London

19th – 22nd January 2010

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Tuesday 19th January
7 am Afternoon 7 pm	Meeting point: Basel SBB Platform 9 Departure 0707 Zurich Airport Arrival 0816 Departure1010 Flight 8864. Booking number EG3LJ6K London Gatwick Arrival 1055 Transfer to London and London House Hotel 81 Kensington Gardens Square London W2 4DJ Phone 0044(0)207 243 1810 Walk into London: Highlights on foot A walk from the hotel through the parks in central London into the heart of modern London: Kensington Palace and Gardens Hydepark Buckingham Palace The Mall Trafalgar Square The walk ends near the Tower of London – and here at Tower HillTube begins the Jack the Ripper Walk (guide : Karen Pierce) A vibrant introduction to 19^th century life in the underworld of Europe’s largest slum of the time, the East End of London
Wednesday 20th January
10.30 am	Old Operating Theatre A close to real life demonstration of 19^th century medicine, including a surgical operation without anesthetization [For more live information on medicine from the 16^th to the 19^th century go the six videos on www.medicallondon.org ] Lunch at The George (Shakespeare’s Inn in Southwark) Walk to The Globe, a 1:1 reconstruction of Shakespeare’s theatre The Tate Modern The Millennium Bridge St. Paul’s Cathedral Attending a session of the House of Commons in Westminster Parliament Chinese dinner in Chinatown, Soho
Thurday 21st January
10 am Afternoon 7.30 pm	Imperial War Museum www.iwm.org.uk/ The Imperial War Museum is unique in its coverage of conflicts, especially those involving Britain and the Commonwealth, from the First World War to the present day. In spite of its rather unwelcoming name, the museum does not cherish war but takes a critical look even at the recent wars Britain has been involved in. Special exhibitions at the moment include: o Outbreak At 11.15am on 3 September 1939, the British public heard Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announce that Britain and France were at war with Germany. Seventy years after the announcement that signified the start of the Second World War and changed the lives of millions, this special exhibition explores how being a nation at war shaped the lives of ordinary men and women as well as those who were actively involved in the political negotiations and their aftermath. o Holocaust Exhibition 'The silence and intensity of emotion only deepens as you go further into the exhibition' o The Children's War This major exhibition looks at the home front in Britain through the eyes of children, providing a unique and moving insight into the impact of the war on the children who lived through it. The popular 1940s House is the centrepiece of this hands-on gallery where one can learn about everyday life on the home front.  o Breakthrough Breakthrough is the Imperial War Museum’s collection of British art. The display will incorporate outstanding artworks from the official art schemes of both world wars and significant non-official and contemporary works. Individual programme Shakespeare: Twelfth Night or What You Will The Royal Shakespeare Company at the Duke of York’s Theatre 104 St Martin's Lane, London, Westminster, WC2N 4 directed by Gregory Doran Cast: Viola: Nancy Carroll Orsino: Jo Stone-Fewings Olivia: Alexandra Gilbreath Malvolio: Richard Wilson Sir Toby Belch: Richard McCabe Sir Andrew Aguecheek: James Fleet Sebastian: Sam Alexander Feste: Miltos Yerolemou
Friday 22nd January
2 pm	Free morning Suggestion for adventurous shoppers: Camden Lock Market Here you can find things everybody at home will be surprised Departure from hotel London Gatwick Departure 1750 Flight 8535. Booking number EFMMMCJ (EFRQB8N) Basel EuroAirport Arrival 2025
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