Projected Itinerary Poland

Societies in Transition: Romania

PROJECTED ITINERARY

DAY CITY ACTIVITIES
Day 1
Monday
October 7 Chicago/Budapest Flight to Budapest, Hungary
Day 2
Tuesday
October 8 Budapest Arrive in Budapest about midday

Afternoon free in Budapest.

Dinner with Poland students.
Day 3
Wednesday
October 9 Budapest Day free in Budapest to explore, sip coffee and eat pastries, visit sights, travel to art colony of Szentendre, relax, or whatever!
Day 4
Thursday
October 10 Budapest/Cluj Travel by motor coach from Budapest to Cluj-Napoca, Romania; possible visit to Orradea, Romania, enroute.

Welcome reception with our hosts from Babe-Bolyai University.
Day 5
Friday
October 11 Cluj Meetings with university representatives from various departments and visit to BBU classes.

Meetings with representatives of social organizations (hospital, orphanage, AIDS, etc).

Walking tour of Cluj. Possible visit to synagogue, or concert or folk music event.
Day 6
Saturday
October 12 Cluj Free morning to spend with hosts and their families, perhaps rambling through museums and antique shops of Cluj, or strolling in the very large and beautiful city park.

If the weather is good, picnic in the neighboring hills with our Romanian peers or visits to nearby villages.
Day 7
Sunday
October 13 Cluj/Sighisoara/Brasov Visit local (Romanian Orthodox or Hungarian Catholic) church in the morning.

Travel to Sighisoara (an old medieval town with a Saxon-German past), visiting rural villages en route.

Sightseeing in Sighisoara, including walking tour of old city.

In the late afternoon, relax and sip coffee in a local cafe and visit with Sighisoara hosts.

Travel to Brasov (another of the seven Saxon towns), where we will spend the night with a local family.
Day 8
Monday
October 14 Brasov area Walking tour of the old city of Brasov. Visits to historic mountain communities (Sinaia, Predeal, Poiana Brasov).
Day 9
Tuesday
October 15 Brasov/Bran/Bucharest Visit Bran castle (associated with Vlad Dracul, or Count Dracula) and local villages en route. If there is time, we may also visit Poienari, another "Dracula" castle -- less famous, though probably more legitimate.

Drive into Bucharest in the late afternoon.

Evening dinner with Bucharest hosts.
Day 10
Wednesday
October 16 Bucharest City tour in morning, visiting the "Paris of the East."

In the afternoon, meeting with representatives of US Embassy and local businesspeople, artists, educators, and politicians.
Day 11
Thursday
October 17 Bucharest In the morning, continued meetings with representatives of various sectors of society.

Free afternoon to rest up for trip home or to do last minute shopping.
Day 12
Friday
October 18 Bucharest/Chicago Travel home.

Projected Itinerary for Poland

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DAY	CITY	ACTIVITIES
Day 1 Monday October 7	Chicago/Budapest	Flight to Budapest, Hungary
Day 2 Tuesday October 8	Budapest	Arrive in Budapest about midday Afternoon free in Budapest. Dinner with Poland students.
Day 3 Wednesday October 9	Budapest	Day free in Budapest to explore, sip coffee and eat pastries, visit sights, travel to art colony of Szentendre, relax, or whatever!
Day 4 Thursday October 10	Budapest/Cluj	Travel by motor coach from Budapest to Cluj-Napoca, Romania; possible visit to Orradea, Romania, enroute. Welcome reception with our hosts from Babe-Bolyai University.
Day 5 Friday October 11	Cluj	Meetings with university representatives from various departments and visit to BBU classes. Meetings with representatives of social organizations (hospital, orphanage, AIDS, etc). Walking tour of Cluj. Possible visit to synagogue, or concert or folk music event.
Day 6 Saturday October 12	Cluj	Free morning to spend with hosts and their families, perhaps rambling through museums and antique shops of Cluj, or strolling in the very large and beautiful city park. If the weather is good, picnic in the neighboring hills with our Romanian peers or visits to nearby villages.
Day 7 Sunday October 13	Cluj/Sighisoara/Brasov	Visit local (Romanian Orthodox or Hungarian Catholic) church in the morning. Travel to Sighisoara (an old medieval town with a Saxon-German past), visiting rural villages en route. Sightseeing in Sighisoara, including walking tour of old city. In the late afternoon, relax and sip coffee in a local cafe and visit with Sighisoara hosts. Travel to Brasov (another of the seven Saxon towns), where we will spend the night with a local family.
Day 8 Monday October 14	Brasov area	Walking tour of the old city of Brasov. Visits to historic mountain communities (Sinaia, Predeal, Poiana Brasov).
Day 9 Tuesday October 15	Brasov/Bran/Bucharest	Visit Bran castle (associated with Vlad Dracul, or Count Dracula) and local villages en route. If there is time, we may also visit Poienari, another "Dracula" castle -- less famous, though probably more legitimate. Drive into Bucharest in the late afternoon. Evening dinner with Bucharest hosts.
Day 10 Wednesday October 16	Bucharest	City tour in morning, visiting the "Paris of the East." In the afternoon, meeting with representatives of US Embassy and local businesspeople, artists, educators, and politicians.
Day 11 Thursday October 17	Bucharest	In the morning, continued meetings with representatives of various sectors of society. Free afternoon to rest up for trip home or to do last minute shopping.
Day 12 Friday October 18	Bucharest/Chicago	Travel home.