Good time to arrive and leave WineConf?

[André Hentschel]

Am 21.07.2010 04:14, schrieb Misha Koshelev:
> On Mon, 2010-07-19 at 15:40 +0800, Tom Wickline wrote:
>> Will someone be trying to work out special pricing on accommodations
>> this year?
>>
>> Cheap hotel finder : http://www.eurocheapo.com/paris/
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 9:13 AM, Jeremy White <jwhite at codeweavers.com>
>> wrote:
>>         Hi Misha (and all),
>>         
>>         > I am looking to book tickets soon and was wondering if there
>>         are good
>>         > times to arrive and come back.
>>         
>>         
>>         
>>         You can be near certain that people will gather
>>         throughout the afternoon and evening on Friday.
>>         
>>         We always try to have a good gathering place for that purpose
>>         (preferably with a bar :-/).
>>         
>>         Traditionally Saturday is a full day, starting with a keynote
>>         by Alexandre, and then a day of meeting and then dinner out
>>         for everyone.  On Sunday, a fair number of folks will leave
>>         in the late afternoon.  Some folks will stick around for
>>         dinner.
>>         
>>         But essentially, Friday late afternoon through Sunday late
>>         afternoon are the 'core hours' for optimal WineConf.
>>         
>>         There are usually groups that do something mildly touristy
>>         on Monday, and often folks stick around for a few days
>>         and do other fun things afterward.
>>         
>>         This year, given the proximity to the US holiday of
>>         Thanksgiving,
>>         I think you'll find the preponderance of folks will have have
>>         free
>>         time early (e.g. Wednesday/Thursday), rather than later.
>>         
>>         Typically, these are small groups, and they sort things out
>>         on this mailing list, or on the Wiki page, as they go.
>>         
>>         Note that the date was chosen in part because travel will
>>         be cheaper.  But travel will be cheaper because the weather
>>         will be less nice...  You might want to figure that in
>>         when planning.
>>         
>>         Also note that tickets should remain cheap for the next
>>         few months, so you probably don't have to rush (but you can't
>>         blame me if I'm wrong and prices suddenly jump up :-/).
>>         
>>         Cheers,
>>         
>>         Jeremy
>>         
>>         
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> 
> Jeremy, Tom, and everyone else:
> 
> Thank you for your wonderful comments.
> 
> I have decided not to risk ticket prices rising, and have booked a
> flight on Air France.
> 
> Per your recommendations for "optimal WineConf time," I will be arriving
> on Friday, November 19th at 8:35 am and departing on Monday, November
> 22nd at 10:30 am.

No one who stays longer? To e.g. visit the Notre Dame, Eiffel Tower or the Louvre?

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Best Regards, André Hentschel