Geneva road trip & tour of JLC Manufacture

[yeti]

Mwaaahaha! Collecting on Saturday, deal was too good to miss out on and as I happen to be oop North, I will be popping over to Bolton for a bit Mrs Yeti will rightly kill me to death

[v8woollie]

Very nice. Now stop buying watches - you have a wedding and the world's most expensive cream teas to pay for

Plus a route to plan

[George H]

yeti said:

Mwaaahaha! Collecting on Saturday, deal was too good to miss out on and as I happen to be oop North, I will be popping over to Bolton for a bit Mrs Yeti will rightly kill me to death

Very nice

Unlucky about having to go to Bolton though

[yeti]

v8woollie said:

Plus a route to plan

It's all up here >taps side of head<

Who is taking responsibility for booking a place to stay in Beaune?

If 20 cars or whatever, then we'll probably end up at the Mercure just on the edge of town..? Still easy to stroll into town for some top flight grub and there is a petrol station right outside

[yeti]

George H said:

Unlucky about having to go to Bolton though

Meeting him at the M62 services. A near miss I'd say...

This is after meeting another chap at Donnington Park services to flog him my TAGHeuer Targa Florio

[v8woollie]

yeti said:

It's all up here >taps side of head<

Who is taking responsibility for booking a place to stay in Beaune?

If 20 cars or whatever, then we'll probably end up at the Mercure just on the edge of town..? Still easy to stroll into town for some top flight grub and there is a petrol station right outside

Once the plans are finalised I'll speak to the Mercure and see what we can get for a block booking and a section of the car park to ourselves. Standard rate per night looks like £72.

[mikey k]

yeti said:

Who is taking responsibility for booking a place to stay in Beaune?

I can recommend a place NOT to stay

http://www.bed-and-breakfast-beaune.com/

I can also strongly recomend this place to fill a few hours and maybe some bottles

http://www.euro-t-guide.com/See_Coun/France/F_E/F_...

[jonby]

Le Cep is lovely, in the centre and has a lovely courtyard parking set-up that is ideal however it will be nearer double the price - I think a standard double is 140E

http://www.hotel-cep-beaune.com/uk/index.php

There is nothing to lose however in emailing to see what they might do for a group rate ? How many rooms/people do we think there will be approx ?

[yeti]

jonby said:

There is nothing to lose however in emailing to see what they might do for a group rate ? How many rooms/people do we think there will be approx ?

It is lovey and i think people wouldbe happy with that price - we are Astonauts after all

But do they have comfortable parking for 23 cars, which is what we're at currently?

I really do think we'll get around 15-20 cars on this trip; lots of notice, a one-off experience, a cracking drive oprganised by a national treasure (me), it has all the vital ingredients

[jonby]

yeti said:

jonby said:

There is nothing to lose however in emailing to see what they might do for a group rate ? How many rooms/people do we think there will be approx ?

It is lovey and i think people wouldbe happy with that price - we are Astonauts after all

But do they have comfortable parking for 23 cars, which is what we're at currently?

I really do think we'll get around 15-20 cars on this trip; lots of notice, a one-off experience, a cracking drive oprganised by a national treasure (me), it has all the vital ingredients

The car park at a guess holds around 25cars in total so we would need to book the space well in advance - you can actually see some photos on the website

They may like the idea of an all aston car park for a photoshoot too -in fact whilst there will be plenty of other opportunities no doubt, it's a cracking spot for us to take a photo too

I'll ask the question and see what they say

[v8woollie]

jonby said:

The car park at a guess holds around 25cars in total so we would need to book the space well in advance - you can actually see some photos on the website

They may like the idea of an all aston car park for a photoshoot too -in fact whilst there will be plenty of other opportunities no doubt, it's a cracking spot for us to take a photo too

I'll ask the question and see what they say

That looks like a nice place with a secure car park too.

[v8woollie]

I am meeting the Jaeger-LeCoultre marketing people on the 26th so hopefully will have some more details to share after that.

[yeti]

jonby said:

I'll ask the question and see what they say

Can't hurt can it

I love Beaune, one of favourite towns. Nick and I will drink them out of Montrachet

[v8woollie]

yeti said:

Can't hurt can it

I love Beaune, one of favourite towns. Nick and I will drink them out of Montrachet

Chassagne-Montrachet is one of my absolute favourite white wines. Good job us V8V owners have big boots

[jonby]

yeti said:

jonby said:

I'll ask the question and see what they say

Can't hurt can it

I love Beaune, one of favourite towns. Nick and I will drink them out of Montrachet

I love the wine shops with the small seating areas out front so you can drink what you buy, at shop rather than restaurant/bar prices....

I've sent an email tot he hotel asking the question, explaining we would need car parking spaces guaranteeing -let's see what they say

[AMDBSNick]

v8woollie said:

Chassagne-Montrachet is one of my absolute favourite white wines. Good job us V8V owners have big boots

[yeti]

v8woollie said:

I am meeting the Jaeger-LeCoultre marketing people on the 26th so hopefully will have some more details to share after that.

Room for a little one..?

[v8woollie]

yeti said:

Room for a little one..?

Nope

[alpinepass]

MaverickAM9 said:

Anyone got any views on Winter tyres for Geneva in April?

Not needed here in GVA. Might just be needed if you are coming over the Col de la Faucille and that is a big might, but other than that I wouldn't bother. I drive my V8V all year round without bothering to put winter tyres on. I just don't go up to the ski resorts when it is snowing..

[yeti]

alpinepass said:

Not needed here in GVA. Might just be needed if you are coming over the Col de la Faucille and that is a big might, but other than that I wouldn't bother. I drive my V8V all year round without bothering to put winter tyres on. I just don't go up to the ski resorts when it is snowing..

Thanks for that!

If it's a cold spring, we'll change the route but I did enjoy that road last time