Anybody fancy going to see Cirque du Soleil in Amsterdam?
I think it'd be deadly craic.
Not sure about Amsterdam, but I did see them in Brisbane and they are fantastic. Highly reccommended.
....I am so up for that.......massive idea...... ;D
I'm deffinately up for this!
How bout going the 28th feb - 3rd March. I know its probably a bit early to know for deffinate but would this clash with the club ball???
Yes it would.
mmmmmm the dam!!
Aw man!!! I love the ball but this might just be more fun :-\
Well, you see JODY, we don't have to go on the 28th til the 3rd, you know.
I know that but i was thinking weekend would be best because i'll probably be working full time next semester so it would reduced the number of days i'd have to take off work.... but i dont have a job yet so i guess that doesnt really matter ;D Whatever... i'm still in!! I really wanna see this show & have never been to Amsterdam!!
This would be an epic trip.....c'mon everybody.... 8)..did a quick search on aerlingus.kom and found.......
DUBLIN - AMSTERDAM
Wed. 27th. Feb. 10eu.
Thu. 28th. 10eu.
Fri. 29th. 20eu.
Sat. 1st. Mar. 20eu.
Sun 2nd. 20eu.......same kinda' fares available AMSTERDAM - DUBLIN
..Basically return flights will cost between 80-100 eu. approx...(taxes & charges for RETURN flights 60 +/-)
Also here's a link for Cirque ticket prices and show times...
http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/CirqueDuSoleil/en/showstickets/varekai/tickets/Amsterdam_details.htm (http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/CirqueDuSoleil/en/showstickets/varekai/tickets/Amsterdam_details.htm)
Really hope this trip takes off.......c'mon everybody ;D
Ok, since the show opens on Feb 29th and the Ball is on the 1st of March, we're looking at heading over after that really.
I suggest the following weekend, Friday the 7th of March.
Hey Bex,
I would be up for joining ye, thats the weekend of my birthday, what a way to celebrate :)
OK, right:
Leaving Dublin for AMS on Thursday 6th and returning Sunday the 9th is 92.65 euro all inc.
Hostel in Amsterdam for three nights 60euro
Cirque du Soleil ticket from 25euro (restricted viewing) to 69euro
Altogether, that's 200 euro for averagely priced ticket.
That's too bad for a city break including a show like this!
Sounds good to me!! Count me in!!
:)
sounds awesome!
I'm interested. Keep me posted as this pans out.
Sweet!
Ok, must have read the site wrong cause i was convinced it was only running over the weekend of the ball ;D ;D ;D
if u fly out on the 6th, back on the 10th its 80 euro, but means an extra night of paying for a hostel!
How far in advance would ya have to book tickets?? cause i'd say they'll be in high demand!
ohh sound good id b up for that!
Is anyone still up for going to this?
Diarmaid, Aisling and I were thinking of going the week after the ball??
I'm still up for this if its over a weekend.
pick me pick me pick me
Yep, I'm definately still up 4 it!! Are you thinkin of thurs-sun still??
Bump..!!!
Weekend after the ball.....?...so who is seriously thinking about this trip..... ???
Bex..? Jody..? Towlie..? Kerry..? Cathy..? Asho..? Zacchaeus..? Canula..? Riona..? Manda..?
Everyone above has expressed an interest (I think)...are ye still up for it... ???...anyone else fancy a few days in Amsterdam... 8)
Think of all the museums and if we are really lucky the opera......or the ballet would be stompin' for sure... :-*
Hmmmm what else goes on there.... ??? Oh yeah they have great coffee I believe...everyone talks about the coffee shops.....mmmmmmm...Mochas....Latte....Frappachinos......word of warning though...the coffee there is very strong....good chance you get a little head buzz from it.. ;D
yes yes holla at me when ur booking
Yeah I'm still in...
QuoteBex..? Jody..? Towlie..? Kerry..? Cathy..? Asho..? Zacchaeus..? Canula..? Riona..? Manda..?
but why am I the only guy?
Who said you where a guy?
oh my god, that's an X! I always thought my Y chromosome just had a vestigial tail.
Quote from: Zacchaeus on January 28, 2008, 08:40:45
Yeah I'm still in...
QuoteBex..? Jody..? Towlie..? Kerry..? Cathy..? Asho..? Zacchaeus..? Canula..? Riona..? Manda..?
but why am I the only guy?
