EUROPE AND THE RISE OF MODERN SCIENCE
UMAIE - JT 1999
Directed by
Kate Graham and Frank Rioux
Day | Jan | Location | Program |
Tue | 05 | Departure | Depart Twin Cities on Continental Airlines flight 960 (10:35 am) to Milan via Newark |
Wed | 06 | Milan | 7:50 am arrival at Milan's Melpensa Airport and transfer to the Hotel Splendido. 1:00 pm guided tour of Milan. 7:00 pm dinner at hotel. |
Thr | 07 | Milan/Venice | 9 am visit to Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Industry. 2:05 pm departure on train IC355 for Venice. Arrive at 4:55 pm and walk to Principe Grand Hotel. |
Fri | 08 | Venice | Tour of St. Mark's Basilica and Doges Palace at 9:00 am. Class at hotel from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. |
Sat | 09 | Venice/Padua/Florence | 8:30 am departure by motorcoach for Padua. Guided tour of Padua University at 10:00 am. 2:00 pm departure for Florence. Check-in at Hotel Adriatico. Dinner at hotel at 7:00 pm. |
Sun | 10 | Florence | 1:00 pm guided tour of Florence including the Academia. |
Mon | 11 | Florence | 9:00 am excursion to Pisa to see the Leaning Tower. Class |
Tue | 12 | Florence | Morning free for independent touring. Class from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. |
Wed | 13 | Florence/Rome | Walk to Santa Maria Novella station for 8:59 departure on train IC9323 for Rome. Arrive Rome at 10:35 am. Tour enroute to hotel. 7:00 pm dinner at hotel. |
Thr | 14 | Rome | Guided tour of the Vatican Museums at 9:00 am. Class from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. |
Fri | 15 | Rome departure | Morning and afternoon free. 6:00 pm transfer to Termini Station for 7:05 pm over night train (EN212) for Paris. |
Sat | 16 | Paris arrival | 9:50 am arrival in Paris followed by panoramic guided tour of city. Check-in at Hotel Opera Cadet. Class from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. 7:00 pm dinner at Les Trois Portes. |
Sun | 17 | Paris | Initiate three-day museum pass. Class from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. |
Mon | 18 | Paris | Morning visit to the Natural History Museum. Class from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. |
Tue | 19 | Paris | Class from 8:30 to 9:30 am. Afternoon free for independent touring. |
Wed | 20 | Paris/London | 7:16 am departure on Eurostar train 9007 for London. 9:39 am arrival in London followed by check-in at Plaza on Hyde Park Hotel. Visit Science Museum at 2:00 pm. Initiate 7-day Travelcard. |
Thr | 21 | London | 9:00 am guided tour of London. Class from 3:00 to 5:00 pm. Evening theater performance (Cats at Drury Lane Theatre). |
Fri | 22 | London | 8:30 am departure for Cambridge. Walking tour of Cambridge University at 10:30 am. PM visit to Science Museum. |
Sat | 23 | London | Morning excursion to Greenwich to visit Old Royal Observatory. |
Sun | 24 | London | Early afternoon visit to Natural History Museum. Class from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. |
Mon | 25 | London | Class from 8:30 to 10:30 am. Farwell dinner at 7:00 pm. |
Tue | 26 | London/Mpls | 7:00 am departure for Gatwick Airport for 11:00 am flight for Twin Cities via Newark. 6:23 pm arrival in Twin Cities. |
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