Good deal, we'll need to meet up somewhere/sometimes during the trip. It looks like me and my brother will be flying into Brussels, probably arriving Thursday morning. We'll be at the track for the practices, quali and the race. I've never been to the area before, so I have no idea what's around for eating and sightseeing.... or drinking It doesn't look like there is alot of hotels on Expedia or Orbitz, so I'm gonna have to call 'em all on the Spa site and see who'se got rooms available. That'll be fun
They do say that you can accomplish more with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word. The management assumes no responsibilty for those foolish enough to take its advice
I don't know the Belgian area, but at our side of the border, there's virtually *nothing* west of the Rhine. Well, the Nürburgring maybe
I have no idea if this guy is still around, but my wife and I stayed with him 4 years ago and he was a fantastic host and a very reasonable price. His name is Dominique and you can tell him that Jim and Katie from Houston were the ones who stayed with you 4 years ago. His English is so-so, my French is so-so and we got along famously. Good luck! He even drove us to and from the track for next to nothing, so it might be worth a look. Here is the info from an old email: Dominique Dethioux <[email protected]> "Chez Dodo" B&B Chambres d' Hôtes 7 rue du bois d' Oltmont 4860 Pepinster Belgium phone: +32(0)87 334556 mobilphone: +32(0)474 492090 email : [email protected] [email protected] Dear Guests I send some information for your stay in my B&B in september 2 of you come from South Africa and the other from Texas but every body will arrive in Belgium the 8th of september for 4 nigths in my home (depart:monday 12th) I propose to meet you in Liège,in the waiting room of the principal raylway station :"Liège-Guillemins" on 6 pm and I take you with my car to go to "chez Dodo" (25 km, 7euros/pp), I think it's the most easy for you. You can have the dinner in my home (8 pm) for 20 euros with drink or you can go in a restaurant in Pepinster (belgian-french restaurant,chineese restaurant,italian restaurant and snack bar restaurant) I can propose a shuttle with my car to the F1 circuit for 7 euro/pp/one way, you ask me the day before at wich time you want go and return you can have every evening the full dinner (starter,main course,dessert)for 20 euros/pp or only one course for 12euros/pp but ask me for that in the morning Best Regards from Belgium Dominique Dethioux
Just remember, you're trying to get permission to go to the race, you're not trying to score. Nothing wrong with scoring, just make sure you get race permission first. Or after, I suppose, if you're really good at it
I'm considering taking my 12 year old son to the race. He's never seen Schumacher and I've never been to Spa. Any idea on prices for camping and parking at the circuit? Do you have a link to the campsite's website? I have found these places: http://www.campingspador.be/ http://www.campingf1.com/spa-belgium.html Thanks
http://www.f1belgium.com/ Parking is 16 per day, Camping 60 for one or 160 for three days - complete ripoff if you ask me...
