THE 3RD LEONARD COHEN
WALKING WEEKEND


GALWAY, IRELAND, SEPTEMBER 19-23, 2013

INVITATION TO IRELAND Failte go Gaillimh - Welcome to Galway!

Hello fans, forum members, walkers and friends,

I would like to welcome you to my home town, Galway, from the 19th (Thursday) to the 23rd (Monday) of September 2013. The weekend will consist of four walks. Two small walks on Thursday evening and Sunday morning, and two days walking on Friday and Saturday.

On Friday and Saturday we will hire a private coach and go to the Ailwee caves/ the Burren /cliffs of Moher, Inis Oirr , Killary harbor and Connemara. Our two coaches will hold 53+25 people so 88 is also the max amount of participants. On Sunday we will have a chilled out day: Lunch at the Quays followed by a pub crawl (free music in all pubs), with an open mic session later in the evening.

How to get to Galway?

Galway is situated on the west coast of Ireland.

Dublin airport is 2 ½ hours by road (very good bus service to Galway)

Shannon airport is 1 hour by road (bus every hour)

Knock airport is 1 ½ hours with a limited bus service.

Accommodation:

The participants have to reserve the accommodation themselves (Use Booking.com, Trivago, ClubHotel for best offers) .

Recommended hotels: The Imperial Hotel Galway, The Victoria Hotel Galway, Jurys Inn Galway, Harbour Hotel Galway and the House Hotel Galway.

Recommended hostels: Barnacles Quay Street, Sleepzone Galway, Snoozles (next door to bus station)
All of these are within walking distance of each other.

Participation fee:

Every Walker will be charged with a fee of about 60 eur, to cover the coach and other local costs.

How to register: If you want to join us, please email me at Joe.Costello252@Gmail.com.

I will answer all questions and provide more detailed information on the Forum.

Sincerely / Regards

Joe Costello

PS. Leonard Cohen's European Tour will be concluded before our Walking Weekend!

The Third Leonard Cohen Walking Weekend The number of participants is limited to 88! Names of members who plan to attend 1. Joe Costello, Ireland 2. Bernadine Lynham, Ireland 3-4. Henning & Elke Franz, Germany 5. Ken Forsyth, UK 6-7. Pirkko & Martti Muller, Finland 8. Pauline Ryan, Ireland 9. Denis Browne, Ireland 10. Sinikka Hiljanen, Finland 11. Ciaran Dorr, UK 12. Ingrid Pottier, Belgium 13-14. Caren Gutschmidt & Hans Kloss, Germany 15-16. Tom O'Leary & Bernie McKenna, UK 17-18. Juliana Erkkonen & Peter Akerstrom, Finland 19. Beatriz Sallés, Spain 20. Des Moore, Ireland 21. Diane Williams, UK 22. Margaret Humphries, UK 23. Deirdre Mellon, Ireland 24. Paula Jenkins, UK 25-26. Willy & Wijbe Lageveen, Holland 27. Trish O’Connell, Ireland 28. Dave Everatt, UK 29. Nuala Keeher, Ireland 30. Christopher Franz, Germany 31. Judy Remy, France 32. Sheila O’Mahony, Ireland 33-34. Annemarie & Peadar Ryan, Ireland 35. Paula McCann, Ireland 36. Cliona, Ireland 37-38. Maura and Cecile, Ireland/France 39. Afric Prendergast, Ireland 40. Helen McSweeney, Ireland 41. Jimmy Brick, Ireland 42-43. Eddy Massa & Ann Mechiels, Belgium 44-45. Greg & Mary Cotter, Ireland 46-47. Carys & John Parry, UK 48. Tineke van der Does, Holland 49. Hadassah, Israel 50. Liz Valleron, France 51. Murt Forde, Ireland 52. Eddie Higgins, Ireland 53. Caroline Thomas, Ireland 54. Maureen Canavan, Ireland 55. Brid Brophy, Ireland 56. Vincent Browne, Ireland 57-59. Lia, Dick and Inke van Zwietering, Holland 60. Pete Needham, UK 61. Eric Stapleton, Ireland 62. Paul Brown, Ireland 63. Maureen Canavan, Ireland 64. Tuija Varjoranta, Finland 65. Hugo Seale, Ireland 66. Denise Hogan, Ireland 67-69. Linda & John & Hazel Morris, UK 70. Paul Browne, Ireland 71. Brian Arkins, Ireland 72. John Conway, Ireland 73. Ray Dooley, Ireland 74. Liam Kirrane, Ireland Latest update on September 18, 2013

See photos of the 2nd Leonard Cohen Walking Weekend (Haiger, Germany, September 2011) here

Title photo from Wikipedia
Galway Walking Weekend logo by Ken Forsyth