Georgia Away - 6th September 2008

**gufct** · 29/08/2008, 6:57 PM

yo.u obviously werent in the main square then

**Kilcruise** · 30/08/2008, 8:08 PM

Ayone reckon we could catch the all ireland hurling final whilst in mainz? What would be the best pub?

**SuperDub** · 30/08/2008, 8:41 PM

Originally Posted by Kilcruise

Ayone reckon we could catch the all ireland hurling final whilst in mainz? What would be the best pub?

I think this pub could be showing it

http://www.theporterhouse.de/impressum.html

**Kilcruise** · 30/08/2008, 9:02 PM

Thanks for that superdub. Will check it out next sunday

**upthecats** · 31/08/2008, 10:24 AM

Hi Kilcruise! Have checked it out & the Irish Pub on Weissliliengasse 5 are definitely showing it on the big screen - www.irish-pub-mainz.de. This was my local for years when I lived in the area & the manager is a mad GAA fan from Wexford. Think the starting time is 16.30, German time.

**Saint Tom** · 31/08/2008, 6:22 PM

We got a full refund from our original czech airlines fare - got dublin to frankfurt (FRA with aer lingus) for €100 out thursday morning at about 6 am. Then we have a flight from Stuttgart on Midday Sunday(1 and a half hour by train from Mainz €29 pp on bahn.de) to Belgrade with german wings for €80 to catch our original JAT flight to Podgorica. Get €400+ plus refund and the new arrangements cost under €200. Would have loved to go to Tbilisi but it worked out alright in the end. Booked the hilton in Mainz @ €40 pppn. Five of us on this route.

**0325422** · 31/08/2008, 7:30 PM

just booked ryanair from kerry to frankfurt for �87 return, didnt realise kerry had an airport!!!

**Moscow Mule** · 31/08/2008, 8:05 PM

Originally Posted by Saint Tom

We got a full refund from our original czech airlines fare - got dublin to frankfurt (FRA with aer lingus) for �100 out thursday morning at about 6 am. Then we have a flight from Stuttgart on Midday Sunday(1 and a half hour by train from Mainz �29 pp on bahn.de) to Belgrade with german wings for �80 to catch our original JAT flight to Podgorica. Get �400+ plus refund and the new arrangements cost under �200. Would have loved to go to Tbilisi but it worked out alright in the end. Booked the hilton in Mainz @ �40 pppn. Five of us on this route.

Sounds liike you have come out ok Tom. We are booked in the Novotel Mainz from Thursday night so will tie up no doubt.

**paul_oshea** · 01/09/2008, 9:33 AM

upthecats where abouts is the Hotel Etap in Mainz? They are usually way out but im assuming mainz is small enough so it must be close enough. How much would it cost to get a taxi from there to the place where you can get the bus to hahn? Are you aware of any other hotels in Mainz still available for saturday?

**upthecats** · 01/09/2008, 10:32 AM

hi Paul, the etap hotel is approx 5 km out from the city centre & the main station where bus to hahn is. would cost 10 euro in taxi. don't know about other hotels with free rooms, but will try to get back to u on it a little later!

**paul_oshea** · 01/09/2008, 10:49 AM

im assuming there aren't any bars out that way whilst i wait for my mates to come along? is the area safe enough, usually the hotels are in industrial/rough areas. still though 10 euro for a taxi is nothing.

**Sligo Hornet** · 01/09/2008, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

im assuming there aren't any bars out that way whilst i wait for my mates to come along? is the area safe enough, usually the hotels are in industrial/rough areas. still though 10 euro for a taxi is nothing.

Why do you want a taxi paul........sure it's only a TEN MINUTE WALK!

**paul_oshea** · 01/09/2008, 11:14 AM

ah well if its 5 km should be able do it in 15 mins so walking

upthecats, can ye get a bus or anything out to it?

**stiofain** · 01/09/2008, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

im assuming there aren't any bars out that way whilst i wait for my mates to come along? is the area safe enough, usually the hotels are in industrial/rough areas. still though 10 euro for a taxi is nothing.

Reminds me of the etap in Cardiff, i stayed there after the Wales game last year. I was a bit lost finding my way back after the match so having remembered the name of the road, i asked a passing policeman for directions. He basically told me to feck off as, unbeknown to me, the road the hotel was situated on was apparently Cardiff's dirtiest red light district

**Lionel Ritchie** · 01/09/2008, 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by 0325422

just booked ryanair from kerry to frankfurt for �87 return, didnt realise kerry had an airport!!!

Hmmm ...when are you traveling out?

**Newryrep** · 01/09/2008, 1:42 PM

Anybody got a reliable site to check what the weather is going to be in Mainz over the weekend, BBC have 2 big suns on Thur Fri on a 5 day forecast, UK weather has light rain from Wed - Monday ??? on a 10 day forecast. Hope to God the BBC is right

**Bluechip** · 01/09/2008, 2:03 PM

Originally Posted by 0325422

just booked ryanair from kerry to frankfurt for €87 return, didnt realise kerry had an airport!!!

I take it that was to Frankfurt - Hahn. (Which is 126 km from Frankfurt). Went through there to get to Bratislava.

Still well able to get to Mainz from there.

**0325422** · 01/09/2008, 2:40 PM

Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie

Hmmm ...when are you traveling out?

flying out thursday morning and coming back into kerry monday afternoon....
just need to sort a place to stay... there's a youth hostel in mainz for �19 a night im going to check out...

**aidz1** · 01/09/2008, 3:18 PM

Originally Posted by 0325422

flying out thursday morning and coming back into kerry monday afternoon....
just need to sort a place to stay... there's a youth hostel in mainz for �19 a night im going to check out...

trying to find a hostel, unsuccessfully...care to share the name or link

?

**0325422** · 01/09/2008, 4:06 PM

Originally Posted by aidz1

trying to find a hostel, unsuccessfully...care to share the name or link

?

ok that hostel i was told about turns out to be a youth hostel... The youth hostel in stuttgart had a 10 o clock curfew so might give that a skip.. check out the etap hotel.. double rooms are �49 per night, �24.50 aint far off a hostel price!!