Itinerary with websites

Here's our plan for the trip!

Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Meet in the south parking lot after school and pack up the vans.
Depart between 4-4:30 for Chicago
Overnight at ……Palos Park, Illinois
The Center (Kaptur Admin. Center)
12700 Southwest Highway (708-671-3700 general info)
Palos park, Illinois 60464
Voice: 708-361-3650
Fax: 708-361-2811

Thursday, May 29, 2008
Depart on US Airways flight 700 to Philadelphia at 11:34 a.m.
Arrive in Philadelphia 2:40 p.m.
Depart Philadelphia US Airways flight 710 to Zurich at 6:20 p.m.
Arrive 8:25 a.m. May 30, 2008 in Zurich

Friday, May 30, 2008
Depart from Zurich train station at 11:02 with EC 100
Arrive in Mannheim 14:37
Meet host families (names, addresses and phone numbers are on the “Gastgeberverzeichnis” document e-mailed or given to the students)

Saturday, May 31
Climbing Jungle with all host students and UHS students
http://www.kletterwald.info/content.php?category=4&page=1

Technic Museum
http://www.technik-museum.de/uk/speyer/

Speyer City Center and Cathedral

Sunday, June 1
Family time

Monday, June 2

Attend classes at
Karolina Burger Realschule in Ludwigshafen-Mundenheim
http://kbrs.bildung-rp.de/
Dr. Edgar Wagner, principal

afternoon free for student directed activities

Tuesday, June 3
http://www.museum-mercedes-benz.com

Wednesday, June 4
http://www.deere.com/de_DE/about_us/jd_germany/mannheim.html

Heidelberg
www.heidelberg.de

Thursday, June 5
Depart Ludwigshafen from train station at 9:04 and travel to the Rhein area
Arrive in Oberwesel at 11:26
Picnic, Rhein cruise and Rheinfels castle tour 13:30

Oberwesel Jhb.
http://www.diejugendherbergen.de/cms/front_content.php?idcat=140&lang=1&client=1
Jugendgästehaus Oberwesel
Auf dem Schönberg
55430 Oberwesel
phone: 067 44 9 33 30 (from US dial 011 49 067 44 9 33 30)
fax: 0 67 44 74 46 ( from US dial 011 49 67 44 74 46)
e-mail: oberwesel@diejugendherbergen.de

Rheinfels castle
http://www.st-goar.de/17-1-rheinfels-castle.html

Rhein cruise to Bingen
http://www.bingen-ruedesheimer.com/

Back to Oberwesel Jugendgästehaus for an evening swim

Friday, June 6

Move bags to Bacharach hostel
Jugendherberge Burg Stahleck
55422 Bacharach
phone: 06743 1266 (from US dial 011 49 6743 1266 )
fax: 06743 2684 (from US dial 011 49 6743 2684)
e-mail: bacharach@diejugendherbergen.de

Tour castles

Ehrenbreitstein
http://www.festungehrenbreitstein.de/englisch.html

Marksburg 14:00
http://www.marksburg.de/english/frame.htm

other sites/activities as time permits (Happy Birthday, Alex!)

Saturday, June 7
Depart via train to Köln at 7:21 a.m.
Arrive Köln 9:05

Kölner Dom
http://217.160.164.18/typo3-dom/index.php

Flight to Berlin with AirBerlin 6498 at 12:00 from Köln-Bonn Airport

Arrive Berlin 13:05
Transfer bags to A&O Hostel am Zoo
Joachimstalerstrasse 1-3
D-10632 Berlin, Germany
phone: from US dial 011 49 30 809 47 5107 (reservations)
from US dial 011 49 30 88 91 35 30 (hostel)
fax: from US dial 011 49 30 809 47 5190


Kaiser-Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche
http://www.gedaechtniskirche-berlin.de/KWG/dateien/englisch/index.php

Europa Center

Story-of-Berlin
http://www.story-of-berlin.de/


Sunday, June 8
Pergamon Museum reservation at 10:15 and maybe others on Museum Island
http://www.berlin.de/orte/museum/pergamonmuseum/

Walking tours to many spots in the city

Reichstag
http://www.bundestag.de/

Deutscher Dom
http://www.berlin.de/orte/museum/deutscher-dom/

Alliierten Museum (possible)
http://www.berlin.de/orte/museum/alliierten-museum/

Sony Center (shopping and huge movie complex)

Zoo (date of visit depends on weather)
http://www.zoo-berlin.de/
Monday, June 9
German History Museum
http://www.dhm.de/ENGLISH/index.html

Jewish Museum
http://www.berlin.de/orte/museum/juedisches-museum-berlin/

Checkpoint Charlie Museum
http://www.berlin.de/orte/museum/haus-am-checkpoint-charlie/

Overnight train to Salzburg via CNL 1201
Depart 22:14 arrive Muenchen 6:42
Transfer 7:26 for Salzburg via IC 111
Arrive 8:58 in Salzburg Tuesday morning

Tuesday, June 10 and Wednesday, June 11

http://www2.salzburg.info/
Institut St. Sebastian
Linzer Gasse 41
A-5020 Salzburg
phone: from US dial 011 43 662 871386
fax: from US dial 011 43 662 871386 85

Hohensalzburg
Mozart Geburtshaus and Museum
Hellbrunn palace and water games (SOM gazebo)
river ride
Untersberg
catacombs, Mirabell palace and gardens, royal residence, art galleries, monastery

Thursday, June 12
Depart Salzburg and travel to Munich via Berchtesgaden and the Chiemsee
Berchtesgaden Salt Mines
http://www.salzzeitreise.de/

Chiemsee and Herrenchiemsee palace
http://www.herren-chiemsee.de/englisch/n_palace/index.htm

on to München
A&O Hostel
Arnulfstrasse 102
D- 80636 München, Germany
phone: from US dial 011 49 (0) 89 45 23 59-550 (hostel)
from US dial 011 49 30 809 47 5101 (reservations)
fax: 011 49 (0) 89 45 23 59-551
Friday, June 13
www.muenchen.de
city walking tour 9:00 to noon
Dachau
850th anniversary fest – folk dancing, handiwork, etc.

Saturday, June 14
Residenz and treasury
Allianz Arena tour 13:30
Olympic park (maybe a swim in the Olympic pool??)
Nymphenburg palace

Sunday, June 15
train ALX86210 at 11:21 to Lindau and then EC 194 to Zürich arriving 16:44
Youth Hostel Zurich
Mutschellenstrasse 114
8038 Zürich Switzerland
phone: from US dial 011 41 (0) 43 399 78 00
fax: from US dial 011 41 (0) 43 399 78 01
www.youthhostel.ch/zuerich


http://www.zuerich.com/en/welcome.cfm

Monday, June 16
Flight home
Us Airways 711 departing 10:25 a.m. for Philadelphia
Arrive 1:35 p.m. in Philadelphia
Depart US Airways 701 at 3:35 p.m. for Chicago
Arrive Chicago 4:53 p.m.

Pick us up!! Drive home.