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S T A N F O R D T R A V E L / S T U D Y

STOR IED L A NDS OF MEDIE VA L EMP IRES

August 9 to 25, 2013

CentralEuropeC A P I T A L S O F


Discover a fascinating fusion of old and new and hear inspiring stories of independence as we traverse four Central European nations that are all now members of the European Union. Travel from capital cities humming with newfound vitality to evocative historical sites spanning millennia, beginning in Poland’s capital, Warsaw, and continuing to Kraków to view its impressive medieval Old Town before stopping at Auschwitz. In the Czech Republic, explore ever-fascinating Prague filled with ancient architectural masterpieces, and in Slovakia, one of Europe’s fastest-growing economies, view a 10th-century castle in its capital, Bratislava. End in beautiful Budapest where we toast our Central European adventure while sampling Hungarian wines. Join us!

BRE T T S. THOmPSON, ’83, D IRECTOR, STANFORD TRAVEL /STUDY

J O I N the museum curator of Auschwitz on a guided tour of the infamous concentration camp where over one million people died during WWII.

V I E W Prague’s magnificent Castle and Cathedral, and the 14th-century, stone pedes-trian Charles Bridge aboard a historic tram car.

E N J O Y a tour of Budapest’s stunning Gothic Revivial Parliament building, a massive structure set on a bank of the Danube.

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FRIDAY & SATURDAY, AUGUST 9 & 10u.S. / WARSAW, POLAnDDepart the U.S. on an overnight flight, arriving in Warsaw on Saturday afternoon. Rest in our hotel or take a short optional walking tour before joining fellow travelers for a welcome cocktail reception this evening. BRISTOL HOTEL

SUNDAY, AUGUST 11WARSAWEnjoy a walking tour of Warsaw’s Old Town Square, a UNESCO World Heritage site and an ensemble of architec-tural treasures. The Square, completely demolished by the Nazis in World War II, was painstakingly rebuilt by the citizens of Warsaw. Near the Old Town visit the Monument to the Warsaw Uprising, dedicated to those in the Warsaw Ghetto who rose up against the Nazi soldiers in April of 1943. BRISTOL HOTEL (B,L)

MONDAY, AUGUST 12WARSAW / KRAKÓWOn the train to Kraków, enjoy views of the Polish countryside, dotted with small private farms. Take a walking tour of beautiful

Kraków, including its Main Market Square, the largest medieval square in Poland; the 14th-century Florian Gate, the only one of the original seven gates remaining; and Wawel Castle, renowned for its impres-sive museum and tapestry collection. Gather this evening for a traditional Polish meal and a folklore show. BONEROWSKI PALACE (B,D)

TUESDAY, AUGUST 13AuSCHWITZTour the complexes within the Auschwitz camp as we pay our respects to its victims. Continue a short distance to Birkenau. From the viewing platforms above the entrance gates of the camp, one can get a sense of the vast scope of the turmoil while viewing the remains of what the Nazis set about destroying when retreating. Return to Kraków for an independent evening. BONEROWSKI PALACE (B,L)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14KRAKÓWThe 900-year-old Wieliczka Salt Mines, located a few miles out-side of Kraków, are composed of 90 miles of tunnels, cham-bers and a number of religious chapels with decorations dating back to the 17th century, all of

which are made entirely of salt. Return to Kraków and sample some of Poland’s finest vodkas in true Slavic fashion at a local restaurant. In the afternoon take a tour of the Kazimierz district, the former Jewish neighborhood founded by King Casimir the Great, and visit Poland’s oldest-remaining synagogue. BONEROWSKI PALACE (B,L,D)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15KRAKÓW /WROCŁAWFollowing break-fast, drive approxi-mately four hours to Wrocław, situated at the foot of the Sudety Mountains on the banks of the Odra River and cut through by numerous canals—

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an exceptional city of 12 islands and 112 bridges. Enjoy a walking tour of the city center followed by an afternoon at leisure. ART HOTEL (B,L)

FRIDAY, AUGUST 16WROCŁAW / PRAGue, CZeCH RePuBLIC

The Town Hall, the symbol of Wrocław for more

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rather nondescript, but was expanded over the centuries until it fully reflected Wrocław’s position as an

important Europ-ean trading center.

