UW @ Cocoon - PRE-MEETING DETAILS!

[Eikman]

After thinking about a good place to meet before the gig at Cocoon, i came to the conclusion that it might be the best to meet at a central place in the city centre. I came up with the Nachtleben, which is a bar with a nightclub downstairs, but of course the bar is free entry. It has reasonable prices (for a bar in the city centre) and it is next to the Konstabler Wache, a very central place in Frankfurt, and it shouldn't be too crowded on a thursday evening.

Another plus is that we have two choices of getting from there to Cocoon, which is a bit outside.

1) we can take the metro (line U6) to Ostbahnhof and then get on the tram line 11.
2) we can walk about 5 minutes and get directly on the tram line (might be a bit cheaper and we dont have to change services)

I put both possibilites on a metro map of Frankfurt: >click<

Here is the address of the Nachtleben:

Nachtleben (beware - there are infos about two diff. clubs on there)
Kurt-Schumacher Str. 45
(Konstablerwache / Zeil)
60313 Frankfurt

Here is a map of the place from the official website: >click<
and here is one i draw with my sensational photoshop skills: >click<

It is really easy to find, because a lot of the metro lines, trams and buses are stopping at Konstabler Wache. Since it is a fairly huge metro station, you might not find the correct way out and end up somewhere else. Here is some orientation: The Konstabler Wache itself is basically a huge open place surrounded by trees. On one corner is a McDonalds, just at the beginning of the shopping street Zeil. The bar is exactly on the opposite corner of the place (check the map).

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Concerning getting back home from Cocoon: Unfortunately, the last tram on a thursday night departs at 1:30, the earliest at 4:30 (same goes for the metro). So the only real option would be a cab, depending on where you are staying, unless you are good by foot (i reckon it would be a 30 min walk to the city centre).

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Please let me know what you think of this idea if you want to join the meeting. Another option might be to meet in the bar of the Golden Leaf hotel, were quite a few of us are staying, and which is a bit closer to Cocoon, but i think it might be a bit hard to get there for people staying somewhere else and i don't know if the hotel direction would enjoy it.

cu there

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PS: for infos about public transport in frankfurt, go here (incl. journey planner)