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Re: Visiting Berlin for 1000steine-Land, need help planning trip
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Fri, 21 May 2004 10:26:44 GMT
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In lugnet.events.1000steine-land, Todd Lehman wrote:
> I'll be taking a week or two in June/July for 1000steine-Land 2004 in
> Berlin, and I'm wondering what is the best (most economical) way to do
> this. I live in Boston and would like to leave Boston approximately
> June 25 in the evening and return to Boston approximately July 12 in
> the morning.
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> Friends here say I might find much better airfaires if I fly, say, KLM
> to Amsterdam and take the train to Berlin and back or ride with someone
> who is driving to the fest from Amsterdam, Frankfurt, or some other
> relatively nearby city.
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> I'll be at 1000steine-Land as a photographer, working on a large coffee-
> table art/book project I began over a year ago which is designed to expose
> the general public to the amazing things adult LEGO enthusiasts build and
> do. Ideally, I'd like to meet with German LEGO fans before and after the
> event, and if possible kind of float around nearby cities visiting people
> in any or all of the Netherlands, Italy, France, Austria, Switzerland, etc.
> I'll also be visiting the Netherlands later in the year for LEGO World and
> hope to make it to Denmark to visit Byggepladen perhaps in the same trip.
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> Is anyone here from the Netherlands driving to Berlin, and would you
> consider taking a passenger? Are there other economical alternatives
> besides Amsterdam? Is the train expensive from Amsterdam to Germany?
> Do I have to get a separate visa for each country I visit, or can I get
> a two-week EU visa? Where would be a good place for me to research all
> of this online?
>
> Thanks,
> --Todd
Hi Todd,
-Nope you don't need another visa. Once you're in the European union you can
travel through all it's member states/countries.
-Train from the Netherlands to Berlin is the worst option you could think off.
I think you had best check out several airlines flying to Hamburg or Berlin.
They major airlines are not that bad/expensive.
Maybe there are some people from LOWLUG going from the Netherlands, but surely
there guys from the German User group will be going. several off them live near
Hamburg.
- You could also take an intercontinental flight to LHR or Ams and switch to a
low-budget airline over here. For this you would have to compare the prices and
see what is best.
- Another option, is taken a European bus connection to Berlin. This is not very
expensive. They have daily departures connecting a lot of Europes major cities.
Somewhat like the interstate bus-lines in the US. Only this is a 1 or 2 stop
service. You could even take a bus from London, UK.
Sadly, i'm not going to Berlin very much with my truck. Otherwise i would have
gladly helped you out. ;-)
Hope this helps a little...
gr
Martin
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