Update on the invite from Pere at Aster:
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Just this morning I was thinking about you and your trip...
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I don't know if you are specially interested to visit some building or place here in Barcelona.
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I can suggest, if you want, that myself and perhaps some other member of Aster can be your guide, in Barcelona, in the morning of the june 15th . We can do a rapid tour and you can reserve the morning of the june 16th if you want to visit some particular attraction, place or museum.
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In the afternoon, before the eclipse hour, we can meet altogether with members of Aster, to let know, each one of our organisations to the other, the main activities, projectes, etc and, maybe, a little of its history. Our headquarters are not far from your appartment. Bring with you some pictures, or some PowerPoint presentation or other documents in a pendrive for a little presentation.
At the end of the eclipse (aprox at 23 h) Â somebody of Aster will carry you to your appartment.
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For the arrival day I can suggest than you can take at the airport a bus to Plaça Catalunya. They are blue buses, direct from the airport to this point, P.Catalunya. The Plaça Catalunya (Catalonia Square) is the very center of Barcelona. From there to your appartment a taxi can cost less than 10 euros; it is close.
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I'm not fluent speaking and listening english; but we will try to undestand. At worst, we can always write and look at the dictionary.
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Pere Closas
Aster, Agrupació Astronòmica de Barcelona
pere.closas@aster.cat
www.aster.cat
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Greetings Pere.
Frank here from Shannonside Astronomy Club in Ireland.
The date for the eclipse draws closer.
We have our travel details confirmed.
GOING OUT
From Dublin(DUB) to Barcelona El Prat(BCN)
Tue, 14/06/2011 Flight 6395 Depart DUB at 1735 and arrive BCN at 2115
COMING BACK
From Barcelona El Prat(BCN) to Dublin(DUB)
Thu, 16/06/2011 Flight 6394 Depart BCN at 1540 and arrive DUB at 1710
We have booked 2 nights at this address:
http://lovingbarcelona.com/Barcelona-ap ... -7569.html
On the trip will be myself,
Frank Ryan Jr
my mobile number is 00353876775281
Dave Lillis & Tom Walsh.
My mother, also a club member was ment to travel but had to cancel due to an upcoming visit to hospital.
There may still be a fourth,
if another club member takes her place at short notice.
We are excited and looking forward to our visit to Barcelona to witness this eclipse!
Let's just hope the volcano in Iceland dies down by then.
Kind regards,
Frank.