Nordplus 2010 Info

NORDPLUS INTENSIVE COURSE ON SUSTAINABLE

TOURISM MANAGEMENTLithuania/Lietuva April 12th-17th 2010

SCHEDULE & INFORMATION

MONDAY 12.04

TUESDAY13.04

WEDNESDAY14.04

THURSDAY15.04

FRIDAY16. 04

SATURDAY17.04

ARRIVING in VILNIUS AIRPORT

From the airport to the Central Train station there are direct trains and lot of buses. The trip last 5 minutes.

The cost of the trip is 2.50 litas

We will be waiting for you at the airport!!!

8 am Pusryčiai (Lithuanian breakfast)

9:00 moving to ISLB facilities

9:30-13:00 Intensive Course: First seminar

It will be a coffee break in the middle of the seminar.

8 am Pusryčiai (Lithuanian breakfast)

9:00 moving to ISLB facilities

9:30-13:00 Intensive Course: Second seminar

It will be a coffee break in the middle of the seminar.

8 am Pusryčiai (Lithuanian breakfast)

9:00 Lets go to the village of Rumšiškės one of the biggest ethnographic open museums in Europe

Let’s go to Kaunas, former capital of Lithuania

2:30 Special activity in a high-school. Presentation of the project to the students and cocktail at the facilities of the high-school.

(lunch can be before of after this activity)

8 am Pusryčiai (Lithuanian breakfast)

9:00 Lets take the Ferry to Nida…

We will visit the amazing Curonian spit till the Russian border

11:00 Arriving in Nida.

Visit the House of Amber in Nida

Visit to the house of Tomas Mann (optional)

Visit and walking on the dunes till the border with Kaliningrad

Lunch in Nida (or Klaipeda)

Pusryčiai

FAREWELL If somebody wants to stay for longer period just tell us.

Miquel can host one or two persons for some nights in Kaunas.

Transport to the hotel.Hotel Ecotel www.ecotel.lt

13:00-14:00 pmPietus (Lithuanian lunch) at ISLB fantastic canteen

14-14:30 pm. Free-

13:00-14:00 pmPietus (Lunch) at ISLB fantastic canteen

14-14:30 pm.

16:30 Lets go to Klaipeda, former Memel, temporarycapital of Prussia

Optional activity: buccaneers in the Curonian Spit

(Note: We can take a boat, sailing and

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Supported bythe Nordic Council

Time

14:30-16:30 Visit TV Vilnius Tower Television

16:30

Walking around Vilnius Old-Town.

18:00 Visit the Republic of Užupis , the Montmatre of Vilnius

20:00-Vakariene (Dinner) in a fashionable and inspiring restaurant in Užupis (or alternatively in other place).

Free- Time

We take microbus to visit the castle of Trakai

Visit Trakai and the Karaite community

Lithuanian Sauna and traditional barbecue (saslikas). We must prepare barbecue and buying the saslikas, the beer and the vodka at the supermarket

Don’t forget your bath clothes !!!!

Stop in a typical Lithuanian village in the countryside.

Break for some beers and sandwiches

20:00. Arriving in Klaipeda.

Lets go to Memel the former capital of Prussia Visit the Old Town

become Baltic buccaneers !!!!) It’s up to you….

Around 4 pm lets take the microbus to Vilnius

8.00pm arriving in Vilnius

Dinner in Vilnius

(we will have some sandwiches, and juices for the people that is arriving in Vilnius at night)

Vilnius la Nuit & Clubbin’ (optional)

Hotel Ecotel www.ecotel.lt

10:00 pm

We will sleep in the same village of Trakai

Accomodation & Sauna at Slenis: www.camptrakai.lt

The participants with energy enough are welcome to “El Calor”, the best latino club in Klaipeda. In Old Town.

Hotel Reval Inn Klaipėdawww.revalinn.com

Last vakariene (dinner) together & video projection with the best pictures of the course (8:30 pm).In front of the Cathedral.

At Tres Mexicanos Restaurant

Clubbin’ (optional)

Hotel Ecotel

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U s e f u l I n f o r m a t i o n

Welcome to Lithuania chicos y chicas ! Probably you will feel lost at the beginning of your experience with us. But at the end you will not want to come back to your countries. All the information of Lithuania and the places we are going to visit you can get for free from the site www.inyourpocket.com/lithuania.

a) Getting to town from Vilnius Airport:

Vilnius Aiport is very small. And it is just five km from the centre of the city, so getting to town is quick and inexpensive. Getting through immigration and customs is also very quick. Once you’ve been released into the arrivals hall, turn right to find an ATM against the wall which will happily issue Lithuanian litas.