Continue to Wrocław University, built in the 18th century. This baroque masterpiece sits on the site of the old defensive castle; its crowning glory is incredible Leopoldine Hall, a glorious baroque confection of hanging plaster sculptures, frescoes of coral and turquoise, and dark wooden pews. Cross the Ostrow Tumski Bridge, which joins the religiously domi-nated island to the oldest part of Wrocław, where trade began and churches abound. In the afternoon, cross into the Czech Republic to Prague and enjoy dinner independently. HILTON OLD TOWN (B,L)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 17PRAGuePrague is a treasure trove of architectural styles, ranging from Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance to art nouveau, cubist, modern and the most

famous style, Prague Baroque. Visit Prague Castle and its St. Vitus

Cathedral, the Old Royal Palace, St. George’s Basilica and Convent, and the Golden Lane. Walk along the King’s Road, which once connected the seat of the king with the Old Town (Staré M esto), then pass through the Lesser Town (Malá Strana) and across the famous

Charles Bridge with its 30 statues. Tour Republic Square; the Staromestké Nam estí, Prague’s Old Square; the Carolinum, the oldest-remaining building of Charles University; Old Town Hall with its Gothic clock tower; Týn Church; and the Church of St. Nicholas. Enjoy a private tour of Municipal Hall, the largest concert hall in Prague and the site where Czechoslovakia declared independence in October of 1918. HILTON OLD TOWN (B,D)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 18PRAGueThis morning set out on foot for a glimpse of Jewish Prague in the Jewish Ghetto, with its monuments commemorating the life and work of the Jewish community through the cen-turies. Explore the Old Jewish Cemetery and the so-called Old-New Synagogue, the oldest in Europe. Late this afternoon, gather for a special tour and private concert at Estates Theater. Built in 1973, it is a beautiful neo-classical building that has been at the heart of Prague’s cultural scene since its conception. This evening tour Prague by night on a historic tram car before dining at a local restaurant. HILTON OLD TOWN (B,D)

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MONDAY, AUGUST 19PRAGue / CeSKÉ BuD eJOVICe / CeSKÝ KRuMLOVFollowing a morning briefing at the U.S. Embassy, travel south from Prague, taking in the beautiful countryside of Southern Bohemia, to Ceské Bud ejovice, home of the Budvar Brewery, creator of the original Budweiser beer. After a brief introductory walking tour of Re-naissance Square, enjoy a pint of Budvar. This afternoon travel to Ceský Krumlov and dine together tonight. HOTEL RUZE (B,D)

TUESDAY, AUGUST 20 CeSKÝ KRuMLOVSpend the day touring the Cesk y Krumlov Castle, the second-largest fortification in the country, with intact original interiors, spectacular gardens and a pottery museum. Enjoy the afternoon and dinner at leisure. HOTEL RUZE (B,L)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21 CeSKÝ KRuMLOV / BRATISLAVA, SLOVAKIADepart Ceský Krumlov for Bratislava, situated, like Bu-dapest, on both sides of the Danube River and originally established in the 10th century. The four-towered rectangular Bratislava Castle overlooks the Danube on a hill in the center

of Bratislava. Within the castle grounds are a branch of the Slovak National Museum de-voted to history and folk crafts and a museum of Folk Music. This evening enjoy a special private musical performance at the Reduta Castle, home base of the Bratislava Philharmonic Orchestra. RADISSON SAS CARLTON HOTEL (B,D)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22BRATISLAVA / GYÓR, HunGARY / BuDAPeSTThis morning set out for Gyór. Inhabited since ancient times, the area around the town of Gyór has been settled in turns by Celts, Slavs, Mag-yars and Ottomans, and was once occupied by Napoleon. Gyór’s rebirth in the 1800s as an important trade city along the Danube caused a boom in construction; the excellently preserved, brightly colored ba-roque buildings from this period, including the ornate city hall and the town’s cathedral, lend the town a storybook feeling. After lunch, we continue to Budapest. SOFITEL BUDAPEST CHAIN BRIDGE (B,L)

FRIDAY, AUGUST 23BuDAPeSTA morning sightseeing tour be-gins on the Pest, or eastern side of the Danube, and includes Budapest highlights such as

Andrassy Avenue, an iconic and cosmopolitan boulevard of Budapest; the Opera House, built in 1884 and recognized as one of the first in Europe for its beauty and acoustics; Heroes’ Square, housing the Millennium Memorial dedicated to Hungar-ian military leaders; and Város-liget (City Park), whose grounds contain Vajdahunyad Castle. Further into Pest, visit the Great Synagogue, the largest in Europe and originally completed in 1859 in the Moorish style. On the Buda, or western, side of the Danube, visit Gellért Hill and the Castle Hill district to view Matthias Church and the Fisherman’s Bastion. SOFITEL BUDAPEST CHAIN BRIDGE (B,L)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 24BuDAPeSTBuilt in the Gothic Revival style, the Parliament building has become one of Budapest’s most recognizable landmarks. Tour the monumental building, followed by free time to explore Budapest independently. This evening gather for a farewell cocktail reception and dinner at a local restaurant. SOFITEL BUDAPEST CHAIN BRIDGE (B,D)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 25BuDAPeST / u.S.After breakfast, transfer to the Budapest airport for flights home. (B)

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Deposit & Final PaymentA $1,000-per-person deposit is required to hold space for this program. Complete and return the attached reservation form or place your deposit online. Final payment is due 120 days prior to departure. As a condition of participation, all confirmed participants are required to sign a Release of Liability.

