--May 2006 Itinerary --
MBA International Business Experience
Following is the “final” itinerary for the May 2006 MBA International Business Experience. Experience has shown that we may need to be flexible during the trip as circumstances can change.
Saturday, May 13 -- Be at
Sunday, May 14 -- 8.05
arrive
8.30 Take Voyages Margot bus to
9.30 Check into rooms at JKC
11.30 Meet in the KSU lounge
12.30 Lunch at
13.30 Walking/bus tour of Grand Saconnex and
19.00 Dinner at
Monday, May 15
9.00 Meet in Lounge for briefing and walk to United Nations
10.00 U.N. -- 14, avenue de la Paix (Buses: nos. 8, 11, 14, F, V and Z ;bus stop is "Appia")
[12.00 Lunch on own; validate Rail passes]
15.00 Edmond de Rothschild
Bank, 18, Rue de Hesse (near Place
Neuve and the Grand Theatre, the 5 bus to Bovy Lysberg then enter around the
building) 16.30 to 17.00 questions, 17.00 wine tasting at Chateau Clarke.
[Dinner on own]
Tuesday, May 16
9.00 meet in lounge for briefing and walk to ILO
10.00 International Labor Organization --
[Lunch on own]
14.00 World Trade Organization, Centre William
Rappard, Rue de Lausanne 154,
Bus 18 to Jardin Botanique
[Dinner on own]
Wednesday, May 17
8.15 meet in lounge for briefing and walk to International Red Cross
9.30 International Red Cross – walk to 19, Ave
De La Paix - 1202
[12.00 Lunch on own at cafeteria – museum tour ]
14.00 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) -- 34, chemin des Colombettes Bus 8, 18, F, Z to Nations or UIT
[Dinner on own]
Thursday, May 18
7.30 meet in lounge for briefing – take the #8 Bus (8:22 or 8:29) at OMS stop for Gare Cornavin (train station) depart for Chillon Castle on 9.10 train (leave Platform 6; change in Lusanne to 10.00 train, Platform 3, arrive 10.36, Veytaux-Chillon station).
11.00
12.26 Train to Vevey (from Veytaux-Chillon station, arrive Vevey 12.40)
[Lunch on own]
14.00 Nestle
16.46 depart Vevey train station for
[Dinner on own]
Friday, May 19 -- Sightseeing/cultural activities (on
own) Suggestions:
Saturday, May 20 -- Sightseeing/cultural activities (on own)
Sunday, May 21 --Travel to
After 14.00 Check in at Hotel Villa d'Est
Monday, May 22
8.45 Meet in lobby for briefing; walk to central city
10.00 Historic Boat Tour and walking tour of Petite France
[Lunch on own; make train reservations for 7.54 train,
D1002, to
15.00 Tour of Kronenbourg breweries, 68 rte d'Oberhausbergen
(Tram)
[Optional, tram/bus travel to France/Germany border for walk
to
[Dinner on own]
Tuesday, May 23
7.00 checked
out and ready to depart for Gare Central
7.54 train, D1002, to Paris (fast train, reservations
required); arrive Paris-Est 11.53
12.00 Tour of
Bus will take us to Hotel Edouard VI after tour, approximately 15.3 0
16.30 Meet in lobby for walk to St. Germain des Pres
and
18.30 Dinner at Restaurant --Chez Clement in
7.30 meet in lobby for briefing
9.00 IBM La Défense 5 - Tour Descartes, 92066 PARIS - LA DÉFENSE CEDEX
[Lunch on own]
14.30 at the embassy for security check prior to visit (embassy security office does not allow anyone to bring electronic equipment into the embassy - so please do not bring ipods, cameras, blackberry's, laptops, etc)
15.00
[Dinner on own]
Thursday, May 25 (Ascencion Day)
9.00 meet in
lobby
9.30 Louvre
[Lunch on own]
Afternoon – Sacre Coeur
[Dinner on own]
9.00 Depart Hotel Edouard VI, for
[Lunch on own]
Afternoon Shopping/Opera tour (optional)
[Dinner on own]
Prepare for next day departure.
7.30 Meet in
Lobby ready to take subway to Aéroport de Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) for Continental Airlines flight 057
departing 9.55 Have your ticket information and your passport in hand); arrive
Newark at 11.55, Go through customs. Leave
Hotel Information
1.
27, ch. Des Crets de Pregny
Grand Sacconex, GE Switzerland
Phone: 011.41.22.747.00.00
Fax: 011.41.22.747.00.99
(http://www.johnknox.ch/English/index.html)
2. Hotel Villa
d'Est
12, rue Jacques Kablé
Phone: 011.33.3.88.15.06.06
Fax: 011.33.3.88.15.06.16
(http://www.hotel-villa-est.com/)
3. Hotel Edouard VI
61,
boulevard du
75006
Phone: 011.33.1.45.48.94.99
Fax: 011.33.1.45.44.09.25
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