OOoCon2010/Optional Community Activities
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During the conference
Evening Cruise
Danube Cruise with Dinner
Date: September 2, 2010 (7-10 p.m.)
Departure: 7 p.m. from port (located just a short walk from the conference center)
During the 3-hour journey diners can savour the sight of an illuminated Budapest skyline. While you glide down the Danube River, our English-speaking guide will briefly introduce you to some of the most interesting sights in the Capital. A Hungarian-style buffet will also be served on board. The evening program will offer you the opportunity to chat with fellow conference participants while sampling a few Hungarian dishes and taking in the city all at the same time.
Price: 35 € per person for cruise with English-speaking guide and buffet dinner (drinks are not included)
The event will take place with a minimum of 50 registered guests.
Reservations will be confirmed on a first-come first-serve basis.
Reservation deadline: August 15, 2010
Budapest City Tour & Visit to Memento Park
Date: August 31, 2010 (Tuesday)
Departure: 10 a.m.
Meeting point: Conference venue (CEU)
Agenda: You will be picked up at the conference venue by our English-speaking guide and led to the bus. During the guided tour you can enjoy the attractions Budapest is most famous for. On the Pest side you will pass by St. Stephen's Basilica, drive along Andrássy Boulevard (recognized as a World Heritage site), see the Opera House, Heroes‘ Square (photo stop), the Parliament Building and the Chain Bridge.
The bus will cross over the Danube to the Buda side: here you can stroll around the Castle District, see the Royal Palace, Matthias Church and the Fishermen’s Bastion. Afterwards the bus will take you up to Gellért Hill and the Citadel (photo stop at the panoramic terrace with a spectacular view of the city).
Following this sightseeing tour the bus will take you to the Southern part of the capital to visit Memento Park Budapest, where you can survey the gigantic monuments of the communist regime and the many statues removed from the squares of Budapest (like the tribute to Stalin and his famous-infamous boots). With the help of our professional guide, these singular surroundings will conjure you back to the world of the communist dictatorship.
The tour ends at approximately 2:00 p.m. and the bus willdrop you off at the conference venue (CEU).
Price: 30 € per person for tour with English-speaking guide; price includes entrance to Memento Park
The event will be confirmed with a minimum of 12 participants.
Reservation deadline: August 15, 2010
Excursion to the Danube Bend
Date: September 4, 2010 (Saturday)
Departure: 9 a.m.
Meeting point: Conference venue (CEU)
Agenda: You will be picked up at the conference venue by our English-speaking guide and led to the bus. First you travel to Esztergom, famous for its Royal and Ecclesiastic Residence that flourished in the Middle Ages. On the hilltop you can enjoy a dazzling vista from the vantage point of Hungary’s biggest Basilica. After a visit to the Cathedral we carry on to Visegrád, a former royal residence. Here we will stop for lunch in Renaissance Restaurant. Afterwards we will have a look at Salamon tower and the Citadel with its breathtaking panorama of the Danube Bend. On the way back to Budapest the bus will stop in Szentendre, where you will have time for a guided walk in the town famous for its artists and visit a museum honouring Margit Kovács, a famous Hungarian ceramist. There will be free time for shopping as well.
Arrival in Budapest at approximately 5:00 p.m. Drop-off point is the conference venue.
Price: 60 € per person (includes transportation, English-speaking guide; price includes entrance to the museum and lunch)
The event will take place with a minimum of 12 participants.
Reservation deadline: August 15, 2010
Puszta Program
Date: September 4, 2010 (Saturday)
Departure: 9 a.m.
Meeting point: Conference venue (CEU)
Agenda: You will be picked up at the conference venue by our English-speaking guide and led to the bus, which will take you to the Hungarian Great Plain. First we travel to Kecskemét (guided walk), and continue further on to Lajosmizse – Tanyacsárda - an equestrian centre with traditional horse-breeding, where you will be greeted with a Hungarian welcome-drink and some home-made salted snacks. Following a performance by the famous Hungarian horsemen and a carriage ride, we invite you to have a pleasant Hungarian lunch in a ”Csárda” with wine, accompanied with gypsy music. After lunch – if you are still up for a short walk around the ranch – you can have a close look at the horses that are native to Hungary.
Arrival in Budapest at approximately 5:00 p.m. Drop-off point: conference venue.
Price: 60 € per person (includes transportation, English-speaking guide, program and lunch)
The event will take place with a minimum of 12 participants.
Reservation deadline: August 15, 2010