Hi Zacch...my name is Johnny....dont be fooled by my avitar....I dont look like that anymore....Im in too... ::)
indeed. but you weren't on your own list.
anyways... does this look to anyone else like a really odd group of people to put together? hmm... I suppose it'll counter this new cliquiness anyway.
youre a clique!
i know everyone who expressed interest pretty well.
you smell.
When we booking? someone who's boreder than me look up current flight prices?
Quote from: Zacchaeus on January 28, 2008, 13:05:27
indeed. but you weren't on your own list.
anyways... does this look to anyone else like a really odd group of people to put together? hmm... I suppose it'll counter this new cliquiness anyway.
It wasnt really "my own list"...
it was a list of the people who had replied to this thread....... ::)
flights have gone up to about â,¬130 with aerlingus.... who else flies into amsterdam or somewhere near..... i dont trust my knowledge of geography to try figure it out myself :P
...Just checked Ryanair....they dont fly there anymore.. :o.wtf...i flew there with them last year... ???
Will search around ...back in a while.....
Flights with ryanair to Eindhoven are about â,¬100 i think theres a bus that'll get you to amsterdam from there.
id prefer to fly direct than have to worry about getting around. the return bus would probably be 20 euro or more anyway so that wouldnt be worth it
so flights thursday to monday are 130,
what tickets are we looking at cause they range in prices from 30-74 euro. but the 30 euro tickets look like you wont be able to see that much, so should we go for the 40-ish euro tickets or what do people think?
looked up hostels and stuff and could get decent enough (from the look of websites) for 20 euro a night? but im sure people who've been to amsterdam before would have more of an idea about that!
http://www.hostelbookers.com/hostels/netherlands/amsterdam/
170 + hostels (4x20(?)) = 250 + getting around/food = 350+
hmmmm.....
Add in the 2 days i'm gonna have to take off work & i dont think i can afford this anymore :'( Might just hang onto my money for some paddling related trips instead 8)
http://www.aerlingus.com/cgi-bin/obel01im1/bookonline/flightInputLookupDispatchAction.do?BV_SessionID=@@@@1034668013.1201529128@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccgadedeidlklecefecfigdffgdfkg.0
...the airlingus link above keeps timing out "session expired" when I try to link it here....anyone know how to do a screen grab.... ???
We can get there for under 100eu...but it is more of a wed-sat deal..... wont suit anyone working... :(
e.g. depart dublin wed 5th March..(3 nights)..return Sat 8th march...92.65 all incl...
depart dublin thu. 6th march..(3 nights)...return Sun 9th march...162.95 all incl..
Fri 7th - sun 9th...222.65..(2 nights)...yikes.....
Sat 8th - tue 11th...(3 nights)...117.65.....
If someone can do a screen grab (or even take a digi photo and post it) from the airlingus website it would make this much clearer..... :)
(http://file043b.bebo.com/8/large/2008/01/28/15/4341576a6735176097l.jpg)
62 yoyo taxes.....
Nice one Asho.... ;)
yeah its the bloody taxes that really piss me off.. >:(.a f**kin 15eu flight turns into 70 + ...we are being taken for a friggin ride in this country......not to mention the airline charges.....AAARRRGGGGHHHHHHH
anyway screw it ...I am deffo going to go on that weekend ... probably thurs. 6th - sun 9th....I have been looking forward to this for so long Im not gonna miss it.....If noone else goes....well it wont be the first time I have done this trip on me todd....Ive been there probably 8 or 9 times ....3 on my own.....::)
Where is bex....I think she has a friend who lives over there and had a good idea for a place to stay..(hostel).......either way they are fairly inexpensive....
Quote from: Siobhan H on January 28, 2008, 15:09:36
Check out www.easyjet.com too. They fly from Belfast international airport direct to Amsterdam. It's not that far a drive to Belfast and could be a fun road trip (and not that pricey if petrol and parking is split) to start the weekend on, or bus trip as the case may be. I found flights out on Saturday at 09:50 returning Tue at 17:40 for EUR60.88 return. I don't know if these dates would even suit but it might be worth looking into.
:) Hi Siobhan...yeah Belfast is an option I suppose......it sounds like a good price....but.....well we know what the downside of it is.......
From the list above, Kerry is the only other working person (I think?).