Cancellations & RefundsDeposits and any payments are fully refundable, less a $500-per-person cancellation fee, until 120 days prior to departure. After that date, refunds can be made only if the program is sold out and your place(s) can be resold, in which case a $1,000-per-person cancellation fee will apply. We recommend trip-cancellation insurance; applications will be sent to you.

InsuranceStanford Travel/Study provides all travelers who are U.S. or Canadian citizens with minimal medical, accident and evacuation coverage under our group-travel insurance policy. Our group policy is intended to provide minimal levels of protec-tion while you are traveling on this program. We strongly recommend that you subscribe to optional baggage and trip-cancellation insurance. A brochure offering such insurance will be mailed with your confirmation about one week after we receive your deposit. The product

offered in this brochure includes special benefits if you postmark your insurance payment within a specified window: 15 days of the date listed on the confirmation letter for the Waiver of Pre-existing Conditions and coverage for Financial Insolvency; 21 days for the Cancel for Any Reason benefit.

Eligibility We encourage membership in the Alumni Association as the program cost for nonmembers is $200 more than the members’ price. Parents and their children under 21 may travel on one membership. For more information or to purchase a membership, visit alumni.stanford/goto/membership or call (650) 725-0692.

ResponsibilityThe Stanford Alumni Association, Stanford University and our operators act only as agents for the passenger with respect to transportation and exercise every care possible in doing so. However, we can assume no liability for injury, damage, loss, accident, delay or irregularity in connection with the service of any automobile, motorcoach, launch or any other conveyance used in carrying out this program or for the acts or defaults of any company or person engaged in conveying the passenger or in carrying out the arrangements of the program. We cannot accept any responsibility for

losses or additional expenses due to delay or changes in air or other services, sickness, weather, strike, war, quarantine, force majeure or other causes beyond our control. All such losses or expenses will have to be borne by the passenger as tour rates provide arrangements only for the time stated. We reserve the right to make such alterations to this published itinerary as may be deemed necessary. The right is reserved to cancel any program prior to departure in which case the entire payment will be refunded without further obligation on our part. The right is also reserved to decline to accept or retain any person as a member of the program. No refund will be made for an unused portion of any tour unless arrangements are made in sufficient time to avoid penalties. Baggage is carried at the owner’s risk entirely. The airlines concerned are not to be held responsible for any act, omission or event during the time that passengers are not onboard their plane or conveyance. Neither the Alumni Association, Stanford University nor our operators accept liability for any carrier’s cancellation penalty incurred by the purchase of a nonrefundable ticket in connection with the tour. Program price is based on rates in effect in September 2012 and is subject to change without notice to reflect fluctuations in exchange rates, tariffs or fuel charges.

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Deposit & Final PaymentA $1,000-per-person deposit is required to hold space for this program. Complete and return the attached reservation form or place your deposit online. Final payment is due 120 days prior to departure. As a condition of participation, all confirmed participants are required to sign a Release of Liability.

Cancellations & RefundsDeposits and any payments are fully refundable, less a $500-per-person cancellation fee, until 120 days prior to departure. After that date, refunds can be made only if the program is sold out and your place(s) can be resold, in which case a $1,000-per-person cancellation fee will apply. We recommend trip-cancellation insurance; applications will be sent to you.

InsuranceStanford Travel/Study provides all travelers who are U.S. or Canadian citizens with minimal medical, accident and evacuation coverage under our group-travel insurance policy. Our group policy is intended to provide minimal levels of protec-tion while you are traveling on this program. We strongly recommend that you subscribe to optional baggage and trip-cancellation insurance. A brochure offering such insurance will be mailed with your confirmation about one week after we receive your deposit. The product

offered in this brochure includes special benefits if you postmark your insurance payment within a specified window: 15 days of the date listed on the confirmation letter for the Waiver of Pre-existing Conditions and coverage for Financial Insolvency; 21 days for the Cancel for Any Reason benefit.

Eligibility We encourage membership in the Alumni Association as the program cost for nonmembers is $200 more than the members’ price. Parents and their children under 21 may travel on one membership. For more information or to purchase a membership, visit alumni.stanford/goto/membership or call (650) 725-0692.

