CZECH STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM 2008 Tentative

ITINERARY

Schedule for Summer 2008

CZECH STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM 2008 ITINERARY

June 26 Thursday Depart Miami or home city

June 27 Friday Arrival

Transfer to Hotel Skalka

http://prague-hotels.czechian.net/SKALKA_HOTEL.htm

June 28 Saturday Walking Tour

Official Opening Dinner

June 29 Sunday Walking Tour cont.

June 29 June 30 Monday

10:00-11:30 Introductory Class: History1. Dr. Richard Drtina

at Novotného lávka: www.csvts.cz

11:30-12:30 Lunch

12:45- 14:15 Introductory class: Literature 1. Dr.Bílek

July 1 Tuesday

10:00-11:30 Introductory Class: Czech Film 1. Dean of FAMU Michal Bregant

11:30-12:30 Lunch

12:45- 14:15 Class: Czech Film 2

July 2 Wednesday

10:00 Departure for Barrandov

10:30 Recepce Barrandov - 15 minute film then Tour of Barrandov

11:30 - 12:30 Lunch

13:30 Barrandov Studios http://www.barrandov.cz/

Bratři v Triku Studio with Mrs. Deitch

http://www.kratkyfilm.cz/engl/bratrivtriku.html

July 3 Thursday

10:00 -11:30 Visit to National Film Archives

http://www.nfa.cz/index.html?faid=10600

11:30 - 12:30 Lunch

14:30 Short films in Ponrepo: The Velvet Revolution and Silence

Lecture by Michal Bregant

July 4 Friday Field Trip (7 days trip): Karlovy Vary Film Festival

and Southern Bohemia

10:00 Both groups leave for Karlovy Vary from Skalka

Lecture (on bus) about KV Film Festival by Ronald Bergan,

Afternoon Film Festival registration

July 5 Saturday (8) Karlovy Vary Film Festival

http://www.karlovyvary.cz/index_aj.htm

http://www.iffkv.cz/

http://www.cinemafoundation.com/free9798/karlov.html

July 6 Sunday Karlovy Vary Film Festival

July 7 Monday Karlovy Vary Film Festival

17:00 Departure for Southern Bohemia -- Český Krumlov,

accommodation in Hotel Na Louži

http://www.ckrumlov.cz/uk/i_index.htm

July 3 Tuesda July 8 Tuesday

Morning Guided tour of the town of Český Krumlov

Afternoon Visit to the Castle and Baroque Theatre--Field Trips and lectures in and around Český Krumlov and free time

July 4 Wednes July 9 Wednesday

Walking Tour –Bryce Belcher

http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~rescuers/book/Chlup/chluplinks/sudeten.html

July 10 Thursday Back to Prague.

Return of FF students from KV around 22:00

July 11 Friday (14)

10:00-11:30 Class: History 2. Dr. Richard Drtina

11:30-12:30 Lunch

12:45- 14:15 Class: History 3. Dr. Drtina:

July 12 Saturday (15) Architecture lecture

11:30 - 12:30 Lunch

13:00- Architecture Walking Tour

July 13 Sunday

10:00 -11,30 Class: Jewish Studies in Czech Lands with Robert Müller

11:30 - 12:30 Lunch

13:30- 15:00 Field Trip: Visit Jewish Museums

http://www.jewishmuseum.cz/english/avkc.htm

http://www.jewishmuseum.cz/english/aexpo.htm

July 14 Monday

10:00-11:30 Class: History 4 Dr. Drtina

11:30-12:30 Lunch

12:45-14:00 Class: History 5 Dr. Drtina

14:30- 15:00 Field Trip: Departure for Karlštejn Castle

15:30 Guided tour of Karlštejn Castle

July 15 Tuesday

10:00 -11:30 Class: History 6 Dr. Drtina

11:30 - 12:30 Lunch

12:45- 14:15 Class: History 7 Dr. Drtina

July 16 Wednesday Field Trip: Theresienstadt

11:00 Guided tour of the concentration camp

Lunch in Theresienstadt

Afternoon: Visit to Lidice

July 17 Thursday

10: 00 -11:30 Class: Literature 2 Dr.Bílek

11:30 - 12:05 Lunch

12:15 – 13:45 Class: Literature 3

July 18 Friday Free Time

July 19 Saturday Free Time

July 20 Sunday Free Time

July 21 Monday

10:00 -11:30 Class: Literature 4 Dr.Bílek

11:30 - 12:30 Lunch

12:45- 14:15 Literature 5 Dr. Bílek

14:30-15:30 LIterature 6 Dr. Bilek

July 22 Tuesday

Drive to MORAVIA Petr Hora—world famous glass artist

Lunch with Petr Hora + his presentation

Afternoon Drive to Mikulov

Accommodation in Mikulov Eliška + Templ Hotel

http://www.mikulov.cz/index_eng.php

July 23 Wednesday

Tour of Mikulov with Barbora Hammond

19:30 Dinner and Wine-Tasting Moravian Wine Cellar
SOLAŘÍK

July 24 Thursday Drive to SLOVAKIA Nový Smokovec in High Tatras

Accommodation in Dr. Szontagh Hotel

http://www.slovak.com/ http://www.tanap.sk/szontagh.html

http://slovakia.eunet.sk/slovakia/tatra-mountains.html

http://www.tanap.sk/novysmokovec.html

July 25 Friday Visit to Levoča, Spišký Castle and Žehra Church

--guided by Mája Špernogová

Lunch with the guide

http://www.leafpile.com/TravelLog/Slovakia/Bratislava/Bratislava.htm

http://www.region.sk/levoca.html

July 26 Saturday Visit to Štrbské pleso (High Tatras glacial lake)

By funicular to Lomnický Štít

http://www.tanap.sk/visutalanovka.html

20:00 Dinner at Koliba Stará Lesná (Strojný, Bicko)

July 27 Sunday Červený Kláštor, rafting on the river Dunajec in

Pieniny National Park

http://www.region.sk/pieniny.htmlhttp://www.tanap.sk/leisure/rafting.html
Lunch in Chata Pieniny.

Back to Nový Smokovec

July 28 Monday Drive to MORAVIA

Accommodations in Blansko

July 29 Tuesday

10:00 Departure for Macocha Caves

http://www.blansko.cz/en/kras/mk- punkevni.php?lang=en

Drive to Kutná Hora

Accommodations U KATA, Uhelná 596

July 30 Wednesday Kutná Hora

http://www.kutnohorsko.cz/seznam/seznam.php?l=en&node=0 http://search.radio.cz/doma/kutnahora.html

Visit to Kostnice (Ossuary)→ Gothic Church of

St.Barbora

Lunch with a guide

Vlašský dvůr (medieval silver mines), Hrádek

Drive back to Prague

July 31 Thursday Work on Project

August 1 Friday Work on Project

August 2 Saturday Student Presentations

August 3 Student Presentations

Closing Dinner Nebozizek Restaurant

http://www.nebozizek.cz/nebozizek/html/nebozizek1.htm

End of Program

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