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Social Programme September 12, 2007 (Wednesday) Welcome Reception at the Collegium Maius We invite you to an open-air reception at in the courtyard of Collegium Maius, the oldest building of Jagiellonian University, which was founded in 1364 by King Casimir the Great. (If you wish to learn more about the history of the university click History/Museums) The Welcome Reception starts at 19:00. [Collegium Maius]
September 13, 2007 (Thursday) Tours trough Krakow There are three tours offered to conference attendees. You may choose and enroll in one of them. They are offered in English and given by travel guides from the ORBIS travel agency:
Do not forget to take an umbrella and a warm jacket with you on the tour, as it might be chilly or raining. ORBIS buses will be provided for the participants of the Walking Tour of Krakow - Royal Route. A red bus will be provided for the Tour of the Nowa Huta. Finally, tour guides will be waiting for participants of the Traces of Jewish Culture tour. Buses and tour guides will meet participants in the parking lot of the Conference and Training Centre. A Walking tour of Kraków - Royal Route
Buses will take participants to the Wawel Royal Hill. The rest of the tour will continue on foot. Participants will first have the opportunity to discover the nooks and crannies of the ancient seat of Polish kings, including the Royal Castle's courtyard and Cathedral, as well as, the Hill's fortifications. From this point participants will leave the Hill and head toward the city centre. They will walk down the Royal Road, Grodzka and Kanonicza streets, stopping at numerous churches along the way. Included will be the churches of St. Andrew, Sts. Peter and Paul, and the Archbishop's Palace, once the residence and seat of the late John Paul II. When the group reaches the Grand Market, at approximately 19:30, participants will be invited to Wierzynek restaurant for a light treat. Following this short stop, participants will explore some of Krakow's other ancient treasures II - The Traces of Jewish Culture
Upon meeting the tour guides at the CTC, you will head to Kazimierz, Krakow's Jewish Quarter, on foot. The first stop of the tour will be the Synagogue, where participants will have a chance to see the temple, the Torah and lithurgical robes. You will then head to Museum Galicia, a vibrant centre celebrating Jewish culture. Participants will then enjoy a short break, accompanied by a light snack. Walks throughout Kazimierz's squares and streets will ensue, en route to the Temple and Kupa synagogues. III - Nowa Huta Tour
A bus will take participants from the CTC to Nowa Huta. Seats are provided for 28 people, while the rest of participants have to stand for the time of the short ride to Nowa Huta. This serves as a vivid illustration of the inconveniences of Communist era public transport. This tour gives you a unique chance to see the town built by Communists after the Second World War. The choice of location in the outskirts of Krakow to erect steelworks was ideologically motivated and two-folded: to build a model Communist city and to change the social strata of Krakow. In the emergence of a "new class", the working class in Nowa Huta, the Communist establishment was hoping to diminish the role and influence of the Krakow inteligensia and bourgeois residents. The tour starts at Central Square, in the very heart of the Nowa Huta borough, near which an enormous statue of Lenin used to stand for years. Afterwards, the tour continues to the steelworks, now owned by the Mittal Steel Company. Following, you will continue on to the Nowa Huta Cross, which symbolizes bloody fights for the establishment of a church in the town. Later, you will visit the "Lord's Ark Church''. The final stop of our tour is the monument commemorating the site of Bogdan Włosik's death, dedicated to him and all victims of Martial Law, imposed in Poland in 1981. Your journey into Poland's Communist past ends in a typical communist era bar, named "Restauracja Stylowa" (eng. "Stylish/Classy/Chic Restaurant"). It stands as a remnant of Communist times, where with a necessary shot of vodka in hand, you will find out more about the absurdities of life under Communist rule. Participants will also have the opportunity to visit a typical, Communist-era apartment. The group will divide into two. While one is visiting the apartment, another will enjoy a ride in a Trabant, the Communist version of a Mercedes-Benz. September 14, 2007 (Friday) Gala Dinner at Folwark Zalesie. The Gala Dinner will take place at Folwark Zalesie, about 25 kilometres from the centre of Kraków. Set on fifty acres of countryside, surrounded by fields, forests and breathtaking views of the Tatra mountains, the Folwark is the ideal place to relax, meet with friends, or in larger business gatherings. Also worth seeing is an on-site, small, outdoor museum of farming of the last century, as well as, an exhibition of local, traditional crafts. You will be welcomed warmly by the Folwark's hosts in the traditional Polish way to spend enjoyable evening among colleagues and friends. We are hoping that the traditional Polish cuisine will satisfy your taste buds. This farewell dinner also gives us an opportunity to celebrate a special event for all of us, the 20th anniversary of EAHIL. Bus transportation will be provided to and from the Folwark. All of you who are staying in the following hotels: Cracovia, Ibis, Novotel, Student Hotel "Żaczek", please board the Orbis bus in front of the Novotel Hotel at ul. T. Kościuszki 5 between 18:45 and 19:00. Those who are staying in any other hotel please board the Orbis buses at the parking lot at the back of the Conference and Training Centre between 18:45 and 19:00. We look forward to enjoying an evening in your company. The EAHIL Workshop Organizers
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