By bus : There are buses from the airport to the old town. The bus stop is just to the left as you exit the arrivals hall. Bus 1 goes to the Gelenzikelio Stotis (Central Station of Vilnius) as late as 22:47. But 2 goes to Old Town as late as 23.44 on weekdays. Bus 2 goes from the Airport to our hotel Ecotel. Trolley number 19 goes from our hotel to ISLB facilities where the seminars will take place.

By train: There is also a direct train from Vilnius Airport to Vilnius Gelenzikelio Stotis. The last one from the airport to is at 19:44 pm. You can check at the Lietuvos Gelenzikeliai (Lithuanian train national company) site: www.litrail.lt

By taxi: I don’t recommend you taking a taxi. There is only one taxi company, Martonas, that has been granted a licence to allow its drivers to be at the airport. A trip from the Aiport to the center it will cost around 40-50 litas (around 15 euros).

Vilnius central station is very small. There are no metro or other train stations. On the left of the train station you will see the central bus station. Getting to town from the train station is very easy. You can just walk and in 10 minutes you will be in Old Town,. Troleybuses 1, 2, 5 or 7 head off to different destinations via the city centre.

At the station there is a Tourism Information Office that is open till 18:00.

b) Money:

The unit of currency is the lita (Lt) which comes in denominations of 10,20,50,100,100 and 500 Lt notes. There are coins of 5, 2 and 1 lita. And nearly worthless coins of 50, 20,10 and 1 cents of lita. The value of the lita is locked to that of the euro at 3.4528 LT to 1 euro. If you are going to change money the banks get a commission of around 2/3 litas. I recommend Nordea or DnB bank. Medicinos bankas does not charge any commission. An office of Medicinos bankas can be found at the central bus station.

Banks are opened till 6 pm (workdays). But at the malls often you will find bank offices opened till 7 pm and they are working Saturdays and Sundays as well. After 7 pm is possible changing money only at the Casinos. They give you good change (approximately the official).

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Mermaid at Vilna riverMaths in KaunasCats in KlaipėdaDunes in Nida

You will not find people changing money at the streets or at the train station (Lithuania is not Hungary or Bulgaria ;)).

c) Prices:

One half of liter of local beer in a “nice” Baras (Lithuanian bar) or Kavine (Lithuanian cafe) it costs between 4-6 litas.

Bus/Trolebus ticket: 2 litas (in Vilnius) if you buy at the “Lietuvos Spauda” (the kiosk). If you buy the ticket at the bus it cost 2’50 litas. Don’t forget to cancel the ticket immediately! There are usually controls. And they will can get you to the police station in you don’t pay de fine (100 litas).

One big pizza in a medium-range pizzeria: between 10 and 20 litas

One big kebab (Lithuania is a kebab-nation, really! ): 6-8 litas

A local newspaper 2-3 litas

d) Weather:

Lithuania (Lietuva) means the country of the rain. One of the bad things of the country is the weather. That can be very cold, dark and wet in winter. Anyway April is one of the best moments for coming to Lithuania. You will enjoy the Baltic Spring !!! We can have days with sun but also it can rain. Don’t forget coming to Lithuania with your coat and umbrella !!!

e) Safety:

Lithuania is a safe country. Lithuanian people, in general, respect the law and the life and properties of the foreigners Anyway exercise common sense. Don’t flaunt your wealth and flash your cash. Don’t walk home from a nightclub along dark streets. And avoid guys that come telling you sad stories about their life. Probably they will ask you for money. Vilnius is no more dangerous than Oslo, Barcelona or Helsinki.

f) Clothes:

A warm coat can be useful. We will visit the countryside and also the beach. And places where there is lot of water. I recommend you to come with comfortable shoes for trekking or boots. Don’t forget your bath clothes for the sauna in Trakai.

g) Mini-dictionary:

Lithuanian language is one of the oldest languages in Europe. And it is really difficult to learn. Lithuanian and Latvian are the only two living Baltic languages. Their closest traceable root is Sanskrit. Anyway you will manage around with your English since many persons, specially young people, speak English here. Russian and Polish are also widely spoken.Hello: Labas Good morning: labas rytasGood evening: labas vakaras Good bye: viso geroSee you: Iki Yes: taipNo: Ne Thank you: ačiu (Č it sounds something like church or shampoo)Vienas bilietas: this sentence is very useful if you want to buy the trolebus ticket at the “Spauda” (kiosk) Vienas alus: one beer (this sentence is essential in Lithuania )

