We (Avarin and me) decided that its time to organise a
Fury-meeting. No Excuses, you all have to attend.
Of course we`d like (and expect) to see a good deal of Non-Fury`s too.
So here's the Deal:
The meeting will take Place in Cologne, germany on the weekend of
Friday the 13th of December till Sunday the 15th of December. The Round should
be pretty much over then, or decided at least.
We picked Cologne because it's pretty central in Europe (we are keen on
getting as many Fury's here as possible). Very near to the border of the
Netherlands. Also many english peeps visit Cologne on Weekends, especially in the time
before Christmas. The Airport is a Base for several cheap Airlines (only
Ryan-Air does not have its German Base here).
Well, we admit that us living here played a Role, too.
Firstly some Info on Cologne, for those interested, can be found
here:
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http://www.koeln.de/portrait/e/lifestyle.html>
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http://www.spotlightgermany.com/articles/koln.htm>
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http://www.willkommeninkoeln.de/03tour/tour01e.htm>
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http://www.stadt-koeln.de/en/koelnt.../artikel/01221/>
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http://www.germany-tourism.de/e/des...es_koeln_e.html>
I think thats enough for now, hehe.
Accomodations:
There are 2 official Youthhostels and 1 private Youthhostel in Cologne.
Internet-Sites:
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http://web01.jugendherberge.de/juge...en/koeln-deutz/> (German Text
only )
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http://web01.jugendherberge.de/juge...en/koeln-riehl/> (German
Text only )
Prices here range around 20 Euros per Night, including Breakfast (further
Meals and lunch-packets can be purchased at 4 or 5 Euros per Meal).
To stay at one of these 2 Youthhostels only one of a group has to be a member of Hostelling
International Youth Hostels.Information on that can be found here:
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http://www.iyhf.org/joining_gb.html>
If you need help with something, contact Avarin or me or post here, we will try to sort it.
Info on the private Youthhostel:
I'll paste somethin about the independent youthhostel asap.
For those that want to stay at a proper hotel, here you can find one that
suits you:
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http://www.cologne.webtourist.net/c...nformation.html>
In general: try to gather yourselves in groups, and book rather soon!!!
If you don't have a group you can travel with, contact Ava or me, we'll try to bring you together, so you can comfortably organise Travel and Accomodations together.
How to get to Cologne:
We think everyone should be able to find out how to get here by Car by
himself. If not, contact us and we will help.
By Car, you`d need, say,about 4 1/2 hrs from Paris or 1-1 1/2hrs from
Maastricht or Arnheim, about 2 1/2 hrs from Amsterdam.
Cologne is very easy to reach by Train, too, just call your local
Train-station. Once again: Problems --> contact us.
Ok, here's how to reach Cologne by Plane:
Two Low-cost-Airlines flying to Cologne:
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http://www.germanwings.com/>
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http://www.hlx.com/en/index.shtm>
Other Airlines flying to Cologne and Flights can be found here:
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http://www.airport-cgn.de/flugplan_e/airlines.html>
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http://www.sellpage.de/reiseinforma...ligflieger.html> (German
Text only )
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http://www.planesimple.co.uk/>
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http://etntelephone.com/lcostair.htm>
Also keep in Mind, that for example Düsseldorf-Airport is reachable by Train
from Cologne in about 30-40 min, for about 6 Euros single Fare.
By Train you need between 3 and 4hrs from Frankfurt-Hahn-Airport to Cologne-Central-Station, depending on what Train(s) you take. Prices for a single Fare range between 14 and 20 euros, depending on which train you use, what Age you are (those older than 27 (I believe) won`t be able to use a Twen-Ticket, hehe), how many People are traveling together and which Day you travel on. As with everything, if you have Problems, contact Avarin or me and we'll help.
Ryan-air has a special offer atm, best check it out:
http://www.ryanair.com/
I'd advise you all to book Flights and rooms as soon as possible.
Here are our E-Mail-Addys:
Avarin:
[email protected]
Gwydion:
[email protected]
We both will set up a huge program so u won't get bored a single minute (e.g. sightseeing, bars,
pubs, discos, girls, men or whatever u prefer
)
regards
Avarin and Gwydion