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May Term 2003

Berlin and Munich
Arts & Ideas
College of Saint Benedict / Saint John's University
Departing May 14, 2003

1. Art and History of the Baroque

2. Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

3. Russian communism in Berlin

4. The Triumph of Reunification

5. Summer Travel
in Europe

Picture yourself landing in one of Europe's most magnificent capital cities, settling into a student hotel right in the center of the city and taking in the wonders of German culture. Within the first couple days you will explore the splendors of Baroque art and architecture -- palaces, fountains, grand parks, the Berlin Cathedral -- and discuss how this architectural form came to be and the political purposes it served. Picture yourself learning about the initial thrill of the Third Reich, its political program and its architecture, including the concentration camp of Sachsenhausen, just north of Berlin city. About half way through this seminar we will turn our attention to the rise of West German Democracy and East German Communism and the radically different artistic expressions each government endorsed. Finally, we will explore some of the most wonderful art and architecture of our times -- a time of German reunification and unprecedented European cooperation. Here is our itinerary. Join us for the trip of your life!

Day 0 -- May 14: Depart USA — Arrive at Minneapolis-Saint Paul airport at 4:30 p.m. sharp. Depart at 7:20 pm with Icelandair. Switch planes in Iceland.

Sie finden uns ggü. der Gedächtniskirche direkt am Kurfürstendamm

Day 1 -- Thursday, May 15: Land in Frankfurt and board train to Berlin. Arrival in Berlin and Hotel Korfu at about 7 p.m. Short walk to Hotel Korfu on the Kurfürstendam. Hotel-Pension Korfu II Rankestr. 35 10789 Berlin Tel: +011 49 30 2124790 · Fax: +011 49 30 2118432. Group dinner at Restaurant Spreeblick (tel 0114930 2425247, Propststraße 9) at around 9 p.m. and sightseeing around Medieval Nicolaiviertel area. Here's a map of our hotel's location. Hotel Korfu. And here is a map of the subway system: U-Bahn und S-Bahn. Map and Pictures of West and East Berlin by District.

Day 2 -- Friday, May 16: Downtown Berlin Stadtmitte: Friedrichstraße and the Brandenburger Tor. 3-hour Discover Berlin Walk in the afternoon. Concert of Famous Opera Chorses at 8 p.m. at the magnificent Berlin Philharmonic.

Day 3 -- Saturday, May 17: — -- Evening Steamboat Ride (7:30 - 10 p.m.) on the Spree River starting at the Nicolaiviertel. Group dinner will be provided on board.

Day 4 -- Sunday, May 18: — 10 a.m. departure for the town of Oranienburg north of Berlin and the Concentration Camp Sachsenhausen. Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp was built in 1936 at Oranienburg, 35 kilometers north of Berlin. The camp was built as a Model Camp where SS guards were trained and later sent to other camps. The design of the Sachsenhausen camp was intended to be a model for other camps to be built in the coming years. The office for Concentration Camp Inspection, which supervised all the camps in the Nazi system, was at first located in Berlin, but was moved to Oranienburg in 1938, thus giving the Sachsenhausen camp a special status. According to the Museum at Sachsenhausen, there were 200,000 prisoners held there by the Nazis and 100,000 of them lost their lives.

Day 5 -- Monday, May 19: — Free Day for Museums and Sightseeing on your own. I will suggest many places for you to scout out in small groups, especially the Berlin Cathedral and Museum Island, The Pergamon Museum with its Collection of Classical Antiquities, Islamic Art and Ancient Near Eastern Art.

Day 6 -- Tuesday, May 20: — Small group Possibilities: Schloß Charlottenburg and its Museums. Öffnungszeiten Altes Schloss (Nering-Eosander-Bau) Dienstag - Freitag: 9.00 - 17.00 Samstag / Sonntag: 10.00 - 17.00. Letzte Führung: 16.00 Uhr. Neuer Flügel (Knobelsdorff - Flügel) Dienstag - Freitag: 10.00 - 18.00 Samstag / Sonntag: 11.00 - 18.00 Kassenschluss: 17.15 Uhr montags geschlossen Infotelefon: 0331/ 9694202. The Berlin Olympic Stadium.

Day 7 -- Wednesday, May 21: — 10 a.m. departure for the Baroque City of Potsdam to the Southwest of Berlin. This is the place where you can recall all you have learned about the Baroque time period and how it contrasts with other kinds of art and architecture.

Day 8 -- Thursday, May 22: — The German Reichstag in Berlin. The Sony Center, Potsdamer Platz. 7:30 p.m. Ballet at the Berlin State Opera. 11 p.m. departure on an overnight train to Munich.

Day 9 -- Friday, May 23: — Orientation and City Tour of Munich. Nymphenburg Palace.

Day 9 -- Friday, May 23: — Orientation and City Tour of Munich. Hotel Stachus. Bayerstrasse 7. 80335 München. phone : 01149 89/592881 fax : 01149 89/5503833 email : info@hotel-stachus.de WWW : www.hotel-stachus.de

Day 10 -- Saturday, May 24: — Seminar Wrap-Up and free time. You may make plans for independent travel after our morning breakfast meeting.

Eurailpass has several options for travel, depending on the number of countries you want to visit. And Eurailpass Youth is a Website for unlimited travel for a specific time period. Our own International Education Office in Quad 128 can help you order the right Eurailpass for your needs.