ResponsibilityThe Stanford Alumni Association, Stanford University and our operators act only as agents for the passenger with respect to transportation and exercise every care possible in doing so. However, we can assume no liability for injury, damage, loss, accident, delay or irregularity in connection with the service of any automobile, motorcoach, launch or any other conveyance used in carrying out this program or for the acts or defaults of any company or person engaged in conveying the passenger or in carrying out the arrangements of the program. We cannot accept any responsibility for

losses or additional expenses due to delay or changes in air or other services, sickness, weather, strike, war, quarantine, force majeure or other causes beyond our control. All such losses or expenses will have to be borne by the passenger as tour rates provide arrangements only for the time stated. We reserve the right to make such alterations to this published itinerary as may be deemed necessary. The right is reserved to cancel any program prior to departure in which case the entire payment will be refunded without further obligation on our part. The right is also reserved to decline to accept or retain any person as a member of the program. No refund will be made for an unused portion of any tour unless arrangements are made in sufficient time to avoid penalties. Baggage is carried at the owner’s risk entirely. The airlines concerned are not to be held responsible for any act, omission or event during the time that passengers are not onboard their plane or conveyance. Neither the Alumni Association, Stanford University nor our operators accept liability for any carrier’s cancellation penalty incurred by the purchase of a nonrefundable ticket in connection with the tour. Program price is based on rates in effect in October 2012 and is subject to change without notice to reflect fluctuations in exchange rates, tariffs or fuel charges.

Tel (650) 725-1093 FaX (650) 725-8675 email [email protected]© COPYRIGHT 2012 STANFORD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. CALIFORNIA SELLER OF TRAVEL PROGRAM REGISTRATION #2048 523-50PRINTED ON RECYCLED, FSC-CERTIFIED PAPER IN THE U.S.

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D a t E sAugust 9 to 25, 2013 (17 days)

s I z ELimited to 35 participants

C o s t*$9,495 per person, double occupancy$11,195 per person, single occupancy*Association nonmembers add $200 per person

I N C L U D E D 15 nights of deluxe hotel accommo-dations 15 breakfasts, 8 lunches and 7 dinners Welcome and farewell cocktail receptions Bottled water on excursions Gratuities to porters, guides, drivers and train crew for all group activities All tours and excursions as described in the itinerary Transfers and bag-gage handling on program arrival and departure days Minimal medical, accident and evacuation insurance Educational program with lecture

series and pre-departure materials,

including recommended reading list, a selected book, map and travel information Services of our profes-sional tour manager to assist you throughout the program

N o t I N C L U D E DInternational and U.S. domestic airfare Passport and visa fees Immunization costs Meals and beverages other than those specified as included Independent and private transfers Trip-cancellation/interruption and baggage insurance Excess-baggage charges Per-

sonal items such as internet access, telephone and fax calls, laundry and gratuities for nongroup services

a I R a R R a N g E m E N t s International and U.S. domestic airfare is not included in the program cost. Round-trip, economy-class air-fare on Lufthansa from San Francisco to Warsaw and return from Budapest is approximately $1,400 as of August 2012 and is subject to change without

notice. Information on recommended flight itineraries will be sent by our designated agent.

W h a t t o E x P E C tThis program is moderately strenuous and at times physically demanding and busy. Daily excursions involve one to three miles of walking and standing on city streets, in muse-ums and on large estate grounds. In some instances, such as museums, castles and gardens, guided tours require climbing up and down several flights of stairs, elevators may not be easily accessible and stairs may not have handrails. This program includes one train journey of approxi-mately three hours and seven coach journeys ranging from one hour to five hours. Participants must be physi-cally fit and in active good health. We welcome travelers 15 years of age and older on this program.

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J a m e s s h e e h a n , ’ 5 8 , is the Dickason Professor in the Humanities and professor emeritus of history at Stanford Univer-sity. His research focuses on 19th- and 20th-century European history, specifically on the relationship between culture and poli-tics. His most recent book, Where Have All the Soldiers Gone? The Transformation of Modern Europe, examines the decline of military institutions in Europe since 1945. He is now writing a book about the rise of European states in the modern era. “Central Europe,” he points out, “has been the site of terrible tragedies and extraordinary accomplishments. In the cities we will visit, the past is powerfully alive, continuing to shape the emergence of a new political and social order.”

At Stanford: — Professor emeritus, history department — Senior fellow, by courtesy, Freeman-Spogli Institute for

International Studies — Dean’s Award for Distinguished Teaching, 1993 — Walter J. Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1993

— Guggenheim Fellow, 2000–2001 — Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences — BA, Stanford University, 1958 — MA and PhD, UC-Berkeley, 1964

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