DARTMOUTH HILLEL

DARTMOUTH COLLEGE

Cross Cultural Service Project

BELARUS 2003

 


 

Detailed Trip Itinerary

 

Day 1              Tuesday, August 26

 

Evening         Depart JFK International Airport in New York for Warsaw.

                        LOT Polish Airlines, Flight #007, departs: 6:40pm.

 

Day 2              Wednesday, August 27

 

                        Morning         Arrive Warsaw, 9:35am. Transfer to vans, spend 3 hours in Warsaw.

                                                Transfer to train, departs 3:00pm for Krakow.

                        Afternoon      Arrive Krakow, tour Krakow Jewish quarter, Schindler's factory and Krakow ghetto.

                                                Check-in: Hotel Alexander, Krakow.

Evening         Team meeting.

Night              Hotel Alexander, Krakow

 

Day 3              Thursday, August 28

 

Morning         Tour of Auschwitz I.

Afternoon      Tour of Auscwhitz II, Return to Hotel Alexander, Free time.

Evening         Team meeting, night out in Krakow.

Night              Hotel Alexander, Krakow

 

Day 4              Friday, August 29

 

Morning         Depart Krakow via train at 8:00am. Transfer to bus in Warsaw.

Afternoon      Bus ride through Poland to border, possible stop in Bialystok.

Evening         Cross into Belarus, arrive at and check-in Hotel Tourist in Grodno.

Night              Hotel Tourist, Grodno.

 

Day 5              Saturday, August 30

 

Morning         Team meeting to discuss and plan cemetery work.

Afternoon      Tour Grodno, meet with Holocaust survivor and university students.

Night              Hotel Tourist, Grodno.

 

Day 6              Sunday, August 31

 

Morning         Travel to Indura, work in cemetery.

Afternoon      Work in cemetery and return to hotel in Grodno.

Evening         Team meeting.

Night              Hotel Tourist, Grodno.

 

Day 7              Monday, September 1

 

Morning         Travel to Indura, work in cemetery.

Afternoon      Continue work in cemetery.

Evening         Home-stay with family in Indura.

Night              With families in Indura.

 

Day 8              Tuesday, September 2

 

Morning         Meet up with group and work in cemetery.

Afternoon      Continue work in cemetery, return to hotel in Grodno.

Evening         Team meeting.

Night              Hotel Tourist, Grodno.

 

Day 9              Wednesday, September 3

 

Morning         Travel to Indura, continue work in cemetery.

Afternoon      Finish work in cemetery, return to hotel.

Evening         Team meeting.

Night              Hotel Tourist, Grodno.

 

Day 10            Thursday, September 4

 

Morning         Travel to Sopotskin, work in cemetery.

Afternoon      Continue work in cemetery.

Evening         Home-stay with family in Sopotskin.

Night              With families in Sopotskin.

 

Day 11            Friday, September 5

 

Morning         Meet up with group and work in cemetery.

Afternoon      Finish work in cemetery, return to hotel to check-out.

Evening         Bus ride to Brest, team meeting. Check-in to Hotel Intourist.

Night              Hotel Intourist, Brest.

 

Day 12            Saturday, September 6

 

All Day          Tour Brest, including fortress and nature preserve.

Evening         Night out in Brest.

Night              Hotel Intourist, Brest.

 

Day 13            Sunday, September 7

 

Morning         Bus ride to Warsaw

Afternoon      Tour Warsaw, including remains of Warsaw ghetto.

Evening         Check-in to Novotel Warszawa Centrum

Night              Novotel Warszawa Centrum

 

Day 14            Monday, September 8

 

All Day          Tour Warsaw. Exact itinerary TBD.

Evening         Team meeting, Night out in Warsaw.

Night              Novotel Warszawa Centrum

 

Day 15            Tuesday, September 9

 

Morning         Transfer from hotel to airport. Depart Warsaw.

                        LOT Polish Airlines, Flight #006, departs at 12:50pm.

Afternoon      Arrive JFK International Airport in New York.

 

 


Detailed Project Segments

Poland

   Auschwitz-Birkenau

   Krakow

   Tykocin

   Warsaw

 

Homepage

 

Belarus

   Cemetery Restoration

   Homestays

   Grodno

   University Students

   Brest


Questions or Comments??

Please contact Ethan Levine at

ethan.levine@dartmouth.edu

or 5 Occom Ridge; Hanover, NH 03755


Created by Ethan Levine '03 Th'05