Istanbul
First Meeting Istanbul Programme October 7 – 12, 2005
Friday Oct. 7 Arrival in Istanbul: HOTEL VILLA ZÜRICH, Akarsu Sokak, Cihangir Participants arriving already in the afternoon are cordially invited to the opening of the exhibition “Bosna Quilts – Textile Art” in the gallery of our school (starting at 18:00)
“Teachers’ Welcome” 1st Session Boncuk Dinner near the historical “Cicek Passage” RESTAURANT BONCUK
Saturday Oct. 8 Departure from hotel at 09:30 (by taxi to Sultanahmet)
10:00 – 17:00 Guided Tour including Hagia Sophia (15 YTL), Topkapi Palace (25 YTL), Blue Mosque
17:30 – 22:00. We will go up the Bosphorus by boat and have dinner on the Asian side of Istanbul in Beykoz (invitation of St. Georg Austrian High School)
Sunday Oct. 9 09:00 Departure with a bus to the Black Sea for meetings in a special atmosphere http://www.kilyos.info/dalia.html
10:30 - 12:30 2nd Session
12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30 3rd Session
16:30 Return to hotel
Evening: individual program
Monday Oct. 10 09:30 – 10:30 4th Session
Meeting with the Turkish and Austrian headmaster of the St. Georg Austrian High School Istanbul
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break informal meeting with the Austrian and Turkish teachers of the school
11:00 – 12:30 5th Session
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch break
14 00 – 16 00 6th Session
Individual program
Tuesday Oct. 11 09:00 – 14:00 7th Session
Individual program
20:00 Farewell dinner in Kumkapi
Wednesday Oct. 12 Departure