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Our hotel in Vilnius: map & info

,,,and don’t forget to respect the Constitution of Užupis… where everyone has the right to make mistakes

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Arrivals…some logistics

Arrivals in Vilnius:

From Helsinki-Riga Flight BT343 scheduled time: 10:55 amFrom Norway Flight SK 1742 scheduled time: 14:15 pmFrom Niceland Flight BT 166 scheduled time: 21:55 pmFrom Denmark scheduled time: 23:30 pm

Fabio (an Erasmus student from Italy) will pick up the groups of FINLAND and NORWAY from the Airport. And he will be your guide the day of Monday. You will take the bus number 2 that goes from the Airport to the centre, stopping at Konstitucijos gatve. Ecotel is just in 5 minutes walking from there.

Miquel will arrive in Vilnius from Kaunas at 6 pm. And we will meet the two groups in “Tres Mexicanos” (a bar that is in front of the Cathedral of Vilnius) at 6:30 pm. “Tres Mexicanos” address: Tilto g. 2.

Miquel (and somebody else) will meet the Icelandic and Danish group at the airport.

It will be some sandwiches, juices and cookies waiting for you at the hotel !!!!! The vegetarian student will have a special sandwich waiting for her.

Additional info:

Trolley number 19 (that stops in Seimyniskiu gatve) will be our friend since we will use the public transport to go to ISLB facilities

On Wednesday we will leave Vilnius and we will have a microbus (with driver).

T-Shirts have been printed and they will be distributed among the participants. Don’t forget to wear our T-shirts!

Some locals (persons who are collaborating with us) will participate in the sauna in Trakai.

Andi, from Albania, who is student in Klaipėda will be our guide in Klaipėda and Nida.

There is a teacher (Tore) that has to take the flight Friday morning. And a girl that is leaving on Sunday. The girl can be hosted in Kaunas for free this extra-night. Tore should take a bus from Kaunas or from Klaipeda. There is a train from Klaipeda at 6 am that arrives in Vilnius at 11 am (with time enough to take the flight at 14:50 pm)

Hotel Ecotel: Adress: Seimyniskiu gatve, 8.

Bus 2 from the airport has a stop in Konstitucijos prospektas.

Troley 19 (that goes from the hotel to ISLB facilities has stop at Seimyniskiu gatve)

Contact phone: +370 60592180. If you call from a Lithuanian telephone then you should call to 8 60592180

International School of Law and Business Address: Laisvės,

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U s e f u l w e b s i t es:

www.ttvam.lt Hosting organization: International School of Law and Businesswww.litrail.lt Lietuvos Gelezenkelliai (Lithuanian rail company)www.inyourpocket.com/Lithuania guides “In your pocket”. www.vilniustransport.lt network of buses and trolleys in Vilnius

Our accommodation:

Vilnius: Hotel Ecotel www.ecotel.ltTrakai: Slenis: www.camptrakai.lt Klaipėda: Hotel Reval Inn : www.revalinn.com/en/reval-inn-klaipeda

Info about the places we are going to visit:

www.vilnius.lt Municipality of Vilniushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U%C5%BEupis Republic of Uzupiswww.trakai.lt Municipality of Trakaihttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_Karaites Karaite community in Trakaiwww.kaunas.lt Municipality of Kaunaswww.llbm.lt Open Air Etnographic Museum in Rumsiskeswww.klaipeda.lt Municipality of Klaipedahttp://www.nhpfund.org/nominations/curonian_spit.html Curonian Spithttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nida,_Lithuania Town of Nida in the Curonian Spit

Participant institutions:

Umea University (Sweden)www.umu.se University of Akureyri (Iceland)www.unak.isHandelssokolen i Randers (Denmark)www.eaminerva.dk Savonia Ammattikorkeakoulu (Finland)www.savonia.fiHogskilen i Hardstad (Norway)www.hih.noHollar University College (Iceland)www.hollar.is

Hosting organization:

International School of Law and Business (Lithuania)www.ttvam.lt

This project is funded by the Nordic Council

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Brochure designed by Peliukas Mykoliukas

KAUNAS 2010