Europe Trip 2001

Overnight flight from the United States. Meet at High School at 9:30 a.m. or meet the group at the Minneapolis airport no later than 12:00 noon. Our first flight is Continental Airlines #4004 to Cleveland.

Day 2: Wednesday, June 13, Arrival London

Welcome to London, the cosmopolitan capital city of the United Kingdom. A tour guide will meet us at the airport and take us to our hotel. Settle into your hotel, and then hop on the "Tube" to explore this vast metropolis.

Day 3: Thursday, June 14, Stonehenge-Salisbury-Bath-London

Today step back to prehistoric times at the Neolithic edifice of Stonehenge. Afterwards visit the majestic cathedral town of Salisbury before continuing on to the delightful Georgian town of Bath. Originally the site of the Roman town of Acquae Sulis, you will see the remains of the public baths and discover how engineering skills allowed them to make use of the hot springs nearby. Return to London in time for dinner.

Day 4: Friday, June 15, Arrival in Stockholm -- Link To Web Page With Details About Swedish Trip

Fly to Stockholm, see times below. Arrival at Arlanda at 5 pm. Take bus to Fredrika Bremer High School where our Swedish hosts will meet us. Spend evening with host families.

Day 5: Saturday, June 16, Stockholm

1. We will meet at Slottsbacken (behind the Royal Castle) a 10 am for a tour of the Old town includning Storkyrkan (the Big Cathedral) and a exterior look at the Royal Castle. The tour will take around 2 hours.

2. We then take the ferry from Skeppsbron to royal island Djurgarden where we have lunch at Rosendals garden café, bring picnic or buy excellent sandwiches and cakes at the café.

3. During the afternoon you will have time for individual sightseeing.

Day 6: Sunday, June 17, Stockholm

1. We meet at Arsta brygga at 8 am where we take a boat to Uto in the archipelago. We arrive at Uto at 10 am and returns at 12. 43 pm.

2. During day: Time for individual activities.

3. Evening: Midsummer´s party at Dalaro.

Day 7: Monday, June 18, Stockholm

1. We meet at 9.00 am at Stadhuskajen where we take the ferry to Drottningholm castle, the Chinese pavallion and the Drottningholm castle theatre. Arrive at 10.30 pm. Bus and subway back to Stockholm in the afternoon.

2. During day: Time for individual sightseeing.

3. Evening: We meet at Sodermalms torg by Slussen at 6 pm from where we walk to the old quarters at Fjallgatan. Dinner at Herman´s Vegetarian restaurant, with a great view over Stockholm.

Day 8: Tuesday, June 19, Stockholm-Copenhagen

The hosts bring their guest to pendeltaget. The train to Copenhagen leaves at 8.18 am so you must take the 6.57 am train. That gives you 1 hour at the Central station before the train departs. Depart Stockholm at 8:18 AM, arrive in Copenhagen at 13:28 (1:28 p.m.). Transfer to your homestay, where you will enjoy an evening with your Danish family. In Denmark, assemble at School - accommodations made. 10th grade graduation ceremony at GVS

Day 9: Wednesday, June 20, Copenhagen

For references to the below mentioned sights visit <http://www.aok.dk> www.aok.dk, which comes in an English version too.

Assembly at GVS (School) 9:00 am: Sightseeing: Cph.Town Hall, Stroeget, Queen Margrethe II's residence, Nyhavn, The Little Mermaid, Christiansborg (The Danish Parliament), Christiania..

Day 10: Thursday, June 21, Copenhagen

Assembly at GVS 9:00 am: Trip to Elsinore to see Hamlet's castle (Kronborg or Castle Elsinore). Stroll through the historic town of Elsinore. Return to Copenhagen, where the students will have some time of their own before returning to their respective host families.

Day 11: Friday, June 22, Copenhagen

Assembly at GVS 9:00 am: Visit to Statens Museum for Kunst (National Museum of Art). Afterwards we go across the street to see the Crown Jewels at Castle Rosenborg. In the afternoon the students will have some time of their own. We assembly outside the main entrance to Tivoli Gardens at 7:00 pm. We will spend the evening in the historic amusement park of Tivoli Gardens. Students return to their respective host families.

Day 12: Saturday, June 23, Copenhagen- Overnight Train

Time to say au revoir to host families + maybe some time to shop before boarding the train for Deutschland (Germany). Enjoy your final afternoon in Copenhagen before boarding an overnight train bound for Frankfurt, Germany. The train departs Copenhagen at 6:48 PM and arrives in Frankfurt at 6:18 AM.

Day 13: Sunday, June 24, Frankfurt- Lohr am Main, Germany

This morning, arrive in the cosmopolitan German city of Frankfurt. Take a city sightseeing tour before continuing on to the small town of Lohr, where you will be enjoying your final days with a German homestay family.

Day 14: Monday, June 25, Lohr am Main, Germany

See below for activities. Exact dates and times being worked out.

Day 15: Tuesday, June 26, Lohr

See below for activities. Exact dates and times being worked out.

Day 16: Wednesday, June 27, Lohr

See below for activities. Exact dates and times being worked out. Enjoy your last day in the beautiful countryside of Germany!

