ASM / Ag 2191 Itinerary for Germany 2013
March 21- March 31, 2013
Red – yet to be finalized, Travel Agency finalizes or Anja finalizes
Blue – yet to be finalized, MU finalizes
Green – finalized, ready to move
Thursday, March 21 = Depart Columbia by Bus to St Louis Airport for Frankfort.
4:30 am Depart COU for STL Airport
9:37am Depart St. Louis Lambert-St Louis Int'l Airport, Saint Louis, MO
Delta Airlines - 1357
12:09pm ArriveAirport: Atlanta Int'l Airport
5:20 pm Depart Atlanta Int'l Airport
Delta Airlines - 014
Friday, March 22 - Stay overnight in Stuttgart
7:40 am Arrive Frankfurt, Germany, get luggage, get money, etc., change
Clothes for tour at John Deere. Travel agency secures bus..
9:00 am Depart for Mannheim (79.3km about1 hour 7 mins)
Quick snack along the way at Rasthof
10:40 am Arrival in Mannheim
Locate JD facility
12:00 pm Arrival at John Deere Works Mannheim, Gate 1,
John-Deere-Str. 90,
68163 Mannheim
Welcome at our John Deere Forum
12:30 pm. Lunch
1:15 pm. Factory tour
3:15 pm. Museum visit
3:30 pm. John Deere Forum and Shop
3:45 pm. End of Program
3:45 pm Depart for Stuttgart – (378 km, 3 hours 46 mins)
7:35 pm check into hostel, Go out and get supper in Stuttgart
Internet Access – Yes; Ethernet cable needed - Free
InternationalesStudenen Hotel
Neckarstraße 172
70190 Stuttgart
Tel.:49 (0)711/41430-200 Fa x: 49 (0)711/4I430-299
Saturday, March 23 – Stay overnight in Munich
7:00 amBreakfast at Youth Hostel in Stuttgart
8:15 amDepart for Mercedes Museum – travel agency secures tickets
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 for Neuschwanstein Castle (222 km, 2 hours 20 mins)
12:30 pmLunch en Route to Füssen at reststop
2:30 pmArrive at Neuschwanstein/ Pick-up tickets/ - travel agency secures tickets.
40 minutes walk to the castle
3:45 pmGuided tour of Neuschwanstein Castle
6:00 pmDepart for Munich (128 km, 1 hour 49 mins)
8:00pmArrive in Munich, Check into youth hostel & supper in Munich
Internet Access – Yes; Wi-Fi - Free
Jugendgästehaus Hotel 4You München
Hirtenstr.18
80335 München
Tel. 49 (0)89/5521660 Fax: 49 (0)89/55 216666
Sunday, March 24 – Stay overnight in Munich
7:30 am Breakfast
8:30 amDepart for Deutsches Museum – travel agency secure tickets
9:00 amTour Deutsches Museum, shopping, and lunch in Munich near
Deutsches Museum
1:15 pm Depart for Dachau Concentration Camp – 22.9 km (ca 26 mins)
2:00 pm Tour Dachau Concentration Camp – Travel agency secure tickets
and tour guide.
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 secures Tickets
6: 30pmSupperat the Hofbrauhaus (Bavarian Night)
Internet Access – Yes; Wi-Fi - Free
Jugendgästehaus Hotel 4You München
Hirtenstr.18
80335 München
Tel. 49 (0)89/5521660 Fax: 49 (0)89/55 216666
Monday, March 25 - Stay overnight in Nuernberg
7:00 amBreakfast
8:00 amBus load and departurefor Weihenstephan (Weihenstephan is the
TUM-Campus in Freising) (148 km, 1 hour 42 mins)
10:00 amGuided Tour through "Weihenstephan Brewery" founded in 1040,
is the oldest brewery in the world
11:30 amWelcome at TUM and Agricultural Systems
Engineering (Prof. em. Heinz Bernhardt)
11:45 amTopic one -
12:00 pmTopic two -
12:30 pmLunch at refectory (Ass. Prof. ______)
1:15 pmBus toWittenfeld(Farm -Mr. Muhr) 2) (83.9 km, 1 hour 15 mins)
2:30 pmVisit of Muhr-Farm
4:00 pmDeparture for Nuernberg– 165 km (about 2 hours 15 mins)
6:30 pm Check into Youth Hostel, Supper on your own in Nuernberg
A & O Hostel in Nurnberg
Bahnhofstraße 13-15
Deutschland - 90402 Nürnberg
49 (0)911 30 91 68 - 44 00
Internet access = yes; cost ?
Tuesday, March 26 – stay overnight in Lichtenfels
7:30 am Breakfast
8:30 am Bus loaded and travel to Castle of Nuernberg
9:00 amTour Castle of Nuernberg – Tickets secured by travel agency
11:00 am depart for Zeppelinfeld, Nazi Party Rally Grounds, Grand Road
12:00 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.
2:30 pm Travel to Lichtenfels - (97.4 km about 1 hour 30 mins)
4:30 pmTour Vierzehnheiligen Basilica – travel agency setup speaker
5:00 pmSouvener shopping at the Basilica and typical German snack at
the Vierzehnheiigen Bistro
5:30 pm Travel to Coburg (20 km, 30 Min)
6:00 pm Check into Youth hostel, prepare for evening BB Que with
Univ. of Coburg Student Race Car Team?
