Get ready for fun and learning in THREE countries!

Please check with Professor Beltran and Lidija for updated changes to your itinerary daily. With all travel, especially international, it’s important to remain flexible!

Breakfast is included daily, as well as a welcome and farewell dinner – all other group meals are to be paid for separately.

Tuesday, May 24, 2016 – Depart U.S.
Afternoon: Travel to Boston (Logan) Airport via ECSU vans. Depart from Boston for Warsaw

Air France Confirmation # 3PQRCY
AF – Air France Air France 333
Airline RL: 3PQRCY
Depart 24May 8:20pm – Boston (BOS)
Arrive 25May 9:10am – Paris (CDG)
Connection Time: 3 hours 25 minutes

Meals: On flight dinner and breakfast
Transportation: International airfare

Wednesday, May 25, 2016 – Warsaw
Afternoon: 2:50PM arrive Warsaw and transfer to accommodations, Hostel Tatamka, Ul. Tamka 30, Warsaw
CISabroad health and safety orientation
Evening: Welcome dinner at A. Blikle Restaurant, Nowy Swiat 5, Warsaw
*Dinner guest speaker: Dr. Guido Reker on “Poland’s History and Relations with Germany”.

Meals: Dinner
Transportation: Airport to accommodations (private coach), local transportation, walking

Thursday, May 26, 2016 – Warsaw
Morning: Walking tour of Royal Warsaw (led by ECSU faculty), visit Holy Cross Church (Chopin site) and observe Corpus Christi religious procession on Royal Way.
Afternoon: Walking tour of the Jewish Ghetto
1:30PM – (3 hour tour) with Ewa Bratosiewicz – Meet Ewa at the tree behind the POLIN Museum

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation, walking)

Friday, May 27, 2016 – Warsaw
Morning: Morning briefings with the Communication Office, Community of Democracies
*Light lunch at local cafe, Dr. Daniel Slomka, Judaica Professor, University of Warsaw
Afternoon: Courtesy call on Sean O’Hara, Press Attaché, U.S. Embassy, Warsaw, to take place at the U.S. Embassy Information Center (arranged by ECSU faculty).

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation, walking)

Saturday, May 28, 2016 – Warsaw
Morning: 10:30AM visit the Polin History of the Polish Jews Museum
2PM lunch tentatively at Zorza Bistro
*Luncheon speaker Agnieszka Bajur “Poland’s Communication Environment”, She is owner and head of M&CC Public Relations, Warsaw
Afternoon: Free time or optional visit to Warsaw Rising Museum

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation, walking)

Sunday, May 29, 2016 – Warsaw/Krakow
Morning: Travel by train from Warsaw to Krakow and transfer into accommodations in Krakow
Depart Warsaw at 9am
Arrive Krakow at 11:28
Train: EC 1353
Afternoon: 3PM Tour of Wawel Castle complex, Royal Private Apartments and Crown Treasury and Armoury

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to train station (public transportation, walking), Warsaw to Krakow (train tickets)

Monday, May 30, 2016 – Krakow
Morning: 9am tour of Kazimierz Jewish District and visit to the Schindler Factory Museum with Agnieszka, who will meet you at the hotel reception
Afternoon: 3pm orientation and lecture by Prof. Anna Maria Orla Bukowska on “Media and the Holocaust,” at the Jagiellonian University

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to train station (public transportation, walking)

Tuesday, May 31, 2016 – Krakow
Morning: Tour of Krakow’s Royal Tract (led by ECSU faculty)
Afternoon: Visit and tour of Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp
Pickup time: 2pm
Guided tour begins at 3:30

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Visit to Auschwitz (private coach)

Wednesday, June 1, 2016 – Krakow/Vienna
Day: Travel by train from Krakow to Vienna and check into accommodations in Vienna
Depart Krakow at 7:15am
Train: Regional 34304
Arrive Katowice at 9:03am
Depart Katowice at 9:26am
Arrive Vienna (Wien) at 1:51pm
Train: EC 103
Afternoon: 4PM visit to Centropa Jewish Historical Institute, and meeting with Institute Director Ed Serotta
Evening: Walking tour of Vienna’s Imperial District (led by ECSU faculty)

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to train station (public transportation, walking), Krakow to Vienna (train tickets)

Thursday, June 2, 2016 – Vienna/Budapest
Travel by train from Vienna to Budapest and check into accommodations in Budapest
Depart Vienna at 4:42PM
Arrive Budapest Keleti P at 7:19PM
Train: Rail Jet 147
Late afternoon: Walking tour of the Holocaust Memorial Center, Dohanyi Synagogue, & Jewish Quarter (led by ECSU faculty)

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to train station (public transportation, walking), Vienna to Budapest (train tickets), accommodations in Budapest to visits (public transportation, walking to museums)

Friday, June 3, 2016 –Budapest
9 AM: Orientation at McDaniel Europe, with Director Laszlo Frenyo, “History of Hungary,” and Prof. Matthew Adamson, “Hungary’s Political and Communication Environment.”
2 PM: Holocaust research and resources, at Central European University, with CEU Librarian Peter Berczi
5 PM: Late afternoon tea with Holocaust Survivor, Lila Matos, at Dunapark Café, Poszony utca 38.
*Dinner guest: Esther Holbrook, Central European University
7:30PM Tickets purchased for Várjon Dénes és a Concerto Budapest II at the LisztAcademy

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation, walking)

Saturday, June 4, 2016 – Budapest
Free morning with optional excursion to Szechenyi Thermal Baths led by ECSU faculty
2PM luncheon Café Kor
*Luncheon discussion with Hungarian Ambassador Viktor Polgar and the Associated Press Central Europe Foreign Correspondent, Pal Gorondi, to discuss “The Hungarian Communication Environment and Media Freedom,”
NOTE: restaurant only accepts cash

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation, walking)

Sunday, June 5, 2016 – Budapest
Free day to explore
7 PM Farewell dinner in the Gerbeaud Café Bistro – discussion of Hungary’s communication and political environment, with Mate Hegedus, Political Advisor, U.S. Embassy, Budapest

Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation, walking)

Monday, June 6, 2016 – Depart Hungary
Day: Depart Budapest back to the U.S.
Airport shuttle pick-up time: 12:55PM

DEPARTURE FLIGHT INFORMATION

Air France Confirmation # 3PQRCY
AF – Air France Air France 322
Airline RL: 3PQRCY
Depart 06Jun 7:10pm – Paris (CDG)
Arrive 06Jun 9:05pm – Boston (BOS)

Meals: Breakfast and on flight
Transportation: To and from airports via airport shuttle and ECSU vans

Welcome to ECSU Holocaust Studies in Europe

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ECSU Holocaust Studies in Europe