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KdF only Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2005 Posts: 2 Location: Sweden / Europe
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 7:40 am Post subject: |
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Hi guys, I´m registered with my 1943 Schwimmwagen. It is a great show
See you in Germany / Magnus Wiksten |
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Hot Air Samba Member
Joined: February 25, 2007 Posts: 664 Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:41 am Post subject: |
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Info on hotels in area. I tried to look but they are all written in German. I will be taking the family on vacation to Germany and just so happens to be the show that weekend. Just need places to stay. _________________ 73' Bug
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johnshenry Samba Member
Joined: September 21, 2001 Posts: 9363 Location: Northwood, NH USA
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:45 am Post subject: |
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Hot Air wrote: |
..... I will be taking the family on vacation to Germany and just so happens to be the show that weekend........ |
Yeah.
Riiiiiiiigght.
_________________ John Henry
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Undis Samba Member
Joined: October 24, 2006 Posts: 1396 Location: Riga, Latvia & Sydney, Australia
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 2:04 am Post subject: |
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Hot Air wrote: |
Info on hotels in area. I tried to look but they are all written in German. I will be taking the family on vacation to Germany and just so happens to be the show that weekend. Just need places to stay. |
Try booking.com. You can choose language and currency. The calculator seems to work only until May '13 right now.
http://www.booking.com/searchresults.html?src=inde...d=-1791454 |
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johnshenry Samba Member
Joined: September 21, 2001 Posts: 9363 Location: Northwood, NH USA
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:53 am Post subject: |
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I've also had good luck with travelocity.com. You can at least get rates and locations. Many hotels in Europe are small, privately owned (and the best ones to stay at!) and if they even have websites, they are usually pretty simple. But most will answer e-mails in english.
I stay in a larger hotel in nearby Hameln (sp?) because that is where the guy who lets me drive his vintage cars wants me to (!). They have a nice locked access underground garage (that the '64 ladder truck won't fit in BTW) and it is along the river. Nice place, I can find the name of it if you want, or maybe someone here knows it. I think it was about 10 min drive from Hessisch.
But being a year out now, you might have a pretty good chance of getting a room in Hessisch if that is where you want to stay. _________________ John Henry
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Hot Air Samba Member
Joined: February 25, 2007 Posts: 664 Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 10:39 am Post subject: |
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I have no idead where to stay, so any suggestions are welcome. I will try booking.com.
johnshenry, If you could get inf on the place you stay that would be great _________________ 73' Bug
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johnshenry Samba Member
Joined: September 21, 2001 Posts: 9363 Location: Northwood, NH USA
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Undis Samba Member
Joined: October 24, 2006 Posts: 1396 Location: Riga, Latvia & Sydney, Australia
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Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 4:59 am Post subject: |
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In 2009 I stayed in Apartment-Hotel Hameln. Got it through booking.com. The hotel was nothing fancy but good enough to crash overnight because let's face it - you will be busy checking out vintage VWs all day and checking out the beergardens at night. It had good sized rooms - great for a family with kids. Hameln is about 10-15 minutes drive from Hessisch-Oldendorf. Hameln is a good sized town with plenty to see and do. The only thing is that you need to drive so take it easy on the beer and schnapps |
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Björn Schewe Samba Member
Joined: April 21, 2004 Posts: 633
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bwaz Samba Member
Joined: August 24, 2004 Posts: 1780
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Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:07 am Post subject: |
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Pardon my ignorance... but can you get a train or bus from either of these towns to HO if you're not with a vehicle?
thanks
Brian |
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Stetoppingphoto Samba Member
Joined: February 15, 2012 Posts: 475 Location: Darwen
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Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:38 am Post subject: |
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Im there from the UK, gonna look on booking.com pretty soon _________________ stetoppingphoto |
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johnshenry Samba Member
Joined: September 21, 2001 Posts: 9363 Location: Northwood, NH USA
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Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:39 am Post subject: |
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I believe you can. Go to Google maps and look around, the train lines are shown as are the stations. _________________ John Henry
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Stetoppingphoto Samba Member
Joined: February 15, 2012 Posts: 475 Location: Darwen
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Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:45 am Post subject: |
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Can i ask where you park for the show if your driving a later VW like a Bora for instance? _________________ stetoppingphoto |
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eurodub Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2007 Posts: 1321
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Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 10:56 am Post subject: |
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i will drive the 52 split but unfortunately won't register. so i guess you'll see it parked somewhere near a mint condition 57 big window black/red, not in the split avenue
how about another samba meeting at noon in the beer tent? _________________ 1960 1200 model 117 deluxe ragtop
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kdfkid Samba Member
Joined: April 20, 2004 Posts: 395 Location: Hessisch Oldendorf Germany
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Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 2:28 pm Post subject: Hessisch |
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Hello,
why do you dont register ?
Christian |
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ZwitterND Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2005 Posts: 1451 Location: Fargo, ND
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Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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We have a transferable time share, any chance of using it nearby? _________________ Bill |
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eurodub Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2007 Posts: 1321
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Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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One of the reasons is financial, Christian. From my place to Hessisch i have 2000km one way, so that might add up to 4500km in my 2 weeks vacation. Gas prices went up, and Romania is not in a very good economic situation. Prices go up, my salary not. Besides that, i have to overcome also a hostile exchange rate from RON > EUR. If i have to choose between 2 full tanks and the Hessisch registration, i know what to choose. I am not complaining, nor i want a lower tax, i am just saying that for me, on a tight budget is hard.
The best i can is to be there, with the split, not in a modern car. Wait... i don't have a modern car... _________________ 1960 1200 model 117 deluxe ragtop
1974 T2 Westfalia Campmobile
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Undis Samba Member
Joined: October 24, 2006 Posts: 1396 Location: Riga, Latvia & Sydney, Australia
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 2:04 am Post subject: |
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Ste-9n2 wrote: |
Can i ask where you park for the show if your driving a later VW like a Bora for instance? |
Here is an image of Hessisch Oldendorf. See the central roundabout, if you look up and to the right a bit you see a carpark surrounded by shops. I usually managed to find a spot there for the rental car. The red oval line is where most of the activity takes place and the church (where the VW38 was exhibited) is marked with a red square. Right a the bottom of the image in the lower left corner you can see the train station marked with a green/white S. The camping area is beyond this image diagonally to the right from the roundabout.
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ovalcr Samba Member
Joined: November 30, 2008 Posts: 55 Location: San Jose, Costa Rica
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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I think, DB Bahn train could be an option.
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ovalcr Samba Member
Joined: November 30, 2008 Posts: 55 Location: San Jose, Costa Rica
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:27 pm Post subject: |
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Well, at DB Bahn homepage I finded trains and conections to Hessisch-Oldendorf !!! No trouble !! |
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