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  • Is the Barcelona Grand Prix Worth Going To?

    From Martin Harran@21:1/5 to All on Mon Dec 26 09:01:41 2022
    I've never been to Grand Prix and doing so is high up on my bucket
    list. There's a good looking offer going on Groupon at the moment, 7
    nights HB in a 4* hotel and a 3 day general admission ticket for
    �500-800 depending on day of departure and airport [1]. Main downside
    is that the hotel is in Lloret de Mar which is 2-3 hours from the
    circuit.

    I know Barcelona is not rated as one of the great circuits but would
    it be good for a first grand prix experience?



    [1] We'd probably fly from Bristol so nearer �500 pp for us. https://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/ga-spanish-grand-prix-with-hotel-and-return-flights

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  • From texas gate@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Tue Dec 27 01:24:08 2022
    On Monday, December 26, 2022 at 2:01:44 AM UTC-7, [email protected] wrote:

    Main downside is that the hotel is in Lloret de Mar which is 2-3 hours from the
    circuit.

    walking?
    by donkey?
    fuck that
    every day

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  • From texas gate@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Tue Dec 27 01:53:11 2022
    On Monday, December 26, 2022 at 2:01:44 AM UTC-7, [email protected] wrote:

    Main downside
    is that the hotel is in Lloret de Mar which is 2-3 hours from the
    circuit.

    downside is an understatement

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  • From texas gate@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Tue Dec 27 01:34:30 2022
    On Monday, December 26, 2022 at 2:01:44 AM UTC-7, [email protected] wrote:

    hotel is in Lloret de Mar which is 2-3 hours from the
    circuit.

    2 to 3 hrs?
    thats quite the difference
    the europeans were never good at math
    ie: the 2nd world war
    stay close to the track
    enjoy the weekend
    not like a cheap dumb cunt

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  • From a425couple@21:1/5 to Martin Harran on Tue Dec 27 09:07:00 2022
    On 12/26/22 01:01, Martin Harran wrote:
    On 12/26/22 01:01, Martin Harran wrote:
    I've never been to Grand Prix and doing so is high up on my bucket
    list. There's a good looking offer going on Groupon at the moment, 7
    nights HB in a 4* hotel and a 3 day general admission ticket for
    £500-800 depending on day of departure and airport [1]. Main downside
    is that the hotel is in Lloret de Mar which is 2-3 hours from the
    circuit.

    I know Barcelona is not rated as one of the great circuits but would
    it be good for a first grand prix experience?

    [1] We'd probably fly from Bristol so nearer £500 pp for us.

    https://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/ga-spanish-grand-prix-with-hotel-and-return-flights

    That sounds like a quite reasonably priced fun
    vacation to me.

    Barcelona was a very enjoyable place to spend
    a day for us. We could have certainly enjoyed
    a longer stay. Very interesting cathedral that
    I'm betting will never get finished, fun open top
    double decker tourist buses that swing by fun tourist
    places and let you hop off, then back on a later one,
    the old Roman wall.

    If I lived near an airport in the southern UK,
    I'd be very tempted to go on that one.

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  • From a425couple@21:1/5 to texas gate on Tue Dec 27 09:45:50 2022
    On 12/27/22 01:24, texas gate wrote:
    On Monday, December 26, 2022 at 2:01:44 AM UTC-7, [email protected] wrote:

    Main downside is that the hotel is in Lloret de Mar which is 2-3 hours from the
    circuit.

    fuck that
    every day


    Perhaps not everyone's 'cup of tea', but I generally enjoy
    looking out bus windows at everyday sights in foreign
    countries.
    (Lots of people with little to do watch a TV for 4-6
    hours each day!)
    Then there is always a thought of skipping the practice day.

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  • From texas gate@21:1/5 to All on Wed Dec 28 21:15:55 2022
    On Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at 10:45:53 AM UTC-7, a425couple wrote:

    Then there is always a thought of skipping the practice day.

    that is a bad thought
    i would be at the track for the whole event
    including all the support races

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  • From a425couple@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 29 09:13:47 2022
    On 12/29/22 09:00, a425couple wrote:
    On 12/28/22 21:15, texas gate wrote:
    On Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at 10:45:53 AM UTC-7, a425couple wrote:

    Then there is always a thought of skipping the practice day.

    that is a bad thought
    i would be at the track for the whole event
    including all the support races

    Fair enough.
    The beauty of freedom is that we can each make
    our own choices.


    But anyway, back to Martin making his choices,
    I feel I have been on too many 14 hour plane flights
    recently. But, if I lived in easy drive distance of
    Bristol UK airport, with it's 2 1/2 hour flight
    to Barcelona, (unless on investigation this 'deal'
    by groupon is BAD) I would absolutely go on that trip.

    Wither real fun or not, you will probably always
    remember that week. How about the other 51 ?

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  • From a425couple@21:1/5 to texas gate on Thu Dec 29 09:00:04 2022
    On 12/28/22 21:15, texas gate wrote:
    On Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at 10:45:53 AM UTC-7, a425couple wrote:

    Then there is always a thought of skipping the practice day.

    that is a bad thought
    i would be at the track for the whole event
    including all the support races

    Fair enough.
    The beauty of freedom is that we can each make
    our own choices.
    And three days at the track, all practices,
    and all support races is pretty good.

    But some might prefer to think of it as
    Day 1 = Arrival,
    Day 7 = total disruption of Departure,
    Day 2, 3, 4 at the track.
    Then only #5 to visit the city of Barcelona,
    and #6 to enjoy a Spanish Mediterranean beach.

    ---- Hmmm , YMMV, but another beach day might
    be very nice.

    Barcelona, Spain
    Weather averages
    Overview
    Graphs
    Month High / Low(°F) Rain
    May 73° / 60° 4 days
    June 80° / 68° 3 days
    July 84° / 73° 1 day

    Maybe this will work, maybe not, check out this view:
    Platja de Lloret de Mar
    4.5
    1,850 reviews
    Beach
    Directions
    17310 Lloret de Mar, Girona, Spain
    Copy address

    lloretdemar.org

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  • From texas gate@21:1/5 to All on Thu Dec 29 11:30:31 2022
    On Thursday, December 29, 2022 at 10:00:08 AM UTC-7, a425couple wrote:
    On 12/28/22 21:15, texas gate wrote:
    On Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at 10:45:53 AM UTC-7, a425couple wrote:

    Then there is always a thought of skipping the practice day.

    that is a bad thought
    i would be at the track for the whole event
    including all the support races
    Fair enough.
    The beauty of freedom is that we can each make
    our own choices.
    And three days at the track, all practices,
    and all support races is pretty good.

    But some might prefer to think of it as
    Day 1 = Arrival,
    Day 7 = total disruption of Departure,
    Day 2, 3, 4 at the track.
    Then only #5 to visit the city of Barcelona,
    and #6 to enjoy a Spanish Mediterranean beach.

    ---- Hmmm , YMMV, but another beach day might
    be very nice.

    Barcelona, Spain
    Weather averages
    Overview
    Graphs
    Month High / Low(°F) Rain
    May 73° / 60° 4 days
    June 80° / 68° 3 days
    July 84° / 73° 1 day

    Maybe this will work, maybe not, check out this view:
    Platja de Lloret de Mar
    4.5
    1,850 reviews
    Beach
    Directions
    17310 Lloret de Mar, Girona, Spain
    Copy address

    lloretdemar.org

    looks nice

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