Hi, Naba Am Sam, 2002-03-09 um 10.01 schrieb Naba Kumar: > Hi all, > > Could someone give me some travel information to get to Seville. you have travel info in the guadec website: http://www.guadec.org/info/travel.php > 1) How many days would it be appropriate to stay in Seville? 4, 5 or 6 > days? I believe, that would also include one-day-city-tour or something > like that. Also, how the people are booking up their days? I've heard some ppl will stay in Seville from Sunday to Sunday, but I don't know how many they are. I would recommend you to come on Tuesday evening, so you have the whole Wednesday for havin a look at Seville's beauty before the conferences (Thursday, Friday, Saturday). I'm sure staying on Sunday in Seville will be much fun, as many will stay on Sunday too and after the conference you'll know more ppl. Hence, arriving Tuesday 2nd (evening) and leaving Monday 8th (morning) would be the minimal stay I recommend for somebody assisting not only to GUADEC, but having also time to enjoy Seville. > I would like to get an approximate figure so that I don't get left > behind when everybody has left Seville or leave Seville while others > would be enjoying a tour. :) > > 2) What would be the approximate expenditure while staying in Seville > for that many days (excluding the flights)? Because, I wouldn't be able > to have more-than-sufficient buffer amount, I would like to have a rough > figure (approximate+). If you know about the BigMac index: a BigMac costs in Seville around 2 euro. :-). But if this says nothing to you, I'll give approx. Spanish prices. Hotel/appartment rooms will cost from 15 euros/person onwards each night. Other prices: BigMac menu: around 5 euro familiar PizzaHut pizza: around 6-9 euro dinner in a Pizzeria (salad, pasta, drink, dessert): 12-15 euro Coca-cola (33cl) supermarket: around 0.4 euro bar/cafeteria: from 1 - 1.5 euro coffee: around 1 euro beer in a bar (33 cl) around 1 euro All restaurants in Spain have to have by law a day menu (aka "Menú del día") at lunch time. Hence, you'll find "menú del día" from 7 euros onwards. Usually this "menú del día" is announced outside the bar/restaurant and contains two dishes (in some places you may even choose between several dishes), drink (wine/beer/refreshment), bread and dessert. I recommend you to eat a "menú del día", because its firstly cheap and secondly it is a nice way to get the Spanish eating culture known. Taxi cabs are really cheap (they take up to 4 persons a time, so you could share their cost): calculate 10 minutes -> 6 euro aprox. (and Seville is not that big, so if you don't get into a traffic jam, this will be the best way of transportation). The organization is arranging a catering service for breakfast and lunch during the 3 conference days. Approximate price: 9 euros/day. This has to be confirmed, but it will give you an idea. (Note: 1 euro = 0.9 U.S.$) Another interesting thing is to know the Spanish right time for doing something: breakfast: 8:30 - 10:30 lunch: 13:30 - 15:30 dinner: 20:30 - 22:30 going to bed: very, very late ;-) (this is Madrid schedule... i've heard Seville is even later, so maybe you should add +30 min!) I mean with all this that you won't get a "menu del día" at 12 o'clock ;-), but sure at 2 o'clock (PM) > 3) How do I bring the money? :). I have a visa-electron debit card cum > ATM card issued by ICICI bank (they claim it to be internationally valid > and usable -- I want to test it). Are there any VISA-electron enabled > ATMs around and will it suffice the purpose? Hmmm... I think that will be no problem (maybe someone from Seville should confirm this, as I am really from Madrid). Be careful with the commission amount you'll have to pay each time you take money from the ATM. > Thanks in advance. I may come up with more questions later. ;-) I hope to come then with more answers ;-). Grex
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