ASM / Ag 2190
CAFNR / Engineering Students in Germany
March 2016
MU Contacts
Arrangement confirmed
3/17/2016
Saturday, March 26, 2016 (sleep on plane)
5:30 amLeave Columbia
7:30 amArrive in St. Louis
9:55 pm Depart for Philadelphia(American Airlines AA3998N)
1:01 pm Arrive in Philadelphia
6:35 pmDepart for Munich (American Airlines AA716N), Germany
Sunday, March 27, 2016stay overnight in Wittenberg
8:55 amArrive Munich
9:25 amMeet busDepart by Busfor Nueremberg (2 hr, 170 km)
11.00 amArrive Nueremberg
11:15 amTour Castle of Nuernberg – Tickets secured by travel agency
12:30 pmConclude Tour; Depart for Zeppelinfeld, Nazi Party Rally Grounds, and 1:00 pm Lunch at Hauptmarkt in downtown Nuernberg, drop by St. Lorenz
Kirche - St. Lawrence’s Church (rebuilt after badly damaged during
WWII) – drive / ride with bus.
3:00 pm Take bus to Wittenberg, (3 hr 30 min, 344 km)
6:30 pm Arrive Wittenberg, birthplace of protestant reformation
7:00 pm Check into Youth Hostle
7:30 pm Supper downtown at The Brewery Pub
DJH Jugendherberge Wittenberg
Schlossstraße 14/15, 06886 Lutherstadt
Wittenberg, GermanyTel.: 49 3491 - 50 52 05Fax: 49 3491 - 50 52 06E-Mail:wittenberg(at)jugendherberge.deFacebook:HI Hostel Lutherstadt Wittenberg Germany
Monday, March 28, 2016- Stay overnight in Berlin
7:00 am Breakfast
9:00 – 11:00 a.m. English guided City tour through Wittenberg
11.00 a.m. Time for individual explorations, Lunch
11:00 a.m. Bus at the hostel, baggage loading
12:00 p.m. Transfer to Berlin
2:00 p.m. Arrival at the hostel – pass for Ubahn / bus travel – Meet Annemarie
3:00 pm Get new maps when we arrive at train station
Depart for downtown Berlin via Ubhan ?
Walking tour ofBerlin (Alexanderplatz, Kurfürstendamm,
Checkpoint Charlie, PotsdamerPlatz, Brandenburg Gate
Supper at or near PotsdamerPlatz
Hostel ACAMA + Hostel Berlin Kreuzberg
Address: TempelhoferUfer 8-9
10963 Berlin
Telephone+49 30 2593048-0
Fax+49 30 2593048-29
in
Free Internet
Tuesday, March29, 2016 - Stay overnight in Berlin
7:00 amBreakfast at youth Hostel in Berlin
7:30 amTrain to Potsdam –pass for Ubahn / bus travel
9:00 amArrive in Potsdam- Travel to via bus/tram/walk
9:30 amTour Ag Engineering Research Center - ATB
Memo sent 11/18/15 to Ms Foltan - Confirmed
11:30 am Conclude Tour of ATB, walk by Palace of Sanssouci? -
Lunch / Shopping Potsdam
1:00 pmTravel to downtown Berlin via Metro to Topographie Des Terrors
No fee for this, no set time; this is a self paced tour.
2:30 pmTour of Topographie Des Terrors, near check point Charlie
5:00 pm begin Take Train back to Berlin & Youth Hostel
6:30 pm Arrive downtown Berlin, evening meal on own
Hostel ACAMA + Hostel Berlin Kreuzberg
Address: TempelhoferUfer 8-9
10963 Berlin
Telephone+49 30 2593048-0
Fax+49 30 2593048-29
in
Free Internet
Wednesday, March 30, 2016= Stay overnight in Colonge (Koln)
5:15 amBreakfast at youth Hostel in Berlin
6:00 amDepart for Berlin Hbf
7:48 am Take Train (ICE)to Bielefeld
10:20 am Arrive Bielefeld 2.32 hrs.
10:30 amMeet Bus and Travel to Claas @ Harsewinkel 29 km; 60 min
11:00 am Tour Claas – World Headquarters for Claas Combines
Sent email to Chris Nation and Daniela Meyerzuhoberge
on 11/18/15, confirmed 11/19/15
2:00 pm Lunch @ Claas
3:45 pm Travel to Cologne by bus: 179 km; 2 hr 30 min.
6:30 pm Check into youth hostel in Cologne
6:30 pm Supper in Cologne along the Rhine River
Jugendherberge Köln-Deutz
Siegessstraße 5
50679 Köln
Tel.: 0221 / 814711
Fax: 0221 / 884425 -
Thursday, March 31, 2016 - Easy morning in Cologne…
7:30 am Breakfast @ Youth Hostel
Cologne or Tour DOM (cathedral) = free self tour
If guided tower and treasure chamber, then 5,50 € / person
9:00 am Begin tour
12:30 am Complete tour, meet at bus
1:00 pmTake Bus to Frankfurt fordeparture on Sunday Via A1 and A2,
Distance: 178.2 km Estimated Time: 2 h 8 min.
