2010 Spring Break International Study
Program Provisional Itinerary Updated: October
15, 2009
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR PARTICIPANTS: Make sure you bring your
passport, > information available at http://travel.state.gov/ < , ATM card, and student ID. Keep a photo copy of your passport and
credit cards in a separate location from the originals. Once you receive your airline ticket you are
responsible for keeping it safe. Remember to pack light (remember, you
will carry your bags a long way
in the cities in Europe); your one bag (plus small carry on back back bag) is to be between 45- 60 inches (width + length + height) 35 pounds
max !!! Always be on time. Carry a copy of this schedule with
you at all times. Remember, you
need to be very flexible on this program. There will be a
lot of
experiences significantly different (
behavior,
governments,
foods, people,
words, languages,
etiquette, customs,
airline travel,
weather,
French language, etc) than you are
accustomed to at your home institution. As an additional point of consideration,
you might want to purchase some type of travel insurance for this program.
A couple we are aware of include the following:
Cultural
Insurance Services International CISI at 800-303-8120 or Travelex
Insurance Services at 1-800-228-9792. Bring non
electric alarm clock; KEEP YOUR VALUABLES (PASSPORT, CREDIT CARDS, ATM CARD, MONEY)
SAFE;
Please read
Tips. REMEMBER...YOU CARRY YOUR OWN LUGGAGE AROUND TRAIN/TOWN
To find some useful
information about the countries we are
visiting click; see Britain
UK France
Europe;
check your European
Geography knowledge
CNN ,World,
world information,
BBC News,
French News,
London Times,
World Newspapers
Get the latest
Exchange Rate information;
metric
measurement conversion;
Rent
the movies National Lampoon's European Vacation;
Notting Hill; An American in Paris; Amelie
Note:::
pre-departure assignments are due one week prior to departure
Look for grading and assignments under your course
UI343, UI498 (Transcultural
Experiences: University Studies course) and
BA560, MK560, MG560 (International
courses)
Plus, everyone
should plan to do this On Site assignment during
the time they are in Europe. Remember, you will be keeping a daily log
(diary) of your experiences and observations while in Europe. You will send a
typed copy of your Diary, Written Final and On Site assignment to us in the Drop Box where you
placed your pre departure assignments within one week of returning from Europe.
Emergency Cell Phone Number- for day of departure; Kenneth
Heischmidt (573) 275 4615; Peter Gordon (573) 450 3434 These are US numbers,
call accordingly.
to
call from a foreign country you will need to first dial +1, then area code and
local number (the "+" is obtained by holding down the 0 key for a couple of
seconds)
| DATE | Spring Break - program: ALL TIMES LISTED ARE BASED ON A 24 HOUR CLOCK NOTE: All times and business visits subject to change. PACK LIGHT | Overnight |
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Friday March 12, 2010 |
13:00 Group meet at the Saint Louis airport
at American Airlines ticket counter area (wear a black shirt or sweater, etc) 15:00 Group departs for Chicago (AA640V) Arr 1610 17:05 Lv for London on (AA 86V); Dinner and Breakfast on plane 8hr 30 min |
London Attractions (entertaining airline announcements) London Guide |
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Saturday
March
13, |
0635 Ar
London- Heathrow Terminal 4 (clear customs and immigration) use ATM's if
needed; airport
arrival we will take the tube to the hotel, Orientation to tube system; You will be given a pass that will allow you to ride all London center underground trains/buses; this pass will be good for Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday Heathrow Terminal to Earls Court on underground (Tube) 0900 Hotel We will likely have to leave our bags in a check room and Check In later, Earls Court Tube; District line to Tower Hill Tube station Group see Tower of London (M-F 9-5; Sa-Su 10-5); see Tower Bridge on your own; Group Tower Hill tube to Embankment, walk to Trafalgar Square National Gallery (10-6) at Trafalgar Square and National Portrait Museum; You may want to see St. Martin- In The- Field Church (Consider eating at Cafe-in-the-Crypt basement (Su 11-1800; M-W 8-2000; R-Sa 8-2100) of St. Martins Get a good night sleep |
London, England
(3 Nights) The Trebovir Hotel 18-20Trebovir Road London SW5 9NH United Kingdom Tel : 011 44 207 373 6625 Fax: 011 44 207 244 6525 Tube: Earls Court on District Exit Earls Court Road, turn left on Earls Court Road then first left on Trebovir Road |
| Sunday March 14 |
Breakfast; 900 Depart Group for sites in London; take Earls Court tube District line to South Kensington Tube have a 2 hour walking tour around London, weather permitting; we walk fast Walk (if weather is ok) through Imperial College, Baden Powell House, to Natural History Museum, Science Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, (one hour museum visit of your choice) or Brompton Oratory (one hour service, Catholic 10 sung English, 11 sung Latin, 1230, 1630 or 1900 mass times)) to Harrods (M-Sa 10-8; Su 1130-6) at Knightbridge: Britain's largest dept. store; Kensington Gardens (See Kensington Palace) and Hyde Park to Green Park, thru take Knightsbridge tube Piccadilly Line to Russell Square Tube Group Visit British Museum (open 10-1700) ); St. Martin- In The- Field Church (Church of England: Sunday Choral Evensong1700,evening service 1830) Other church service locations: Westminster Cathedral (Catholic: circle line Victoria station; Victoria street east to cathedral plaza) , Grand Organ Recital at 1645 (30 minutes) mass at 1030, 12, 1730 1900 St Paul's Cathedral (Church of England: Sunday Choral Evensong 1700,evening service 1800) tube: St Paul's; Get a good night rest and be up early tomorrow Westminster Abbey (Church of England Sunday 1745 Organ Recital, 1830 evening service with Quire Hymns) |
