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MINNESOTA
STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO
FLORENCE
& VENICE
REBIRTH OF CITIZENSHIP AND LITERATURE
Program
Direction/Arrangements by Dr. Joseph Kunkel and Dr. Suzanne Bunkers
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Friday
March
8
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TWIN
CITIES Departure. Assemble
(7:00 p.m.) at the Northwest Airlines ticket counter, Minneapolis-St. Paul
International Airport, for departure (8:55 p.m.) on Northwest Airlines
flight NW #56 for Amsterdam;
non-stop DC-10 service, with meals served en route. (Check baggage through
to Bologna).
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Saturday
March
9
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FLORENCE
Arrival. Upon
arrival (12.10) Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, proceed to connecting
Northwest Airlines Flight NW #8291 (operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
City Hopper) departing (13.20) for Bologna; non-stop Fokker 70 service
with a snack served en route. Upon arrival (15.20) at Bologna Guglielmo
Marconi Airport, transfer by private motorcoach, with assistance, to
Florence for check-in at HOTEL RAFFAELLO.
(B)
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Sunday
March
10
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FLORENCE. Morning (09.00) guided tour of the city, including the
Uffizi Gallery and Palazzo Vecchio. Afternoon
(14.00-16.00) classroom space. (B)
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Monday
March
11
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FLORENCE.
Morning
departure (09.00) by private motorcoach for full-day guided excursion to
Siena and Gimignano. (B)
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Tuesday
March
12
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FLORENCE.
Program arrangements by course instructors.
(B)
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Wednesday
March
13
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FLORENCE/VENICE. Transfer (07.30),
with assistance, to Florence SMN station for departure (08.38) on train ES
#9462 for Venice. Upon
arrival (11.27) at Venice Santa Lucia station, transfer with assistance,
to HOTEL DOMUS CAVANIS. (B)
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Thursday
March
14
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VENICE.
Morning departure (09.00) for a full-day guided walking tour of the city,
including the Doge’s Palace, followed by an excursion to Burano Island.
Early evening classroom space (18.00 – 2000) at the Hotel Belle Arti. (B)
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Friday
March
15
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VENICE. Program arrangements by course instructors. (B)
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Saturday
March
16
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VENICE/TWIN
CITIES.
Transfer (10.00) by private motorlaunch, with assistance, to Venice
Marco Polo Airport for departure (12.50) on Northwest Airlines NW #8254
(operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines City Hopper) for Amsterdam; non-stop
Fokker 70 service. (Check baggage through to the Twin Cities.) Upon arrival
(15.05) at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, proceed to connecting Northwest
Airlines flight NW #55, departing (16.40) for Minneapolis-St. Paul; DC-10
service with meals served en route. Upon
arrival (6:50 p.m.) at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, clear
customs. (B)
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Itinerary
subject to change due to local scheduling.
NOTES:
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Breakfast is
provided daily. Meals not listed on
the above itinerary are the responsibility of the participant.
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All
services listed in the itinerary are included in the course cost.
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Participants
are responsible for carrying their own luggage to and from the airport, train,
motorcoach and hotel.
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The
24-hour clock is used for travel outside of the United States.
All times above 12.00 are in the afternoon or evening (simply subtract 12
hours from the time indicated, e.g., 12.00 is noon, 20.00 is 8:00 p.m.).
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Participants
are advised to carry overnight bags as a safeguard against any flight or baggage
claim delays.
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Passports
must be valid for at least six months after return date.
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