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As I said in the previous thread;
"The earliest train that we can use at £42 return leaves St. Pancras at 16:45, arriving 19:47. Ideally, we would get there earlier, but the price rises sharply."
Return trains are less of a pressure. M&G, if you nominate a train, I'm sure we'll all follow :)
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Ok.. will do that then :-D
I am booking the earliest train out and earliest train back.
Outward journey
London St Pancras to Paris Nord Depart: Sat 17th May 2008 - 16:25
Arrive: Sat 17th May 2008 - 19:47
Duration: 02h22m
£21.00
Return journey
Paris Nord to London St Pancras Depart: Sun 18th May 2008 - 08:07
Arrive: Sun 18th May 2008 - 09:34
Duration: 02h27m
£21.00
Please do not forget to add youself on upcoming so our Paris representative knows which establishment to suggest that will fit us all.
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For those who plan to book later and can only get the next train, no worries, I am working on meeting points and your guide to find us.
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I am actually quite tempted to book the tickets as well
usually around those dates I am busy with conferences.... in which case I cod sell the tickets to somebody else....
mmm, need to think quickly
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I'm booked.
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I'm very tempted to make a weekend of it and meet you at the Gare du Nord.
Wanders off to look for a cheap apartment to rent...
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booked as well :-)
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booked!! :)
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I'm booked.
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is there an age limit ?
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I'm booked. Coming back on the 10:13 train to allow time for a leisurely breakfast after dawn photography.
fiddlesticksss We've never been asked that before. I'd say 18, I'm afraid. Especially as this trip involves going abroad. We are just a group of friends and strangers. If something happened to a minor, we could potentially be held liable. And we'd need to comply with child protection legislation. Sorry.
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Have booked up too, confusing site, wanted me to pay in euros until I started from eurostar.co.uk. I even have a tripod for this one!
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okayss, thats cool :)
I understand
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I may well make a bit more of a weekend of it too & meet you at the train station on your arrival (19.47) - I can come bearing gifts of croissants & red wine! Ummm, odd combination.. Definitely count me in.
Also wandering off to check out the options for train times & a possible hotel room as a back up!! I may head over on the Friday after work.. J
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Unfortuantely date is right in the middle of Cannes Film festival so won't be able to join you all as it is my businest time of the year - have a super time :-((((
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yay sorry bev, didn't forget about the Film Fest nor the Grand Prix in Monaco... hope you have lots of fun.
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Required reading:
www.kb.nl/bc/koopman/1931-1939/c252-en.html
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Excellent, Eurostar has system errors... will have to try again in the morning (hope I remember!).
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Yaaay I've booked too! System is back up and running this morning.
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Crap, I don't think I can make it for the 17th...
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Ok, I'm booked as well =)
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Anyone interested in having tee shirts, badges for this meet? not free of course no profit either
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Gare du Nord may not be close to the Seine but it's quite near to the Canal St Martin.
Paris breaks
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yes, and that could lead down to Republique and then Bastille, Marais, Ile de la cite...
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Fush+Mush have booked tickets too.
Tshirts sound fun :D
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I've found a dinky little studio in the 10eme near Canal St Martin for 60 euros a night (with free internet)
Which means that when it gets to 4am, I'm dog-tired, freezing cold, and soaking wet (did I warn you it ALWAYS rains when I go to Paris) I can slope off somewhere snug.
I'm waiting for confirmation, but hope to travel out on Thursday afternoon and back on Monday night.
The place also has a sofa bed in the lounge. So if anyone wants to bring a sleeping bag and have a place to crash then get in touch.
If Justine's bringing wine and croissants to the rendevzous then I'll get the saucisson and chocolat.
I'm working my way round London's "magnificent seven" (now there's a thought for another day out!) so I'll probably aim to do Père Lachaise on one of the days.
Steve
@ M & G
Yes to the badges. Not sure about a t-shirt.
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Will be in Valencia for brothers wedding, otherwise would have loved to have come.
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Wow this sounds really interesting, do you all do this often and what kind of ages, people and backgrounds are you...
Sounds a little daunting to me! But it sounds like such a cool concept to meet and just take photos.
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OK, I'm all booked too. As above, I'm traveling out on the Friday, coming back on Sunday morning. Sounds like it'll be a great night out! J
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booked too! :-)
Coming back with the 10 o'clock train.
Really looking forward to it.
@M&G: no t-shirt, but I'd love the badges!
