ORingen Accommodation

[EddieH]

At the first o ringen I went to 1978? there was an English translation of all the bits such as creche, church services, but not a word of English on anything regarding the competition inclding a very important addendum on the way to the starts on day one.

[Mrs H]

Wowzer got an instant reply to at least part of the question - things are looking up! I will reply to Mr Goth forthwith
Dear O-Ringenguest

The bus from Oslo Gardermoen airport to Sälen will depart as planned
according to the timetable below. You are among the people who are booked
on to one of the departures.



The bus will leave outside the arrival hall at the left side, at the bus
line for charter buses. On the outer line at B23. Se all the airport maps
here: http://www.osl.no/index.asp?
startID=&strUrl=//templates/applications/internet/showobject.asp?
infoobjectid=1026547&showad=1&menuid=1001831&menuid_1=1001831&topExpand=1
000314&subExpand=&pid_1=1001332&l=2&languagecode=9

The bus trip to Sälen will take at least 4 hours and there will be a
short stop for food and drinks about halfway.



There will be between 2 and 4 buses leaving Oslo at each departure, so
please be on time for check-in. There will be O-Ringenstaff at Gardermoen
to plan the arrival at all the different accommodations in Sälen.



Payment will be on the bus or during your stay at O-Ringen.



Please respond this e-mail with information about the place of your
accommodation.



(For information about the trip back to Oslo, please contact the Event
centre during the O-Ringen)



Timetable

Oslo, Gardermoen - Sälen
Friday 18/7 6,00 pm
Saturday 19/7 6,00 pm
Sunday 20/7 6,00 pm

Monday 21/7 about 5 pm




Gustaf Goth, O-ringen 2008

[Gross]

Bet that doesn't work easily:)

Tour busses are required to wait outside the airport until called forward as there isn't enough space for buses to wait:)

[RS]

I got the email about transport today but can't tell them where my accommodation is as I haven't got it yet

[Olsoran]

Bet that doesn't work easily:)

Tour busses are required to wait outside the airport until called forward as there isn't enough space for buses to wait:)

That may be true but at least the respective positions are exceedingly well marked - B23 and all the others are very easy to find.

[Mrs H]

the latest information regarding accommodation has now been translated and says if you haven't heard let them know now - they think they have only got a 300 bed short fall now and cabins are coming back on the market (people dropping out?). there has obviously been some very concerted efforts going on in the last month since the Swedish Federation got involved. i am entirely happy with our arrangements now.

i've had another e-mail from Mark Baljeu saying

"The bus will stop at Tandådalen and during the 4 hour trip the staff will
try to find out how you can get to your exact accommodation. They will also
talk about the way back.
The information about eventbuses will be translated soon, but I can tell you
that the bus will stop at center Tandådalen every day. It shouldn’t be to
long!"

which is all sounding encouraging.

[PG]

I queried the high cost (3500 SEK) of accomodation for 2 at Stöten and received the following response today

You seem to be missing an important piece of information. The original confirmation and invoice for Stöten was incorrect. The price should be 495 SEK/person. You should have received a second letter with new confirmation from Stöten with the new price and instructions for repayment if you had already paid.

By way of this mail, I ask Johan Thorn at Stöten to check that the information has been sent to you.

[Mrs H]

So is everyone sorted now? Young Neville and the posse seem to have fallen on their feet ending up with a better, cheaper cabin close to lindvallen than I've got

I wish the o ringen web site was a bit perkier - i'm sure that by this close in previous years we've been fed almost daily juicy snippets about what has been laid on for our pleasure.

Who's on the Friday bus from Oslo then?

[King Penguin]

Now got final confirmation of a cabin about 9km south of event centre, so have cancelled hostel at Stoten. Somehow we got offered both.
Our original invoice from Stoten was also incorrect. 4 beds books, invoiced correct value for 4 but only 2 offered.
Anyone know when start times become available ?