3:30 am Tour SchlossVollrads – Vineyard - Christian Cavallo – 49 67 23 66 27
Confirmed by email via Christian Cavallo 12/02/15
Reception in the Lordly Courtyard, stroll through the vineyards
surrounding the palace, information about the operation in the press house,
cellar and bottling. Wine tasting in the SchllossVollards (10 Euro)
Telefon 49 6723/66-0 Fax 49 6723/6667
5:30 pm Travel to Youth Hostel in Frankfurt
Jugendherberge Frankfurt - Haus der Jugend
Deutschherrnufer 12, Sachsenhausen,
60594 Frankfurt, Germany
Friday, April 1, 2016 Stay overnight in Stuttgart
7:15 am Depart by Bus for Wachtersbach (~45 min.) Via A3 and A66,
Distance: 61.9 km
9:00 am Arrive for tour at Weidenhof Dairy Farm
Begin tour of Dairy Farm
10:30 am Tour Dairy Processing facilities
12:30 pm Lunch at Weidenhof–
1:30 pmDepart from Weidenhof, travel by bus to Stuttgart – (260 km, 2 hours 45
mins)
5:35 pm check into hostel
6:00 pm Go out and get supper in Stuttgart
Internet Access – Yes; - Free
InternationalesStudenen Hotel
Neckarstraße 172
70190 Stuttgart
Tel.: 49 (0) 711/41430-200 Fax: 49 (0) 711/4I430-299
Saturday, April 2, 2016 Stay overnight in Munich
7:00 amBreakfast at Youth Hostel in Stuttgart
8:15 amDepart by Bus for Mercedes Museum –
9:00 amTour Mercedes Museum (open 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily –
+49(0)711-17 30 000, faxing +49(0)711-17 30 400)
11:30 amDepart by bus forNeuschwansteinCastle (222 km, 2 hours 20 mins)
12:30 pmLunch en Route to Füssen at raststop or grab bag lunch to eat enroute.
2:00 pmArrive at Neuschwanstein/ Pick-up tickets/ - travel agency secures tickets after 12/31/15 for tour of two Castles.
40 minutes walk to the castle
2:45 pmGuided tour of Neuschwanstein Castle
4:30 pm Guided tour of Hohenschwangau Castle
6:30 pmDepart for Munich (128 km, 1 hour 49 mins)
8:30 pmArrive in Munich, Check into youth hostel & supper in Munich
Internet Access – Yes; Wi-Fi - Free
JugendherbergeMünchen-City
Wendl-Dietrich-Str. 20
80634 München
Tel: +49 89 2024449-0
Fax: +49 89 2024449-13
Sunday, April 3, 2016 Stay overnight in Munich
7:30 am Breakfast
8:30 amDepart by Bus for Deutsches Museum
9:00 am Tour Deutsches Museum, shopping, and lunch in Munich near
Deutsches Museum
1:15 pm Depart by bus for Dachau Concentration Camp – 22.9 km (ca 26 mins)
2:00 pm Tour Dachau Concentration Camp –tour in English
4:00 pm Load bus and return to youth hostel
5:00 pm Arrive in Munich
6:00 pm depart for Hofbrauhaus (walking) – ASM faculty picks up Tickets, approximately
6: 30pmSupper at the Hofbrauhaus (Bavarian Night) studentswalk back to hostel
JugendherbergeMünchen-City
Wendl-Dietrich-Str. 20
80634 München
Tel: +49 89 2024449-0
Fax: +49 89 2024449-13
Monday, April 4, 2016Stay overnight in Munich
6:30 amBreakfast
7:30 amDepart by Bus forWeihenstephan (Weihenstephan is the
TUM-Campus in Freising) (45 km, 40 mins)
8:30 am Discussion with Ag Engineering Research Institute Faculty
Confirmed by email 12/3/15 via MsFogl
9:30 amTravel to and tour Dairy Farm
VersuchstationVeitshof
Veitsmüllerweg 4
D-85354 Freising-Weihenstephan
The production manager is Horst Laffert.
11:00 amLunch at refectory or Mensa (Prof. Heinz Bernhardt ) ? Ms. Vogl?
12:30 pmGuided Tour through "Weihenstephan Brewery" founded in 1040,
is the oldest brewery in the world
2:45 pm Depart by Bus to Wittenfeld (Farm -Mr. Thomas Muhr) 2) (83.9 km,
1 hour 15 mins)
4:00 pmVisit of Thomas Muhr-Farm
Confirmed by email by Thomas Muhr on 12/1/15,.
6:00 pmDeparture for Munich– 108 km (about 1 hours 20 mins)
7:15 pm Return into Youth Hostel, Supper as a group in Munich??
JugendherbergeMünchen-City
Wendl-Dietrich-Str. 20
80634 München
Tel: +49 89 2024449-0
Fax: +49 89 2024449-13
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 – Return trip home (American Airlines)
7:00 am Breakfast
8:45 am Depart for MunichAirport via Charter Bus
9:15 am Arrive at MunichAirport
12:15 amDepart for Philadelphia (American Airlines - AA717M)
3:20 pm Arrive Philadelphia
6:50 pm Depart for St. Louis (American Airlines – AA4568M)
8:32 pmArrive St. Louis
9:15 pm Depart for Columbia
11:00 pm Arrive in Columbia