I'd be as happy to take Wed - Fri off and do this as a Wed - Sat thing, as to go Thur - Sun and wind up probably having to take Monday off to recover. Either way that's 3 days off work.
How do you all feel about missing college?
Quote from: Zacchaeus on January 28, 2008, 16:18:35
How do you all feel about missing college?
How do I feel about missing college...... ;D ::)......well let me see now...i suppose i could clear it with someone....can anyone pick up my lecture notes for me please.....ooh..ooh better idea I have a little cassette recorder so can someone go to my lectures and record every last exciting word for me...and take photos too..... ;D
Quote from: Zacchaeus on January 28, 2008, 16:18:35
I'd be as happy to take Wed - Fri off and do this as a Wed - Sat thing,
Wed 5th march - Sat 8th march....92.65eu....... ;D Thats the one we should do ...... ;D
yeh i dont do the lecture buzz but i dunno bout peeps like bex who are in hospickles and stuff whether they can miss that much time????
i'd like to book flights and tickets soon though , to break up the cost. got ball tickets to buy too yas know :)
:) Yeah I hear ya....where is bex...she's the one who started all this... ??? I wonder if folks are sitting back watching and waiting to see if this really takes off....? At the moment it seems to be just Asho, Diarmuid and me... :-\ ...there were at least 10 people interested along the way.......I suppose we should hold out for a while longer and see who pops up.... :)
I won't be able to go unless i find a pot of gold :(
Aisling did you say we're off college that week? if we are i'm in... if not I'll have to see if i can change my labs and stuff :(
If we're goin d 5th-8th we'll still be in college. I don't mind missin a few days though !!!
I would love to go, but i'm going to the states for the break... I highly recommend the Flying Pig Hostel. There are 2, downtown and uptown. The downtown one is rowdier and in the middle. The uptown one is more laid back, it is a little out of the city center, right on the edge of Vondelpark. Both are a good time.
cirque de soleil is coming to belfast - 12th of april - woot so were gonna see it there.
on another note a few of us are going to Amsterdam for 2 nights over spring break
130/140 for flights and accommodation!! (if we book soon!)
whos up for it - lettuce know :)
what dates for the new spring break dealio?
think its the 10th - 13th March...
Monday - Thursday?
is this with Trinity?
Here's where I'm at: I have to have my project finished by March 7 and I don't want to take any time off before then (or even that weekend). Any time after that, I'd love to go to Amsterdam, but a long weekend is so much better than midweek. Is there really that much of a price difference? Could we not just go Thursday to Monday instead of Monday to Thursday? surely the flights would be the same then, no?
yes there really is that much price difference, friday to monday would be 250 euro versus 85 bills for tues to thurs :P
and were going 11th to 13th! two nights :)
http://www.aerlingus.com/cgi-bin/obel01im1/bookonline/flightInputLookupDispatchAction.do?BV_SessionID=@@@@0593582056.1202818429@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccdcadedfkmjmmfcefecfigdffgdfkh.0
Oh I wish I could go....
Hang on I'll be in Japan for two weeks ha ha ha ha!!
Quote from: Asho87 on February 12, 2008, 00:54:42
cirque de soleil is coming to belfast - 12th of april - woot so were gonna see it there.
on another note a few of us are going to Amsterdam for 2 nights over spring break
130/140 for flights and accommodation!! (if we book soon!)
whos up for it - lettuce know :)
Damm it :(
Quote from: Asho87 on February 12, 2008, 12:15:26
and were going 11th to 13th! two nights :)
:o :o :o NOOOOOOOO......ahh jesus are you serious...... ???...I dont think those dates work for me..AAAARRRRGFGGGHHHH >:( Cant believe it....looking forward to this for ages... epic trip...so bummed out now...I am in mourning... :'(
Im off drinking now...screw this ::)
Why would you go Tue 11 - Thur 13 for â,¬87.90 when you could go Wed 12 - Sat 15 for â,¬74.90? It's an extra night for â,¬13 less (which basically covers your hostel) and Wed/Thur/Fri are much better nights to go out than Tue/Wed.
Or how about Sun 16 - Tue 18 or Wed 19? In Amsterdam for Paddy's Day (is that fun?) for just â,¬97.90 AND I don't have to take 3 days off work.
hmm... ok, so now Johnny's out too, which means of the 3 people who were always interested in this trip, 2 can't make those dates. Isn't that reason enough to change?
