Have you tried a single bed in a dorm in a Hostel?Quote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD
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Have you tried a single bed in a dorm in a Hostel?Quote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD
[QUOTE=NeilMcD;981436]I know this sound a bit sad. But heading over to this on my own and would not mind saving money on hotel etc. Single rooms can be expensive and lonely. (only messing about the last bit).
We're staying in the Primalen which is a hotel/hostel. A single room is about 75 euros, or at least it was when we booked. I reckon that's reasonable for a city centre single room.
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Originally Posted by reder
Reder,
I was due to fly Dublin - Oslo return with Ryanair, Monday thru Thursday. Due to the date change of the return flight I booked to return home via London on the Thursday. Of course, Ryanair charged me for that but naturally haven't yet refunded me the cost of the original flight.
I'm definitely not going to let them away with it. Can you confirm the Ryanair phone/fax number which you tried?
I contacted them via the following fax number 00 353 1 8121230.Quote:
Originally Posted by republic
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Originally Posted by reder
Thanks. Much appreciated!
Just a quick question!
Has anyone heard from the FAI re. tickets?
I applied last month and sent in the initial application form for tickets. Since then, nothing! Anyone know what is happening?
Thanks.
Heard nothing back myself on tickets.
Applied for one.
Got something yesterday that I've been allocated a ticket.
There won't be a problem with this game.
Ditto; got the form yesterday.
Should all be OK though.
Tickets are €27 incl a €2 handling fee. Another €27 might get me a beer in Oslo. :D
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Originally Posted by gspain
You only drink half pints do you:rolleyes::rolleyes:
If any one is looking to book this I would recommend the main airport as not sure if Ryanair fly to the same country. Express train runs from the airport to central stadium in the City - just swipe your credit card at the airport to get on the train. Metro is very cheap & taxis also work with credit cards - i think they prefer cards & may ask you to hand over in advance.
The Raddisson next to the central train station is very good if budget allows.
Pints are "only" around E8 but you can also get as low as E5.50 in city centre. That said is most expensive country I have been in, Makes Dublin seem cheap. You can buy duty free in the airport on arrival. Make sure you buy some aquavit ;)
For a man who can afford to go to Turkey for a week to support theQuote:
Originally Posted by gspain
Under 19's, then go to Norway Georgia, and Montenegro in quick succession, you would think that 27 euro would be peanuts to GSpain! :) I think you'll be buying us all a few drinks over there! :)
No I would say, that for a man who has gone to all of those, he will be broke and therefore we should buy him a pint.
It was the U17s and don't forget Fulham for the Colombia game. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by republic
All were probably cheaper than a night on the p!$$ in Oslo.
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Originally Posted by gspain
I hear you were in Moscow for the Champions League Final and also supporting your friends from Glasgow at the UEFA Cup Final in Manchester :).
Mod edit - how long are you here and you don't know about the ticket exchange thread? :rolleyes:
Tickets have been posted by the FAI within the past couple of days. Received mine via Express Post yesterday. I've no idea how many tickets the FAI requested nor indeed how many Irish supporters are expected in Oslo. Any guesses anyone?
I'd say it will be a similar number to the game in Denmark last year, about 200 - 300.Quote:
Originally Posted by republic
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Originally Posted by Greenforever
Sorry about that, didnt see one for the Norway game,
The thought of currency just crossed my mind. How are they on the euro? Should I get some Krone?
Just bring a pass card and you'll be fine.
Ryanair bus only takes Norwegian currency and credit cards. Not sure about the rest of the country.Quote:
Originally Posted by reder
Apparently there are ATMs in the middle of Torp airport.
Quick question!
Has anyone confirmed the names/addresses of pubs where 'reasonably' priced drink can be found?
Thanks!
This was spoken about earlier in this thread. There's an area on the city called Gronland which seems to have a few bars where the prices are reasonable enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by republic
Anyway, I'm flying across on Tuesday so I'm off all next week. For those of ye going, have a safe trip and I might even meet you over there for a pint!
Right,
We're away off tomorrow early BFS-EMA-Oslo so see you all out there.
In Dublin Airport at the mo, going to Oslo via Birmingham!
Still waiting on my refund from Ryanair for the direct flight home they rescheduled for a day later!!!!!
Boo! Not going until tomorrow...
Boo!Boo!....not going AT ALL!!:(
Leaving for the airport in half an hour, Sunny stanstead tonight and Oslo tomorrow morning. Half an inch of rain forcecasted to fall in Oslo tomorrow. It will be just like a home game.
Have a good trip. Make sure yis get a win! :D
Lashing down here all day and will be tommorow so I imagine it cant be too much different up the road.
It seems to be lashing down everywhere except the Sudan..........feckin' summer my ar*e!:mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Torn-Ado
Greetings from Oslo, just like home, ****ing rain and expensive pints, worse than temple bar!! Crack is great though, can't be more than 100 / 150 here
FFS, i knew it would be expensive in Norway but over £7 STG a pint really took the **** (thank God for Gronland!) In comparsion, the three piece meals on offer at Burger King (burger, fries and coke) were a bargain at just £9.
Good enough performance by the lads in the first half, but the second was a write off due to the weather. Mental amount of rain in those two days!
We were in a bar in Gronland called 'Choice'. Cheap as hell but full of alcoholics. I thought the town was fairly dead overall with not much happening anywhere. Maybe I just couldnt find the right spots.Quote:
Originally Posted by stiofain
My Ryanair refund for the direct Torp-Dub finally arrived today .... over 70 days since applying for it. Still wrecked, Left the hotel around 4.30am yesterday and just got back to Athlone at 8pm ... and straight over to Lissywollen for the 2nd half of the Ireland Spain U19 game :)
Good trip but mad expensive. 5 minute taxi trip from Central Station to my hotel worked out at around €25!
Met up with the lads from PeoplesFlag and Birmingham Irish on the plane, bit of a sing song on the bus from Torp to Oslo before the driver threatened to have the cops waiting to arrest everyone!
Met a gang(s) from Bray, Tullamore, Carlow, Dublin and Wexford in the Dubliner and then went on to the Bohemian cos the Dubliner was fairly dead, and went from there to the match. I was expecting the ref to abondon the game int he middle of the 2nd half, it was terrible conditions.
Well that was one expensive place. Good laugh but the bus journey from Torp to Oslo was awful. Yesterday morning I was just fuming that i hadnt forked out the extra cash and flown into the main airport.
The price of food really got me. Something as simple as a pizza was €20. I have to say that the travel organisation after the game was something to behold. We stayed til the end and walked out in the main crowd but were back in the city centre in no time. Officials and planners, take note for the new Lansdowne!
20 euro's for a pizza?!
It was only €18 in the Scotsman for a pizza. :D there was I complaining and it seems like I got a bargain. You could get 2 pints for that price as well. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by shakermaker1982
Definitely no way that Dublin is the most expensive city in Europe anymore. I was expecting it to be dear but it was ridiculous. Most things were double the price Eddie Hobbs rightly goes mad about. Glad I stayed in the hostel too when I saw the hotel prices.
The bus journey to/from torp was a nightmare. there were lots standing on our bus. Two buses left at 6am - one 95% full, the other looked 50% full. Our bus was the one that stopped to pick up passengers along the way most of whom had to stand.
City was nice, ground was nice and infrastructure in Oslo is excellent. It was easy to get to/from the stadium.