--May 2009 Itinerary --
MBA International Business Experience
Following is the itinerary for the May 2009 MBA International Business Experience. Past travel has shown that we may need to be flexible during the trip as circumstances can change.
Saturday, May 16 -- Be at Cleveland Hopkins Airport
(CLE) by 11.00 for 12.25 departure from
Sunday, May 17 – 7.45
arrive
8.30 Public transportation to the Geneva Youth Hostel (get transportation ticket in airport baggage area)
9.30 Check into rooms at Geneva Youth Hostel
11.30 Meet in the lobby
12.00 Lunch at the Geneva Youth Hostel or in town
13.30 Walking/bus tour of Grand Saconnex and
19.00 Dinner at
Monday, May 18
9.00 —meet in lobby for briefing and bus to train station (bring Eurail passes and have them validated at station)
10.00 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) -- 34, chemin des Colombettes (Bus 8, 18, F, Z to Nations or UIT)
[12.00 Lunch on own]
14.00 U.N. -- 14, avenue de la Paix (Buses: nos. 8, 11, 14, F, V and Z ;bus stop is "Appia")
[Dinner on own]
[Sometime make train reservations for
Tuesday 26 May, 9.15 a.m. train, TGV 9210, from
Tuesday, May 19
7.00—meet in lobby for briefing and bus to train
station (bring Eurail pass)
8.10—Train to
9.00 – BRP, International, Martin Soucy
[12.00 Lunch on own]
13.00—train to Veytaux-Chillon (S1 12141, platform 3) arriving 13.36
14.00—16.00
16.26—train to
[Dinner on own]
Wednesday, May 20
8.00 briefing and bus to ICRC
9.00 – 10.30 ICRC (International Red Cross, 19, Ave De La Paix; Buses: nos. 8, 11, 14, F, V and Z; bus stop is "Appia")
10.45 – 11.30 – ICRC museum
[12.00 Lunch on own]
15.00— World Trade Organization, Centre William
Rappard, Rue de Lausanne 154,
(Bus 28 from “Appia” to “Jardin Botanique”; 13.06, 13.26)
[Dinner on own]
Thursday, May 21 (Ascension
Day
8.00 Meet in Lounge for briefing bus to ILO
9.00-12.00 ILO briefings
Lunch at ILO cafeteria 12:00 to 13:00
13.00 – Optional visit to
[Dinner on own]
Friday, May 22 – Independent travel; Sightseeing/cultural
activities (on own) Suggestions:
Saturday, May 23 -- Sightseeing/cultural activities (on own)
Sunday, May 24 --Travel to
16.30 -- Optional in
Monday, May 25
9.15 Meet in lobby for departure
10.00— Kronenbourg Brewery
[Lunch on own]
14.00—Meet for
Historic Boat Ride
16.30 [Optional,
tram/bus travel to France/Germany border for dinner in
[Dinner on own]
Tuesday, May 26
8.15 checked
out and ready to depart for train station
9.15 TVG 9210 to Paris (fast train, reservations required); arrive Paris-Est 11.34
Travel by metro to Hotel
Edouard VI [lunch on own]
13.45 meet to metro to Paris Vision Tour of Paris at 15.00
20.00 Dinner at Restaurant --Chez Clement in
8.15
meet in lobby
9.30 IBM France in La Defense
-- La Défense 5 - Tour Descartes, 92066 PARIS - LA DÉFENSE CEDEX
[Lunch on own]
14.00 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 – or we need to “bag them” before we enter).
14.30
[Dinner on own]
Thursday, May 28
9.00 Depart Hotel Edouard VI, for
[Lunch on own]
14.00—Sacre Coeur
[Dinner on own]
9.00 meet in lobby
9.30—13.00 – The Louvre
[Lunch at St. Gobain]
14.00 Shopping/Opera tour (optional)
[Dinner on own]
Prepare for next day departure.
7.30 Meet in
Lobby ready to take cab to Aéroport de Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) for
Continental Airlines flight departing 11.20 to
Hotel Information
1.
30, rue Rothschild
1202 GENEVE
Phone: 011.41.22.732.62.60 (Skype ID genevahostel)
Fax: 011.41.22.738.39.87
(http://www.genevahostel.ch/en/index.html)
NOTES:
Laundry -- Our
facilities consist of 3 washing and 3 drying machines, all of which are card operated. The cost is CHF 8.- plus a CHF 5.- deposit.
The deposit is given back once you return the electronic card. An ironing board
is available against an ID deposit.
2. LE GRAND HOTEL
12 PLACE DE LA GARE
Phone: 011.33.3.88.52.84.84
Fax: 011.33.3.88.52.84.00
(http://www.le-grand-hotel.com/uk/index.html)
3. Hotel Edouard VI
61,
boulevard du
75006
Phone: 011.33.1.45.48.94.99
Fax: 011.33.1.45.44.09.25
(http://www.parisby.com/edouardvi/index.html)
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Area Codes: The country code for
Calling France: When dialing France from
abroad, begin with the international code (011), then the country code (33),
then drop the initial 0 from the area code number. For instance, to call a
telephone number in
Calling
To call a number in
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country: About half of all European countries use
area codes (like we do) — the other half uses a direct-dial system without area
codes.
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In countries that use area codes (such as
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