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:                         10-11:30             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                       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