Journal of Activities
Study Abroad France 2016
Sunday May 22th: The meeting point in Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris (CDG) is Terminal 2A after the customs and immigration. I will be there from 9:30 a.m. and will wait until everybody shows up. We will then take the shuttle service called Le Bus Direct (formerly les Cars AIRFRANCE) to get to Gare de Lyon train station (1h ride). There we will take a bullet train which departs Gare de Lyon train station at 1:57 p.m. and will take us to Besancon for an estimated arrival at 5:13 p.m. in Besançon. From the train station we will get to the hotel Zénitude La City by tramway (5-minute ride).

Monday May 23th: I will meet you at the hotel at 9:30 a.m. for a quick city tour and to get the city public transportation passes. We will then head to the university where I'll give you a campus orientation. There will be a welcome reception in your honor at 2 p.m. (salle des actes)).

Tuesday May 24th: I will meet you at 8 a.m. at the hotel and will take you to the CLA (the adjacent building) for your first French cultural activity.

Saturday May 27th: Day trip to the vicinity of Besançon.
9 a.m. departure from the hotel
10 a.m. musée Courbet in Ornans
1 p.m. lunch in Poligny
4 p.m. musée de la vigne et du vin du Jura in Arbois
6 p.m. chocolaterie Hirsinger in Arbois
8 p.m. Back to the hotel in Besançon

Saturday June 4th:
2 p.m. A 2-hour guided tour of Besançon in English. We will start from Place Granvelle.

Tuesday June 14th:
Group lunch at Le Gustave at noon.

Friday June 17th: Transfer to Paris
5:15 a.m. meeting in the hotel lobby
6:38 a.m. we will take the bullet train no 6745 direct to Paris Gare de Lyon for an estimated arrival at 9:07 a.m. We will then head to the IMJ-PRG in Jussieu to drop off our luggage.
10:30 a.m. Guided tour in English by Prof. Gilles Godefroy of 5th and 6th neigborhoods where most of the French iconic education institutions are located (Sorbonne, Institut Henri Poincaré, Jussieu, Lycé Louis Le Grand, Lycée Henri IV, École Normale Supérieure de la rue d'Ulm...)
12:30 p.m. Group lunch at L'Ardoise, the restaurant located in the inside court of Jussieu.
14:30 p.m. Check in at the hotel Ibis Avenue d'Italie
Rest of the day is free.

Saturday June 18th: In the morning, visit of Montmartre. Group lunch. Free afternoon