[tei-council] Oxford Face to Face: 30 June - 3 July: Lunch question

[Paul Schaffner]

http://airline.oxfordbus.co.uk/

pfs

On Fri, Feb 21, 2014, at 10:54, Paul Schaffner wrote:
> The closest major airport is Heathrow. A good bus service connects
> Heathrow to Oxford, terminating at Oxford's Gloucester Green Bus
> Station (which is probably where you want to get off). THe service
> is run by the Oxford Bus Company (google it for details.)
> 
> Heathrow is actually several airports: the bus stops at Terminal 5
> and at Heathrow Central Bus Station (terminals 1&3). I fly into
> Terminal 4, so need to take the rail shuttle from T4 to Central.
> If you fly into T5 or T1/3, you'll have it a little easier.
> 
> At Heathrow Central, it stops at stand 14A
> At Terminal 5 it stops at stand 10 on the arrivals concourse.
>  (allegedly -- haven't tried it).
> 
> You can pay the driver, or you can book in advance. If you book
> in advance, you'll need a printout of your voucher/receipt, and 
> picture ID. Just show both to the driver. Booking is for a specific
> bus, but leaving from the airport, you can take later or earlier
> buses as well using the same booking, if you happen to arrive
> early or late. I believe that for departures from Oxford, the prebooked
> ticket is good only on the actual bus you booked.
> 
> I'd recommend a period return ticket for the best fare.
> 
> (There is also a bus, same company, same name, from Gatwick to
> Oxford, but I haven't taken that in a long time. )
> 
> pfs
> 
> 
> On Fri, Feb 21, 2014, at 10:41, Peter Stadler wrote:
> > James,
> > 
> > being new to Council please excuse some questions
> > * I guess the next airport is London?
> > * There have been some stories (last time) about bus transfer to/from
> > Oxford. Could someone who already did this journey give some hints about
> > what route to take and how much time it will take?
> > * What time on Wednesday evening could we leave?
> > 
> > Concerning lunch: no dietary restrictions from my side and I will take
> > whatever the old chaps think is good for me ;-)
> > 
> > Best
> > Peter
> > 
> > Am 21.02.2014 um 13:08 schrieb James Cummings
> > <James.Cummings at it.ox.ac.uk>:
> > 
> > > On 20/02/14 22:11, Sebastian Rahtz wrote:
> > >> 
> > >> On 20 Feb 2014, at 19:17, Fabio Ciotti <fabio.ciotti at uniroma2.it> wrote:
> > >> 
> > >>> Maybe going out one day could be fine, but I haven'y any particular
> > >>> preference and any dietary restriction . Of course I'll regret forever
> > >>> that I missed the dinner Chez Rahtz :)
> > >> 
> > >> this is just lunch we are talking about so far.
> > > 
> > > Yes. I'm moved by the idea of variety. So will try to arrange it 
> > > to be different each day.
> > > 
> > >> of course I’d be happy to host you all for an evening meal. perhaps
> > >> it would be nice enough to eat outside.
> > > 
> > > We can't really know that until the day so would need to plan 
> > > alternatives.
> > > 
> > >> how about a picnic in the park by the river? heck, I’ll even lay on a punt.
> > > 
> > > For dinner maybe, we could wander over to the university parks 
> > > and I can provide blankets to sit on, etc.
> > > 
> > > But only if we've completed a sufficient number of tickets!
> > > 
> > > IMPORTANT: For those needing accommodation please fill in this 
> > > doodle poll http://doodle.com/unu8wz9tuks8wt4w#table indicating 
> > > nights of accommodation needed.
> > > 
> > > Also reminder: If you have any non-meaty non-omnivorous dietary 
> > > requirements, email me, preferably before Monday.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > -James
> > > 
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