Daily Schedule: Culture and Style Study Abroad – Spring Interim 2016
Destinations: London, Bath, Florence, Rome, Pompeii
Theatre 202, Theatre 463 or Theatre 663
Faculty Leaders: Kathleen Donnelly and Roy Hoglund
Revised 5/20/2016
Lecture Location: May 16th – 20th in ACW 16
Monday: May 16th
Lecture: 9:00am – Noon
Topic: Classical to Gothic
Tuesday: May 17th
Lecture: 9:00am – Noon
Topic: Early to Late Renaissance
Wednesday: May 18th
Lecture: 9:00am – Noon
Topic: 17th and 18th Centuries
Thursday: May 19th
Lecture: 9:00am – Noon
Topic: Early 19th Century
Friday: May 20th
Lecture: 9:00am – Noon
Topic: Late 19th Century
11:30am: Tour Meeting
Saturday: May 21st – Travel day to London via Chicago
Coach will transport group from Oshkosh to Chicago O’Hare.
Meet in Parking Lot #30 which is by the Alumni Center by 8:45am. Please be on time, since the bus will
leave by 9:00am.
Aer Lingus Flight #122 departs Chicago at 3:50pm to Dublin (Terminal 2)
Sunday: May 22nd – Arrive in Dublin at 5:15am.
Aer Lingus Flight #152 departs Dublin at 6:40am and arrives at London Heathrow at 8:05am.
Underground from Heathrow to Manor Tube stop (Kent Hall Hotel)
Hotel: Kent Hall
Arrival, Check into Hotel (Kent Hall) – approximate arrival 10:30am
12:00pm –
Depart hotel and head to Covent Garden area via the Picadilly Line.
1:30pm Meet our tour guide, Geoff Levett, at the Westminster Bridge stairs to the River Bus
(exit 1 from Tube Station: Westminster Bridge ). Walking tour to include Houses of Parliament,
outside of Westminster Abbey, 10 Downing Street, Horse guards and the Banquet House.
4:00pm
Covent Garden
6:30pm
Welcome Dinner in Covent Garden area
Return to hotel after dinner.
LONDON, ENGLAND
Monday: May 23rd
Location: London
Itinerary:
10:00am: Tour of The Globe Theatre
Noon: Lunch in Bankside
2:00pm – 4:00pm: British Museum
5:00pm – Evensong at Westminster Abbey. This will give you a chance to see the inside of the Abbey, although
we are not doing a tour of it.
Tuesday: May 24th
Location: London
Itinerary:
9:30am: Head to the Green Park Station on the Picadilly line and see the Changing of the Guards.
11:00am: Tour St Pauls Church by Inigo Jones in Covent Garden.
12:00pm: Lunch in the underground café at St Martin’s Church
1:00pm: Take the Picadilly Line from Covent Garden and change at Holburn for the Central line to go to St.
Paul’s Cathedral. Tour St. Paul’s Cathedral
4:00pm -Break before performance. You can take the Millenium Bridge near St. Pauls, and walk across the
Thames River to get to the Globe Theatre.
7:30pm - Performance: Globe Theatre: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Wednesday: May 25th
Location: Day trip to Bath via train from Paddington Station to Bath Spa
Itinerary:
Leave Hotel at 7:30am. Take Underground Train to Paddington Station.
9:00am departure, arrive in Bath 10:28am.
10:30am – 12:30am - Roman Baths
12:30pm – 1:30pm - Lunch
1:45pm – 2:45pm - #1 Royal Crescent
3:00pm – 4:00pm - Museum of Bath Architecture
4:15pm – 6:00pm - Fashion Museum
6:30pm - Dinner in Bath at the Roman Bath Kitchens
8:43pm - Return to London. Arrive 10:16pm at Paddington Station
Thursday: May 26th
Location: London
Itinerary:
9:30am: Depart hotel, and take the Piccadilly Line to South Kensington Stop.
10:00 am: Victoria and Albert Museum - Costume Collection
11:30 am: Lunch – there is a café in the museum but many other eateries around the area.
12:30 pm: Victoria and Albert Museum – Decorative arts/furniture Collection
2:30 pm: Free time for rest of day.
Friday: May 27th
Location: London
Itinerary:
6:30am: Depart hotel. Take London Underground (Manor Tube stop) to Heathrow Airport.
11:05am: Brussels Airlines Flight #2094 departs London and arrives in Brussels at 1:10pm.