6:45 pm Tour and Supper downtown with the international students
fromCoburg?
8:00 pmTravel back to Lichtenfels for the evening.
8:30 pm Arrive in Lichtenfels (21.6 km, 22 min)
Hotel Preussischer Hof in Lichtenfels
Bamberger-Str. 30 - 96215 Lichtenfels / Oberfranken –
Tel. 49 (0) 95 71 / 50 15 –
Email:
Free Internet WLAN access
Wednesday, March 27– Stay overnight in Lichtenfels
7:30 am Breakfast
8:30 amTravel to University of Applied Sciences, Coburg (21 km, 22 min)
9:00 amTour University of Coburg
Greeted by Vice President Prof. JuergenKrahl?
Presentation by Leon Schumacher?
9:30Tour of Mechanical Engineering (split into two groups)
Prof HartmutGnueschke – Engine Test Cell (30 min) and demonstration of “car maker” (software to test vehicle handling)
10:30 Tour of Chemistry Labs? – Prof Krahl ?
12:00 pmLunch at Mensa
1:00 pm Depart for Farm(s) visit on 27 March to Hessenhof - close to
Coburg (15 min to get there, 2.5 hr tour)
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4:00 pm Tour Farm(s) near Coburg bus ride to Effelder - bio energy town -tour
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6:30 pmTravel back to Lichtenfels (21 km, 22 min)
7:00 pm Back at Hostel,
7:30 pm Supper in DowntownLichtenfels, prepare for trip to Berlin.
Hotel Preussischer Hof in Lichtenfels
Bamberger-Str. 30 - 96215 Lichtenfels / Oberfranken –
Tel. 49 (0) 95 71 / 50 15 –
Email:
Free Internet WLAN access
Thursday, March 28 = Stay overnight in Berlin (holiday,
7:00 amBreakfast
8:40 am Bus loaded & depart for VesteCoburg
9:30amArrive VesteCoburg and tour Castle – travel agency secures
tickets
11:30 am Lunch in downtown Coburg with Coburg students?
1:30 pmTake bus to the train station from Lichtenfels, (21 km, 22mins)
2:10 pmTrain - ICE to Berlin; (59 Euro/person)
6:05pmTrain Arrives in Berlin, Hbf
6:10 pm Purchase tickets for public transportation,
Catch U-bahn to youth Hostel in Berlin check into Hostel.
7:00 pm Depart for evening meal in Berlin via U-bahn –
potential shopping until 10:00 pm at Bahnhof Zoo or Kreuzberg (both are cheaper, inexpensive Shopping centers) (Bus #100 or #200)
Thursday, March 27 = Overnight stay in Berlin
Internet Access – only 2 computers; 1.5 Euro / hr
Jugendgästehaus Central
NikolsburgeSr tr.2 -4
10717 Berlin
Tel. 49 (0)30-8730188 Fax: 49 (0)30-8613485
Friday, March 29 = Stay overnight in Berlin (Good Friday)
7:00amBreakfast at youth Hostel in Berlin
7:30 amTrain to Potsdam
9:00amArrive in Potsdam- Travel to via bus/tram/walk
9:30 amArrive at Palace of Sanssouci
10:00 amTour – Palace of Sanssouci
11:30 am Conclude Tour Palace of Sanssouci, Lunch / Shopping Potsdam
1:00 pmTravel to downtown Berlin via Metro to Topographie Des Terrors
2:30 pmTour of Topographie Des Terrors, near check point Charlie
need to secure tickets?
5:00 pm begin travel back to Berlin & Youth Hostel
6:30 pm Arrive downtown Berlin, evening meal on own
Internet Access – only 2 computers; 1.5 Euro / hr
Jugendgästehaus Central
NikolsburgeSr tr.2 -4
10717 Berlin
Tel. 49 (0)30-8730188 Fax: 49 (0)30-8613485
Saturday, March 30 = Stay overnight In Berlin (last day to do shopping)
7:30 am Breakfast
8:30 amBegin tour of Berlin (Alexanderplatz, Kurfürstendamm,
Checkpoint Charlie, PotsdamerPlatz, Brandenburg Gate, 1936 Olympic Stadium, Berlin Wall, Parliament) Museum Island (like the Louvre in Paris/ Manhattan New York City), Pergamon, Nophretete, - 5 museums on an island. Potential for boat tour @ 8.00 Euro / person
6:00 pm Supper on your own, farewell activities in Berlin
Internet Access – only 2 computers; 1.5 Euro / hr
Jugendgästehaus Central
NikolsburgeSr tr.2 -4
10717 Berlin
Tel.49 (0) 30-8730188 Fax: 49 (0)30-8613485
Sunday, March 31 – Return trip home
5:00 am Breakfast ?
5:30 am Depart for Berlin Airport
6:30 am Arrive at Berlin Airport (~3 hour check-in before departure)
9:00 am Depart for Amsterdam (Schipol)
KLM - 1822
10:25 am Arrive in Amsterdam
11:45 pmDepart for Minneapolis, MN
Delta Airlines - 0049
1:45 pm Arrive in Minneapolis, MN
3:00pm Depart for St. Louis
Delta Airlines - 1987
4:45 pm Arrive in St. Louis
5:30 pm Depart on Bus to Columbia
7:30 pm Arrive in Columbia