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Monday
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1000 Business Visit by Group:
Bank of England (Bank
Tube on Central line or Monument tube on Circle line) (Threadneedle
Street), entrance on Bartholomew Lane, film and short Q & A then
Museum (about 60 minutes); Group visit St Paul's Cathedral Group late lunch at Founders Arms (open 10-23) (15 minute walk) across Thames river by Tate Modern Gallery or another location if we find something good along the way. Remainder of day free; Tate Modern Gallery (closes 1800) ; consider Globe theatre (Shakespeare Museum) Go shopping down Oxford Street; Cabinet War Rooms; Greenwich; HMS Belfast; Imperial War Museum, visit Camden Town Market or ; You may want to go out to Greenwich and see Prime Meridian, Cutty Sark, National Maritime Museum and Royal Naval College, I suggest students think about dinner in Covent Garden; 1910 Group meet Apollo Victoria theatre for ticket distribution to Wicked (or another show depending upon group request) musical this evening (Victoria Tube station) play starts at 1930 |
London activities ATT direct Mercury |
| Tuesday March 16 |
Breakfast;
0830 Group depart hotel; 9:30 Group visit to Westminster Abbey (Sunday 1745 Organ Recital, 1830 evening service with Quire Hymns) ; walk to see Big Ben, Westminster Hall and Houses of Parliament; 1115 Group see Changing of Guard @ Buckingham Palace walk back east Birdcage to Whitehall, then North past 10 Downing Street and Horse Guards to Trafalgar Square Remainder of Day Free! also you may want to eat at the Hard Rock Cafe which is close to Japan Embassy on Piccadilly street; You may want to consider seeing a play London Theatre: Check the Half Price Booth (in Leicester Square) for tickets for shows |
To call back to US directly 001 or +1 then (area code) then (number) |
| Wednesday March 17 |
Breakfast 1030
Group Depart hotel
by tube Earls Court Tube Piccadilly line east to King's Cross St. Pancras tube
station 1230 Group Eurostar train (#9024) (Coach 18 Non Smoking) (London St. Pancras International train station) to Paris (500 km in 2.25 hours including channel tunnel crossing) (1 hour time change between London and Paris) 15:50 Arrive Paris France, Paris Nord train station; use Metro Visite Pass (3 day) to get to the hotel (line 4 from Gare du Nord toward Porte D'Orleans (get off at Montparnasse Bienvenue); Metro Visite Pass provides travel on all Paris center Metro and buses; (you will be carrying your luggage) 16:30 Hotel Check In Office du Tourisme et des Congress de Paris at 127 Avenue des Champs-Elysees (Metro: Charles de Gaulle/Etoile, or George V), open from 900 to 2000. Group walking Metro tour of Paris; possible visit to Paris Wine Museum close to Eiffel Tower (tentative) Group either Eiffel Tower or River Siene Tour, Tour Eiffel Tower (on a clear day watch the sun set and the lights of Paris come on) (Metro Bir-Hakeim or Champ de Mars or Pont de l'Alma); For expensive Paris night see Lido; Folies Bergere or Moulin Rogue ; our hotel is close to Hard Rock Paris at 14 Boulevard Montmartre (Metro Richelieu Drouot) |
Paris Attractions |
| Thursday March 18 |
Breakfast;
0830 Group departs; take your
Carte
Museum Pass (2 day) (gives you access to the major museums) 0900 Group Du Louvre " world's greatest art museum" (closed T) we will go in as individuals - 6 people or less; see Psyche and Cupid, the dying Slave, Venus de Milo at DENON ground floor ; Mon Lisa, Wedding Feast at Cana, Winged Victory and Seated Statue of Ramses 1st floor DENON; Napoleon Apartments RICHELIEU 1st floor for those not going to Versailles; 1115 Group Meet at center of Du Louvre lower ground floor by the staircase under the glass pyramid 1130 Group D'Orsay Museum entrance C (closed M) see Monet, Manet, Renoir, Van Gogh room 29-49 5th floor upper level, open until 945 on R 1315 Group Lunch in route on your own; Visit Ryst-Dupeyron (La Grande Carte) at 79 Rue du Bac; they sell personalized labels on bottles of wines etc. great gift for parents, weddings, etc Walk Rue de Varenne to Rodin Museum then on to Hotel Des Invalides (Napoleon's Tomb) take Line 8 Ecole Militaire to Concorde; walk up Avenue Des Champs Elysees in Paris Visit Sephora (true French retailing) or take line 1 Metro to Ch De Gaulle Etoile 1 Group Arc de Triomphe , gather at base to depart at 1800 to Group either Eiffel Tower (line 6 to Metro Bir-Hakeim) or River Siene cruise on Bateaux Mouches (Metro: Place L'Alma Marceau) weather permitting - (alternate March 18; meet at entrance to Bateaux Mouches) |
ATT direct access number |
Friday March 19 |
Breakfast |
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| Saturday March 20 |
06:00 Group
Coach pickup and Depart
for Charles
De Gaulle Airport,
Paris (this will be to early for breakfast) 11:15 Lv Paris (CDG Aerogare 2 Terminal F) (AA 41V; 9hr 30m 14:45 Ar Chicago (clear customs and immigration) 17:20 Lv Chicago (AA 2067 V) 1hr 10 min 18:30 Ar St Louis Main Terminal (return to Cape on your own) we strongly suggest you get someone to pick you up as you will be very tired and it may be unsafe for you to drive after such a long trip |
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