Il Viaggio: Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Italy, Croatia June 23July 14, 2005

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Il Viaggio Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Italy,
CroatiaJune 23-July 14, 2005
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• Organized by Mr. Haaser with
• Fr. Bernard Marton as consultant, overseas
  coordination by
  
• Gábor Bencsik
• Chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Haaser, Jonathan
  Reinemund (class of 00) Brad Weiland (class of
  01)
  
• For the Class of 2006

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Departure with United Airlines/Lufthansa, flight
8865 to leave at 1525 non-stop to Frankfurt

• Be at the airport three hours earlier, i.e.
  beginning at noon, meet in the main lobby in
  front of the Lufthansa counter.
  
• Check-in together. Fr. Bernard has plane tickets.

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Arrival at Frankfurt at 810 on June 24, change
planes, take Lufthansa flight 9072 at 905

• Short change-over time. Luggage will be checked
  through to Budapest

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Arrival at Ferihegy Airport at 1035

• Gábor will be waiting for us with a sign
  Cistercian to help us to our bus taking us to
  Medosz Hotel.
  
• Check-in, lunch, afternoon getting acquainted
  with neighborhood.

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June 25, First night in Budapest

• Some exploration of the city in groups, return
  for common meal.
  
• Try to get over the
• jet-lag.

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June 25, Budapest

• Visit the city on foot, lunch, continue the
  visit.
  
• Obtain bus and metro tickets, city-map and
  explore the city further.
  
• Dinner in the city

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June 26, Sunday Eger, Bélapátfalva

• After breakfast on to Northeastern Hungary to
  visit famous fort that defended against the
  Turks, Bélapátfalva (ancient Cistercian abbey)

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June 27, Budapest, Szentendre, Esztergom

• Leave early (700 a.m.) for Szentendre,
  Esztergom, with visit to Card. Mindszentys tomb,
  castle museum, depart for Fr. Bernards family
  village in Gelle (Slovakia)

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June 28, Bratislava, Vienna

• A ride of about 30 miles to the capital of
  Slovakia, visit for about 3 hours, lunch then
  depart for Vienna

• Visit the city first by bus, then on foot
  possibly meet with Mrs. Haasers brother living
  in Vienna.
  
• Dinner at the hotel

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June 29, Vienna-Mauthausen-Salzburg-Stams

• Traveling west, visiting Austrian Concentration
  Camp of Mauthausen, on to Stams (Cistercian
  Monastery) via Salzburg.
  
• Dinner and night in Stams

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June 30, Stams-Innsbruck-Florence

• Early departure for Florence
• Lunch on the way
• Dinner and night accommodation with Benedictine
  Sisters

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July 1, Florence, Siena, San Giminiano, Pisa,
Florence

• Long day! With professional guide exploring the
  city and its neighboorhood of Florence.
  
• Dinner back at the Benedictine Sisters residence

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Florence, Siena, Pisa, San Giminiano
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July 2, on to Rome
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July 3 Rome, Naples, Pompeii
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Capri, Sorrento
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July 4, Sorrento - Rome

• Return to Rome
• Meet Brad Weiland
• Dinner and night accommodations in Cistercian
  General House

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July 5, Rome

• Jonathan leaves
• Visit Vatican Museums
• Catacombe di Domitilla with possible Mass
• Evenening exploration of the neighborhood
  Circus Maximus and surrounding area

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July 6, Rome

• Possible Papal Audience
• Visit archeological digs under the Vatican
• All on foot bus drivers compulsory day off

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July 7, Rome-Assisi-Venice

• Early departure for Assisi, guided tour of the
  city
  
• San Marino, Ravenna, San Vitale, Galla Placidia
• Venice
• Gábor joins us

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July 8, Venice

• Visit city, take vaporetto (water-bus) to Murano
  and Burano
  
• Dinner and night accommodations in Venice

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July 9, Zagreb -- Pécs

• Early departure for Zagreb and Pécs
• Lunch on the way
• Arrival and night accommodation in CPS of Pécs

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July 10, Sunday -- Pécs

• Mass, breakfast, visiting the city
• Lunch
• Afternoon free
• Possible soccer match with CPS Pécs

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July 11, Pécs - Budapest

• Breakfast at school
• Departure for Budapest
• Arrival to Medosz hotel
• Lunch at Trófea
• Afternoon free
• Dinner and night at Medosz

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July 12 Budapest - Zirc

• Meet with Abbot Denis and take trip to visit
  Mother Abbey Zirc
  
• Visit Abbey Church and Library
• Lunch in Zirc
• Return to Budapest
• Dinner and accommodations at Medosz

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July 13, Budapest

• Breakfast at Medosz
• Free day
• Lunch at Trófea
• Afternoon soccer game with Budapest CPS
• Good bye dinner at Favorit restaurant (owned by
  Bea Chityils father)

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July 14, Budapest--Dallas

• Early breakfast
• Load bus for transport to Ferihegy
• Depart for Frankfurt Lufthansa flight number 9023
  departing at 645
  
• Connect to flight 8864 for departure to DFW
• Arrival at 140 p.m.

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July 14 about 300 p.m. _at_ DFW

• Organize welcome party for weary travelers and
  the Haasers Fr. Bernard was left behind in
  Budapest to enjoy a well-deserved ten-day
  vacation with his family.