Salzburg, Austria
Geo500 - Field Trip
Schedule
Schedule
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| Date | 8:30 am | 10:00 am | 11:00 am | 2:00 pm | 5:00 pm |
| Saturday Sept. 20 |
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Arrival
in Munich |
Transport
into Munich
and then a Self-directed tour of the City Centre until 3pm (Note:
We arrive on the first day of Oktoberfest,
so things should be busy, but the main activities actually occur a short
distance away from the City Centre |
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Arrival
in Salzburg |
| Sunday Sept. 21 |
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The History
of Salzburg and a walking tour of the Historic City Centre (presented
by Petra Jenewein, Academic Director, Salzburg
College) - meet at Salzburg College, Ursulinenplatz 4 |
Self-directed |
Self-directed |
| Monday Sept. 22 |
Depart
Salzburg for Bad Reichenhall, Germany (Regional Economic Geography) |
Tour of
the Alte Saline - (Saltworks) |
Continue
on to Berchtesgaden, Germany (National
Park Haus - site available in German only, but maybe worth a look) |
Continue
to the Königssee Lake and Berchtesgaden
National Park - (site available in German only, but maybe worth a
look) |
Return
to Salzburg |
| Tuesday Sept. 23 |
Day Trip
to Vienna, depart 8am from the Main Train Station |
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Investigations
in Urban Geography |
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Return
to Salzburg by 10pm |
| Wednesday Sept. 24 |
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Hohe
Tauern National Park: Visitor Information Systems and GIS, presented
by Gabriel Seitlinger, Hohe Tauern National Park Museumplatz 5 |
Recent
Changes in Glaciers in the Eastern Alps, presented by Dr. Heinz Slupetzky
and Walter Gruber, Department of Geography and Geoinformation University
of Salzburg Hellbrunnerstraße 34 |
BBQ with
Faculty, Staff, and Students from the Department of Geography and Geoinformation,
University of Salzburg Geography Terrace, Hellbrunnerstraße 34 |
| Thursday Sept. 25 |
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Tourism
in Salzburg (presented by Gerhard Zeiner, Salzburg
Tourism) Auerspergstraße 6 |
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Salzburg
Card Investigations |
Self-directed |
| Friday Sept. 26 |
Depart
Salzburg for the Sameralm Research Station |
Hike
up to the Sameralm (approx. 1-1.5 hours) |
---We will
pass the
first 5 stations of the "Almlehrweg Werfenweng" Learning
Trail on our way up to the Sameralm |
Geomorphology
of the Tennengebirge Area (Forsythe) |
Overnight
at the Sameralm |
| Saturday Sept. 27 |
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Impacts
of Tourism and Farming on Alpine Landscapes (Forsythe/Swales) |
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Hike down
to the Sameralm/Werfenweng parking area by 2:30pm for the return trip
to Salzburg |
Self-directed |
| Sunday Sept. 28 |
Take
the bus to the Munich Airport (Note: 7:30 am start) |
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