So, aside from the space being somewhat crowded due to the massive influx of locals at the last minute, which took even the organizers by surprise, it was fun.

Oh yeah. Worldcon was mindboggling for us Finnish con-goers. :D No one could really deal with the pricing (our local cons rarely put us back more than 35€/3 days), so everyone thought they'd just get a one-day ticket since that felt the most familiar. But then they stopped selling those, and no one knew what to do for a while there. I think the organizers figured it out towards the end and everything worked out, but there was a fair bit of culture shock. My brother and I had an ongoing conversation for about four days that centred mainly around "what do you think all the foreigners think of us?". It was a lot of fun :D

Oh, and it was my first time hearing filk! Filk was just the best! I can't imagine participating, but I loved listening. I divided my time between filk, the academic track and eating. It was a pretty awesome time.

the hotel booking site opens this Wednesday at 16.00 your time.

Wait, really? I remember reading months ago that Dublin would get really crowded and there wouldn't be enough space because its so small a city. Maybe I misunderstood. Oh no. Oh, man. I'd really like to go. Worldcon doesn't come to Europe that often. But there's finances to consider. It is not cheap. Oh man. I'm going to have to think about this.