Final Itinerary

Final Itinerary

Multi-city round-trip Ticket Louisville-Shanghai-Bangkok-Louisville

1/7/2014		Depart	Arrive
Delta # 5730		Louisville, KY 800A	Detroit, MI 929A on 1/7/2014
Delta # 181		Detroit, MI 1205P	Shanghai Pudong, China 400P on 1/8/2014
1/27/2014		Depart	Arrive
Delta # 284		Bangkok, Thailand 545A	Tokyo, Japan 120P on 1/27/2014
Delta # 296 Delta # 2184		Tokyo, Japan 310P Atlanta, GA 255P	Atlanta, GA  130P on 1/27/2014 Louisville, KY 415P on 1/27/2014

One-way Ticket Shanghai-Bangkok

1/15/2014		Depart	Arrive
Malaysia Airlines # 387		Terminal 2, Shanghai Pudong, China 945A	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 330P on 1/15/2014
Malaysia Airlines # 780		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 605P	Bangkok, Thailand 710P on 1/15/2014

Tuesday, Jan 7  
Meet at Louisville Airport at 530am.  Leave Louisville for Shanghai at 8am
* Make sure you have submitted your pre-test on The Concrete Dragon and Bangkok 8.

Wednesday, Jan 8
Arrive in Shanghai, 4pm
* Maglev ride into city
* Pick up city maps and Hostel cards
* Check in to Le Tour Traveler's Rest (Jing'an Metro Stop 静安站, Jiao Zhou Rd. 319 胶州路319弄36)
* Welcome dinner at Sapar Uyghur Restaurant (near Jing'an Metro stop, 20 Yuyan Branch Lu, near Wulumuqi Lu, Jingan district, 静安区愚园支路20号,近乌鲁木齐路)
* Bund Nightscape Walk

Thursday, Jan 9   
Morning Scavenger Hunt--East (Pudong) and West (Bund) Architectural Fusion
Reading: Cities of East Asia
* Students travel in groups to Zhongshan Park and Nanjing East Road
* Tour of Pudong
* Tour of Puxi (Bund)
* Group Observations

Friday, Jan 10  
Nanshi (Old City) and Temple Visits
Reading: Best Guide 97-119
* Nanshi Walk (Yuyuan Metro stop 豫园站)
* Jade Temple 玉佛禅寺 (Changshou Rd. Metro Stop 长寿路站, 170 Anyuan Rd. 安远路), Jing'an Temple 静安寺 (Jing'an Metro Stop 静安站, 1686 Nanjing West Rd. 南京西路), Longhua Temple 龙华塔 （Longhua Metro Stop 龙华站, 2853  Longhua Rd. 龙华路）
* Group Observations

Saturday, Jan 11  
The People’s Square and National Museum
Reading: Best Guide 119-125, 133-144
* Shanghai Museum 上海博物馆 (Peoples Square Metro Stop 上海广场站)
* Urban Planning Museum 上海城市规划展示
* M50 Moganshan Art District 莫干山路艺术区 (Zhongshan Rd. Metro Stop 中潭路站, walk south)
* Group Observations

Sunday, Jan 12  
The Boulevards: Nanjing and Huaihai Lu
Reading: Best Guide 177-187, 197-209
* Morning walk through Xintiandi
* Visit to Shanghai Green Antiques (East Xujing Metro Stop 徐泾东站 then taxi , 4877 Middle Jiasong Rd. 嘉松中路)
* Museum of Technology and environs

Monday, Jan 13   
European Satellite Cities
Reading:"Manifestations of Westernization"
* Chartered bus to Luo Dian--Nordic Town
* An Ting--German Town
* Song Jiang--Thames Town
* Group Observations

Tuesday, Jan 14  
Fengjing Old Town
Reading: "Shanghai New Towns"
* Fengjing Old Town 枫泾古镇 (Lianhua Lu Metro Station 莲花路站, South exit, Bus to Fengjing Old Town)
* Afternoon free

