General Trip Information
Itinerary
May 12 (Monday):
- Departure: May12: 4:25pm from Philadelphia International: US Airways flight 700
- Arrive: 6:15am (Flight time 7h 50m) Cost: $1176.70 (With Taxes) (Priceline).
- US Airways Bag Fees: 1 Checked bag: Free, 2 Checked bags: $200.00.
May 13 (Tuesday):
- Arrive in Germany Tuesday, May 13th Frankfurt Airport.
- Travel by train from Frankfurt to Freiurg University of Education (Freiburg - Littenweiler)
- Depart: 8:50 AM ICE 275 track 9 - Frankfurt to Freiburg
- Arrive: Freiburg (Breisgau) HBF at 10:59; track 3
- Depart: Take the11:10 RB 26931 from track 7: Freiburg (Breisgau) HBF to Freiburg Littenweiler
- Arrive: 11:18
- Accomodations: Staying in The Waldhof 16 79117 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany +49 761 67134 (http://www.waldhof-freiburg.de)
May 14 (Wednesday):
- Visit Special Education School in Freiburg.
- Evenings: Mingle with University peers.
May 15 (Thursday) :
- Visit a General Elementary School.
- Evenings: Mingle with University peers.
May 16 (Friday):
- Workshop with Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg (Freiburg University of Education) peers to complete the lesson for the multi-cultural team teaching project.
- Evenings: Mingle with University peers.
May 17 (Saturday - options for free time):
- Todtnau - Bobsled: http://www.hasenhorn-rodelbahnde/index.php
- Hechingen: Hohenzollern Castle - http://www.burg-hohenzollern.com/Welcom.html
- Baden - Switzerland
- Baden-Baden Switzerland
- Schaffhausen - Munot, Switzerland: http://monkeysandmountain.com/schaffhausen-switzerland; Munot fortress, All Saints Cathedraland cloister; Rhein Falls
- Strasbourg, France
May 18 (Sunday):
- Group travel from Freiburg - Littenweiler to Melsungen
- Depart: Radio Train 10:39 from Freiburg - Littenweiler to Freiburg (Breisgau) HBF.
- Depart: Freiburg (Breisgau) HBF 10:57 ICE 370 to Fulda
- Arrive: Fulda at 14:09
- Depart: Fulda at 14:19 CAN 24206
- Arrive: Melsungen 15:22
- The Pension Larchenhof: Lindenbergstrasse 35, 34212 Mesungen.
May 19 - 23 (Monday - Friday):
Note: Tuesday program with B. Braun beginning at 10:30.
- Mornings 8:00 - 11:30: Student attend Christian - Bitter schule:
- Classroom observations
- Delivery of lessons from the multi-cultural team teaching project
- While in Melsungen: Day Trips from Melsungen in the afternoon:
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May 24: Marburg:
- Depart: Melsungen: CAN 24196 10:24 from track 2
- Arrive: Kassel-Wilhelmshohe 10:42 track 9
- Depart: Kassel-Wilhelmshohe 11:03 IC 2279 from track 1
- Arrive: Marburg (Lahn) 12:03; Return Melsungen.
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May 25:
- Buchenwald Concentration Camp: Weimar: Forderverein Buchenwald e.V.:
- Depart: Melsungen: 8:33 Platform 1 CAN 24201 to Bebra.
- Arrive: Bebra: 8:58 Platform 2
- Depart Bebra: 9:33 Platform 9
- Arrive Weimar: (Thur) HBf at 10:46 Platform 2
- Tour Buchenwald Concentration Camp.
- Return to Melsungen:
- Depart Weimar:17:11 IC 1952 Platform 3
- Arrive Bebra: 18:21 Platform 10
- Depart Bebra: 18:57 Platform 10
- Arrive Melsungen: 19:22 Platform 2
- Buchenwald Concentration Camp: Weimar: Forderverein Buchenwald e.V.:
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May 26: Eisenach:
- Depart: 8:33 Platform 1 CAN 24203
- Arrive Bebra: 8:58 Platform 2
- Depart Bebra: 9:06 Platform 9 CAN 241145
- Arrive Eisenach: 9:44 Platform 6
- Bus 10 or 13 from Eisenach Hauptbahnhof.
- Tour Wartburg Castle:10:30
- Cost: 7 Euros.
- (Anticipate: tour, then lunch and castle gift shop.)
- Phone: +49 36 91/25 00
- Return :
- Trains depart at 17:12, 18:12, 19:12, 20:12, 21:12
- www.wartburg-eisenach.de
May 27 (Tuesday):
- Depart Melsungen: 9:23 platform 2 CAN 24194
- Arrive Kassel-Wilhelmshohe: 9:42 platform 9
- Depart Kassel-Wilhelmshohe: 10:00 Platform 10;
- Arrive Hagen: 12:45 platform 4
- Depart Hagen: 12:57 platform 7/8
- Arrive Koln: 13:46 platform 7
May 28 (Wednesday):
- Koln (Shopping,Cathedral, Roman Ruins)
May 29 (Thursday):
- Koblenz city and Burg Eltz
May 30 (Friday): Koln to Frankfurt:
- Return to US: Frankfurt: US Airways703
- Departs Frankfurt: 1:10 PM
- Arrive Philadelphia: 4:15 PM
- (Flight Time: 9h 05m)