3:00pm: Brussels Airlines Flight #3181 departs Brussels, and arrives in Rome at 5:00pm.
6:00pm: Depart Rome Airport for Florence via Train
Leonardo Express Train to Rome Termini
7:35pm: Depart Rome Termini Station on Frecciarossa #9560 to Florence
9:07pm: Arrive in Florence at the train station and walk to hotel (5-10 minute walk)
Check into Hotel San Lorenzo
FLORENCE, ITALY
Hotel: Hotel San Lorenzo
Saturday: May 28th
Itinerary:
AM: Walking Tour of Florence, visit markets
3:30pm: Galleria dell Accademia (Florence 72 hour Pass)
Sunday: May 29th
Location: Florence
Itinerary:
10:00am: Pitti Palace – Palatine Apartments and Gallery of Costume (Florence 72 hour Pass)
Noon: Lunch in the café at Pitti Palace
1:00pm: Boboli Gardens
3:00pm – Free time for rest of evening
Monday: May 30th
Location: Florence
Itinerary:
AM: Basilica Santa Croce (Florence 72 hour Pass)
AFT: Palazzo Vecchio (Florence 72 hour Pass)
Tuesday: May 31st
Location: Florence
Itinerary:
9:00 AM: Uffizi Gallery (Florence 72 hour Pass)
AFT: Free time
ROME, ITALY
Hotel: Hotel Nizza
Wednesday: June 1st
Location: Florence to Rome via train.
Itinerary:
8:15am: Leave Hotel and walk to Train station in Florence.
9:08 am Train departs Florence and arrives in Rome Termini at 10:40am. (Frecciarossa #9509)
Walk from Rome Termini to Hotel Nizza. Check into Hotel.
* Hotel Nizza will require a 10 euro deposit from each person as a security deposit for damages. You will get this
back if the room is not damaged.
Noon: Lunch
1:00pm: Take the train from Roma Termini to Roman Forum (Roma Pass) and Palatine Hill
Roman Colosseum (Roma Pass) and Arch of Constantine (Train stop: Colosseo – B Line)
Thursday: June 2nd
Location: Rome
Itinerary:
9:00am - Leave for Borghese Gallery and tour the gardens. (Train to Piazza di Spagna – A Line)
10:00am - Collect tickets for Borghese Gallery visit
11:00am – 1:00pm - Borghese Gallery - Visit (inc audio guides) (Roma Pass)
1:00pm – Lunch
2:30pm - Pantheon (Train stop: Barberini – A Line – then walk 15 minutes)
3:30pm - Walking Tour: Piazza Navona
Friday: June 3rd
Location: Day trip to Pompeii via Train
Itinerary:
Leave hotel at 8:00am and walk to Rome Termini.
8:48am Train departs Rome Termini to Napoli Centrale. Arrives at 9:55am.
Walk thru terminal to Napoli Garabaldi to take the Circumvesuviana Train to Pompeii.
10:41am: Train departs for Pompeii Scavi, Villa del Misteri stop. Arrives at 11:17am.
Lunch outside entrance to Pompeii.
12:15pm: Walk to entrance of excavation site. Meet Tour Guide for a guided tour.
Spend day at Pompeii. Recommend you bring water along.
2:15pm: Tour Ends. Explore Pompeii.
5:37pm: Train returns to Naples Garibaldi station, Arrives at 6:13pm.
Dinner break.
7:30pm: Depart Naples Central Station to Rome Termini. Arrive at 8:40pm.
Walk back to hotel.
Saturday: June 4th
Location: Rome
Itinerary:
9:00am: Leave hotel to visit The Tempietto
Walking Tour: Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II
Spanish Steps and Trevi Fountain
Hotel check of rooms for refund of deposit.
End of Tour Dinner – Location TBD
Sunday: June 5th -Travel Day return Oshkosh via Chicago O’Hare
Leave hotel at 7:00am to Termini Train Station.
Take the Leonardo Express train to Fiumicino Airport in Rome.
Aer Lingus Flight # 403 departs Rome at 11:15am. Arrives in Dublin at 1:45pm.
Aer Lingus Flight # 125 departs Dublin at 3:50pm. Arrives in Chicago at 6:15pm. (Terminal 5)
Coach picks up at O’Hare and transports back to Oshkosh.
Approximate arrival time in Oshkosh is 10:30pm.