Wednesday, Jan 15  
Depart for Pudong Airport at 600am.  Leave for Bangkok, 945am.
* Taxis into city (~400b,"chai meetuh")
* Check in to New Siam 2 (50 Trok Rong Mhai, Phra-A-Thit Road)
* Pick up maps and Hotel cards
* Welcome dinner at Hemlock (56 Phra -A-Thit Road)
* Book Bus to Ban Phe (Jan 20)
* Khao San Road Nightscape

Thursday, Jan 16  
Temples Visits I
Reading: Best Guide 125-132
* Orientation walk
* Wat Saket, Wat Traimit and Wat Sutat
* Monk Bowl Village Soi Baan Bat
* Tuk-tuk back
* Cooking/Culinary Tour
* Group Observation

Friday, Jan 17  
Temples Visits II
Reading: Best Guide 13-23
* Tak baht--morning alms at 545am
* Wat Arun, Wat Mahathat, Wat Pho
* Cooking/Culinary Tour
* Group Observations

Saturday, Jan 18
Chinatown
Reading: Cities of Southeast Asia
* Chinatown walk
* Cooking/Culinary Tour
* Group Observations

Sunday, Jan 19  
Grand Palace
Reading: Ramayana Summary
* Grand Palace

Monday, Jan 20  
Ko Samet
* Depart Ban Phe Saphan Nuan Tip pier at 7am.  Boat to Ao Wong Deuan, Ko Samet
* Check in to beach hotels on Ao Wong Deuan
* Explore Ko Samet
* Evening beach walk

Tuesday, Jan 21  
Ko Samet
* Explore Ko Samet
* Evening beach walk 

Wednesday, Jan 22   
Commercial Districts
Reading: "Silk Thread"
* Check in at New Siam 2
* Chidlom, Sukhumvit, Ratchaprasong
* Jim Thompson House
* Pack and leave bags at New Siam 2
* Group Observations

Thursday, Jan 23  
Chiang Mai
* Leave for Don Muang airport at 8am.  Depart for Chiang Mai at 1225pm.
* Check in at Hotel M (2-6 Ratchadamnoen Rd.)
* Chiang Mai walk and Night Bazaar 

Friday, Jan 24   
Temple Visits I
Reading: "Religion and Social Change"
* Wat Chiang Man, Wat U Mong, Wat Phan Tao, Wat Chedi Luang
* Monk Chat at 500pm 

Saturday, Jan 25   
Temple Visits II and Elephants
Reading: "Popular Tradition"
* Wat Doi Suthep with Blue Elephant, 815am
* Elephant Riding and Rafting 

Sunday, Jan 26    
Leave for airport at 9am.  Depart for Bangkok at 1210pm
* Afternoon free
* Pick up bags at New Siam 2

Monday, Jan 27    
Depart for airport at 230am.  Depart Bangkok at 545am.
* Arrive in Louisville at 415pm 

Wednesday, Jan 29  
Submit Final Essay

Hotel Information

Le Tour Traveler’s Rest (Shanghai)

上海市胶州路319弄36号 #8621-62671912

New Siam 2 (Bangkok)

50 Trok Rong Mhai , Phra-A-Thit Road
+66 2 282 4554

Hotel M (Chiang Mai)

2-6 Ratchadamnoen Rd. Thapae Gate, Sriphum
+66 53 418 698

US Embassy Information

Shanghai (Shure-gwan)

Westgate Mall, 1038 West Nanjing Road, 8th Floor
Emergency Tel: (86-21) 3217-4650, press 1, then 3
After-Hours Emergencies: (86-21) 3217-4650
Fax: (86-21) 6217-2071

Bangkok (Sa-tawn-tawt)
120-22 Wireless Road, Bangkok, Thailand 10330
Tel: +66-2-205-4000
Hours of Operations: Monday – Friday, 7:00am-4:00pm