Day 17: Thursday, June 28, Return flight

Transfer to the airport in Frankfurt, where you will board a plane back to the US with many long-lasting memories.

Flight and Train Information

1. June 12, 2001: Continental Airlines #4004

Departs Minneapolis: 2:00 PM

Arrives Cleveland: 4:55 PM

Overnight Flight from Cleveland: Continental Airlines #66

Departs Cleveland: 6:00 PM

Arrives London, Gatwick: 6:40 AM

2. June 15, 2001: British Airways #780

Departs London, Heathrow: 1:40 PM

Arrives Stockholm: 5:05 PM

3. June 19, 2001: Train

Depart Stockholm 8:18 am

Arrive Copenhagen 13:28 (1:28 p.m.)

4. June 23, 2001: Train From Copenhagen, Denmark to Frankfurt (Lohr), Germany.

Overnight train with some "basic" sleeping arrangements.

Depart Copenhagen 21:00 (9:00 p.m.)

Transfer in Malmo: Arrive 21:35 (9:35 p.m.) Depart Malmo: 21:52 (9:52 p.m.) (The travel agent doesn't think we have to get off the

train- they will load the train onto a ferry.)

Transfer in Berlin: Arrive: 6:47 a.m. Depart: 7:39 a.m.

Arrive Frankfurt: 11:44 am

5. June 29, 2001: Continental Airlines #51

Departs Frankfurt: 11:30 AM

Arrives Newark: 2:00 PM

Continental Airlines #695

Departs Newark: 3:35 PM

Arrives Minneapolis: 5:57 PM

Hotel and Host Teacher Phone Numbers

London Hotel Information:

June 13 - 14, 2001

Central Park Hotel

49 Queensborough Terrace

London W2 3SS, United Kingdom

Telephone: 011.44.207.229.2424

Peter Tollmar, Sweden: Home: 011-46-8-653-0436 Cell Phone: 011-46-73-642-3661

Anders Nielsen, Denmark: Home: 011-45-3-871-3712 School: 011-45-3-834-9350

Rainer Emrich, Germany: Cell Phone: 011-49-172-207-0868

E-trav Travel Agency: (Jennifer Leong-Agent) Toll Free: 1-877-773-8728 After Hours Emergency: call collect- (814) 949-0452

Samples of Events In Different Countries

Sweden -- Click Here to See the Web Page With More Details and Web Page Links

1. Friday: walk in old town, a short visit to the Nobel museum (situated in the Old town), picnic on Djurgarden (a big park) and then the afternoon off (time to visit the Wasa museum, Skansen ). In the evening there is a concert with Tityo, a Swedish soul singer, at the amusement park Grona Lund.

2. Saturday: The whole day is spend in the archipelago. Some kind of midsummer night dinner party at Dalar & ouml; (an exclusive suburb by the water).

3. Sunday: Drottningholms castle. We will take the boat at 10 am (takes 1 hour) and go back by bus at around 2pm (30 min). The afternoon

off. Dinner at a restaurant in the evening with great view over Stockholm.

Denmark

Tueday 19th: Assembly at School - accommodations made. 10th grade graduation ceremony at GVS

Wednesday 20th: Assembly at GVS 9:00 am: Sightseeing: Cph.Town Hall, Stroeget, Queen Margrethe II's residence, Nyhavn, The Little Mermaid, Christiansborg (The Danish Parliament), Christiania.

Thursday 21st:: Assembly at GVS 9:00 am: Trip to Elsinore to see Hamlet's castle (Kronborg or Castle Elsinore). Stroll through the historic town of Elsinore. Return to Copenhagen, where the students will have some time of their own before returning to their respective host families.

Friday 22nd: Assembly at GVS 9:00 am: Visit to Statens Museum for Kunst (National Museum of Art). Afterwards we go across the street to see the Crown Jewels at Castle Rosenborg. In the afternoon the students will have some time of their own. We assembly outside the main entrance to Tivoli Gardens at 7:00 pm. We will spend the evening in the historic amusement park of Tivoli Gardens. Students return to their respective host families.

Saturday 23rd: Time to say au revoir to host families + maybe some time to shop before boarding the train for Deutschland.

For references to the above mentioned sights visit <http://www.aok.dk> www.aok.dk, which comes in an English version too.

Other Web Sites About Denmark in English: http://www.copenhagenpictures.dk/

www.copenhagenpictures.dk

http://www.aok.dk/Copenhagen/Visiting_Copenhagen/

Germany

1. Spend a day at the High School.

2. Visit the beautiful medieval city and castle of Rothenburg.

3. Visit very beautiful Wurzburg, about 30 minutes from Lohr.

4. Have a guided tour through the nice little town Lohr (at the river Main).

5. Visit the concentration camp at Dachau.

6. Separate tours with the host families.

7. Barbeque with families and large group.

Alternate Return Flights for Denine Voegeli and Polly Gower

June 26, 2001

1. Air France #1319

Departs Frankfurt 10:40 AM

Arrives Paris, Charles de Gaulle 11:55 AM

2. Air France #44

Departs Paris, Charles de Gaulle 2:00 PM

Arrives Atlanta 5:25 PM

3. Air France #8822

Departs Atlanta 8:15 PM

Arrives Minneapolis 10:00 PM