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@M&G: like the badge idea
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cool... badges there will be :-) will do some tee graphics to print ( i'd like one myself)
 in this group, yeah we do this all the time. our backgounds are different but what counts is we takes photos, help each other and have fun. we are all 18+
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I think Paris is a bit short notice and especially for people who I don't know - but in the future if you're all doing a London flickr photo shoot about I'd be very up for it.
Last year a group of us from work went on a ghost walk and it took us round some really spooky and cool night time areas which would be great for photos.
I've tried to have a look at your group welcome to get an idea of rules and stuff... just wondered if anyone can turn up? Can I drag along my girlfriend or a friend from work who's into photography etc
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yup everyone is welcome :-)
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I'll book soon too; probably also for the whole weekend. Right now I'm in Lisbon, I'll have to wait till I get back to make sure that the date is still ok.
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Sounds great, I have booked.
I'll be on a later train (10:13) on the way back so I have time for a breakfast at my mum's :-)
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Just booked! yay!
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 we are on the same row , just behind Joe :-D
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My sister and I are both booked as well. Hope we're all sitting in the same carriage at least.
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that would be fun :-D
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you are welcome to Paris, and not only that time, if anyone wants to walk with me for a few hours around taking picture, just tell when you are coming
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I'm in carriage 15 both ways (1625 out, 0807 back) . Anyone co-located?
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I'm in carriage 3 and then 2. Looks like we'll be taking over the whole train!
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Out in 3, back in 16
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received my tickets :-D
out in 15 back in 16
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I'm in carriage 3 going out, carriage 15 coming back.
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out in 4, back in 17
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Looks like we will be split in two groups, then. Standard is coaches 1-5 and 14-18 with buffet cars separating them from the central part of the train which is business class and not to be trafficked through by yer common folk. :) If the train is not too full then those of us in each section may be able to commune with our fellow flickristes.
Guess it might be an idea for us (or those of us who want) to meet up a some time before checking in to 'get social' :)
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15 & 5 for me.
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Booked.
Out Thur evening. Back Mon evening.
Steve
(shall I pack my two steel Thermoses so we can have hot chocolate to sustain us through the night?)
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Hmm, stupid question from me: how do you tell which coach you're booked into? Don't see the info on my booking (thought I only figured it out when I pick up my tickets on the day)...
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I found out in the confirmation email that I got from Eurostar.
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Yes CdL, from someone who feels the cold! Or perhaps it flasks of something stronger, bottles of vino?! J
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I'll be in 15 going out, 2 coming back (in the 10:13am one)
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@kathryn: thanks, found it in the e-mail now =)
Looks like I'm in 4 out and 15 back. I would not imagine these will be very busy train times, though, given the days, so I'd assume we might be able to move around a bit after it "takes off".
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ok so checked mine as well... out in 4, back in 2...
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not the same then? :(
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Looks unlikely that I'll be able to make this, as I can only get online at internet cafes at the moment 'cos my laptop died, and I don't trust them at all, so I'm not messing around doing financial stuff online until I get secure!
Oh well.
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@mondoagogo ... You can always buy from the ticket office in Kings Cross if it's convenient to you.
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@ Justine
I've just done a quick measure and between them, the two flasks hold about the equivalent of nine coffee cups.
So if I make the chocolate a little more concentrated than usual, bring some milk or single cream to add to taste, plus some brandy to fortify it, I reckon we could get a dozen servings.
Or I could take the Trangia. Never mind Ikea, this is THE single greatest thing to come out of Sweden.
There would be something quintisentially English about sitting by the Seine at 4am drinking a freshly brewed cup of tea.
Steve
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Mushroom & Gadgets - you're a genius - I'm booked.
Sat 17th May 2008 - 16:25 Carriage 3,
Sun 18th May 2008 - 08:07 Carriage 2,
£42 Bobby Bargain
I'm going to see if I can get Mark Ovenden to join us in Paris.
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Can someone post a link for the booking? I can only find a deal at over £110...
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Well I just went to www.eurostar.com put in the dates and times and £21 was the cheapest ticket on both days.
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:( I thought it was March 17. May 17 I'll be off to the Maldives on Honeymoon.
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Phill Price edited this topic 17 months ago.
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Congratulations Phill!
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@Phill: Congrats!
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Thanks Steve, Chris; I was looking forward to this, but i've been looking forward to my other engagement (oww that pun hurt) for a long time. It's gonna be odd not having the camera around my neck all day :D
anyway back to the topic people, nothing to see here, move along :)
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Mark Ovenden said he'll be happy to meet us in Paris as well as his Metro Map of the World he's written a number of books about Subway map & systems around the world and is also a keen photographer (he's based in Paris so should be able to give us some good advice on any Metro photography we do).
