great cities tour: Munich, Salzburg, vienna, budapest, Prague

TENTATIVE DATES:
January 3 - 17, 2010 - Students will need to make travel arrangements to arrive in Munich on January 3. Usually this means departing the US no later than January 2.

COST: $3,880 includes all tickets to performances, excursions, in-country transportation, and 3 credits tuition. International airfare is NOT included.

UNDERGRADUATE CREDITS: Earn 3 credits in Government 444, History 398 or 598, Anthropology 399, German 301, and Sociology 395.

TYPE OF HOUSING: Hotels

CONTACT: Erin Mateu
(703) 993-3864

Still accepting applications !

These five cities of central Europe have been the sites of great art, music, architecture, revolutionary political activity during the 19th and 20th centuries. During the two weeks of this jam-packed study-tour, we will come into contact with an incredible variety of languages, history, politics, and culture of five of the most magnificant cities in the world! This program will also have excellent leadership, as it will be led by Professor Marion Deshmukh, who among many accomplishments, has served as a Consultant for both the Smithsonian Institute and NPR and also sits on the Board of the Friends of the German Historical Institute and the Friends of the Goethe-Institut.

Munich: Visits to the Ratskeller (City Hall), several famous museums, the Olympic village, and Mad King Ludwig's castle outside the city, pictured above.

Salzburg: Birthplace of Mozart and the provincial capital of the Habsburg monarchy. Also the site of scenes from The Sound of Music. Above is a view of Salzburg from a bluff that overlooks the city.

Vienna: The capital, until 1918 of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Visits to the City Palace, the Schonbrunn Palace (Vienna's summer palace of the emperors pictured above), the many museums and historic churches and opera houses, including the world renowned Vienna Opera House, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and the famous Vienna Boys Choir.

Budapest: Visits to the Buda Castle, Fisherman's Bastion, the Mathias Church and the Grand Houses of Parliament, all of which overlook the Danube River. We'll also see the famous thermal baths pictured above!

Prague:  Home of the writer Franz Kafka. Visits to the Old Jewish cemetary, the Prague castle and an excursion to Thereienstadt. Prague is also architecturally diverse. Students will encounter Romanesque, Gothic, Baroque, Art Neuveau, Cubist, Communist, and ultra-Modern buildings will as they walk the streets.

*CGE reserves the right to make changes to a program in light of currency fluctuations, changing security and safety conditions, or any other unforeseen circumstances.