is no reason to try to reinvent the routes all over again. Your patience in dealing with these many details is