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Out in 3, back on a different train.
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This is so cool - I've signed up as well. It''s time to brush up my French.
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This has come up in a few photographic forums - where it is apparently illegal to take pictures of the Eiffel tower at night! What craziness!
www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/pratique/faq/index.html
Q : Is the publishing of a photo of the Eiffel Tower permitted?
A : There are no restrictions on publishing a picture of the Tower by day. Photos taken at night when the lights are aglow are subjected to copyright laws, and fees for the right to publish must be paid to the SETE.
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hi guys .. nice stuff :) i was out of country just came back last week so catching up .. M&G please add me in the list as well :) i will be with you guys
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that's lovely  congrats!
 great!
 yup, unfortunately thats true.
well, you better book your ticket then see above which eurostar we booked :)
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Hi, I'm a newbie here but decided to take the plunge. I'm booked up :)
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Out in 4, back on 3.
Trying to get seating fixed as my housemate is coming too but she's on a different return carraige... bummer :(
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welcome!
maybe you can arrage for an exchange when you know who sits next to whom later on :)
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I am booked, out Sat 17th, 16:25, in Sun 18th, 8:07
Really looking forward to this ! Do i need to email somebody to confirm participation?
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 You can add yourself to the upcoming page. We'll probably exchange phone numbers before we go, so that no-one gets left behind.
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Thank you Ayres_no_graces! Will do !
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hi guys.
i called Eurostar this morning and it seems you can quite easily re-arrange seating if you have the booking references, etc. However, both the bookings I made were on the same account so maybe it's trickier to do if people have booked separately.
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Aw this would be sweet - bummed I'll miss it by a week.
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Am new to group but this is such a great idea that I booked and will be there!
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Some people are going friday night, others saturday morning/aftrnoon and most returning sunday.
where is the meeting point? how much for a b&b ? which area of Paris?
Sorry about so many questions, couldnt see the answers in the tread
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i haven't posted the meeting points yet but most parisian photogs are meeting us in Gare du Nord (see arrival time)
dunno about b&b and as for the area and which restaurants... still haven't finalised it. I will post it here ahve have some maps and printouts ready to distribute later...
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Hi you guys ,just come accross your site.iam a member of my local group here in Nottingham and you put us to shame all your group ideas sound really great, dont think i could make Paris this time but would i be able to come along to any of your other meets?
I will understand if its a no.cheers
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Yes, have now got my tickets for same Eurostar trains also
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you are welcome to join us on one of our meets :)
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:D
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Hello all !!!
I am a new born photographer, infect only a month old baby ….still in the middle of my diploma in digital photography.
Can I come along too? never been on such trip before, would love to join a group of people with their "exposure" lingo and of course their experience of digital photography world :-)
Cheers
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Hi ya.
I'm brand new to this group, only found it today. But I just had to join you all in Paris.
I'm on the 16.25 train out, but I'm on the 9.13 train the next morning.
Just wondering if anyone else is on that train?
K
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 welcome to the group :)
dunno who is taking the early one. at least it is only 15minutes earlier from most of us :)
yes, just book the train and tag along. don't forget to add yourself on upcoming so i know how many itinerary to print.
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Hi. I've not been to a Flickr Meet before but I couldn't pass this one up. I'm booked on the 16.25 out and 08.07 back. Looking forward to meeting everyone. Jon.
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glad to see you onboard Jonathan :-)
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guys, who's staying where? ???
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@ < syd >
(or anyone else who might be tempted)
I'm renting a little apartment in the 10eme for the weekend rather than doing it out and back in one night.
So I've got a sofa going spare if anyone's looking for a place to crash.
Steve
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Cheers mate. lets see how I go. Gadgets just told me that we are walkign all night :-)
also, I've got my tickets :
london to paris
coach 3, seat 74
paris to london
coash 4, seat 31
Who's in the same coach?
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_iamimp_ [deleted] says:
hi, am new also to this group and never done a flickr meetup - would love to come to paris. is there still room to book myself on?
how do i meet others and where?
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There's no number limit that I know of. As long as you can get tickets for the train, you're in! Ghene has given the train details above, or you can follow the link to the event Upcoming page she has put at the top.
As far I know, we haven't actually arranged where we will meet but I would guess it will be at St Pancras at 3+ish. Ghene?
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man, this will be fun... lots of peeps :)
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Awesome .. looks like 35 ppl so far (saw it on upcoming)..
I am still wiaitng to see who's in the same coach as me or even sitting next to me :-)
C'mon ppl, please start posting your seat numbers if you have already bought the tickets...
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