Quote from: Zacchaeus on February 12, 2008, 13:15:59
hmm... ok, so now Johnny's out too,
Im not gonna count myself out just yet...gonna shuffle my calender around as much as possible... ;) We do need to decide fairly soon though... :) Once we decide I am confident i can sort it out.... ;D
yeah, let's decide.
There's always a chance I won't be able to go. And I won't know that that'll be the case until probably the week before. So maybe I should just duck out altogether. I would love to go though, and I definitely can go if we get this to involve as few days off work as possible.
Why don't we push it back to Easter weekend? Wed March 19 - Sun March 23 is only â,¬87.90 and only involves one day off work.
Quote from: Asho87 on February 12, 2008, 00:54:42
cirque de soleil is coming to belfast - 12th of april - woot so were gonna see it there.
I am up for a trip to belfast! woohoo!
Em also does anyone want to do a spring break trip that doesnt involve going abroad?? Last year's was so much fun!
the more days we're away the more money we spend too Diarmaid! so more days will work out more expensive and Aisling and I are poor.... :(
a shorter trip is fine by me. 2 nights is good. I just don't want them to be in the middle of a week.
Herding cats, watching you guys is like watching someon herding cats. If you guys want to go for three days and diarmaid doesn't want to go that early in the week, now this may seem like a crazy idea but how about just overlapping a few days rather than trying to accomadate each other you both get what you want. You all get to go and have fun together but your not tied at the hip.
tremmet has an exam on the 11th.. so he cant go then either.. ???
more than likely it may move a day or so, just cos i'm not going without johnny.
diarmaid, as per usual is being overly anal so im gonna try annoy him as much as possible and re-invoke "Shit up Diarmaid!!!"
shit up diarmaid?? :o my goodness is that why yer going to amsterdam???
so is anyone still interested in seeing this in Belfast?
I got some tickets already :)
Yeah, i really wanna see it. Belfast might be a bit more organisable hopefully than amsterdam!! When is it on up there??
should do, gotta sort funds out....
Its on the 12th of April, tickets are expensive though, mine worked out at 100 each eck hope its worth it
cheapest ticket seems to be 49 sterling, pricy, but i think it would be worth it. we could make a good weekend out of it?
hey kerry
When you bought your tickets did you notice if it was set Seating or can you just buy one ticket and sit with you mates there??
Sara
Sounds good, I'm in!!
??? Hey what the hell....we will never get the amsterdam trip going with all this bloody belfast crap..... >:(
Go hijack somewhere else...or maybe...just a thought...start a belfast thread...... ::)
so that's johnny in yeah? ;)
so, so far we have kerry, cathy, asho, caz, amanda(?) and johnny. now we just have to book the tickets and think of a team name!! ;D
i was kidding... ::)
Belfast...jesus christ the only reason I would go is to get a flight to AMSTERDAM....AMSTERDAM.....AMSTERDAM......you know what, I give up......one minute there is great interest...next minute its friggen belfast......anyone want to organise a piss up in a brewry..... >:(
I am officially backing out of amsterdam as i cant be arsed anymore.....sent loads of folks messages about this and got fuck all replies hence i cant be bothered....mini rant over..... :(
Hey Sara
its allocated seating, i have 2 seats booked already .
K
Its not organising it that was the problem johnny some of us just dont have that kind of money to go abroad to see a show that we can see in this country for a fraction of the price. I dont see what the big deal we still get to see the show, and if you wana get baked and sleep with prostitutes you can do that here ::).
Quote from: caz on February 28, 2008, 12:24:35
and if you wana get baked and sleep with prostitutes you can do that here ::).
::) ???.....gimmie a break.....
:) Anyway no big deal caz.....it's just that there were quite a few people into it the last time i talked to them (at dannys party)....and now they seem to be...well...not into it...as i said i contacted folks via private message and only got one reply (not going) ??? must have been the drink talking....
I have very little money myself and just feel a bit stupid that i have been trying to save up for this for ages and now nobody is up for it...thats all....[/i] :(
Peace... :)
*plays sad tune on tiny violin*
well come to belfast anyway and you will have just as much fun with a little extra money left over!
;D ;D ;D.....see ya'....hope it works out..... :P