No, get off at the main station - ramses station. Then you are close to the BA and can get a taxi. Phoebe Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: Aphaia <aphaia(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:33:08 To: Wikimania general list (open subscription)<wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Railway station Hello, I'll arrive Alex next noon (getting a Turbine train which will depart Cairo at 10:00). In any hours, the recommended station to get off is Sidi Gaber? Also which is the best to join the team, first go to the Bib or the dorm (I suppose it is St. Marc I requested, but not sure if it is rightly assigned ...)? Thanks! On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 5:11 AM, Nada Rady <nada_rady(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Dear Ahmed and Akash, > Sorry but I have a small clarification, the station's name is Sidi > Gaber > and > not sidi beshr, and I would recommend this station which is the first > station that the turbene train stops at in Alexandria, as it's much > easier > to find Taxis from there > > Thank You > > Best Regards, > Nada Rady > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Ahmed Koraiem" <amkoraiem(a)gmail.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 8:33 PM > To: "Wikimania general list (open subscription)" > <wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimania-l] Railway station > >> Hi, >> >> look, alexandria has only 2 stations that the train will stop at >> >> which are Mahattet masr (Mahattet el Raml), and Sidy beshr >> >> check that map, it shows the places of teh hotels from the bib alex >> >> http://wikimania2008.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Hotels-Alex.jpg >> >> the thing is, sidy beshr station is a bit after bib alex (to the >> right) >> >> and mahattet masr is a bit before (to the left),, so, u can say, bib >> alex and all the surrounding hotels are in the middle, so it doesn't >> actually matter which station you will drop in, try looking in >> wikimapia or google maps to check the exact place of both of em, but >> I >> assure you both are almost as far from the bib as each other >> >> so you only have to drop down, get a taxi and tell him, delta hotel, >> or (Fondok el Delta) in arabic >> >> and at teh hotel, you should find a room reserved by the name you >> registered with... >> >> check the email in the mailing list with the subject "Shuttle related >> questions", you should find more answers about it, specially in the >> reply "mido" sent >> >> >> On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 8:10 PM, Akash Shah <akash.great(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> Hi. >>> >>> I am coming to Alexandria from Cairo taking a Turbine train. The >>> train >>> leaves Cairo at 7pm and reaches Alexandria at 9pm. Could someone >>> tell >>> me >>> which station do I get off at (if the train us going to stop at more >>> than >>> 1 >>> station in Alexandria). Also, my accommodation is at Hotel Delta. >>> How >>> do >>> I >>> reach Delta from the station. And will there be Wikimania volunteers >>> at >>> Hotel Delta to guide me. >>> >>> Akash >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimania-l mailing list >>> Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> > Best Regards, > Nada Rady > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > -- KIZU Naoko http://d.hatena.ne.jp/Britty (in Japanese) Quote of the Day (English): http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/WQ:QOTD _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l _______________________________________________ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l