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Itinerary for Charles University Choir, Prague China Trip from October 16 to 28, 2011 (Information as of September 16, 2011)

Day 1, October 15, Saturday: Depart Prague airport, Czech Republic for , China; flight schedule: (1). Depart Prague airport at 19:25, arrive in Frankfurt airport Germany at 20:30 (2). Depart Frankfurt airport Germany at 22:40, arrive in Shanghai airport China at 15:30 on October 16 Day 2, October 16, Sunday: arrive in Shanghai Pudong international airport in the afternoon at 15:30; after passport control, pick up baggage and walk past the customs desk to the exit; transfer to Swan Hotel in downtown Shanghai; overnight at Swan Hotel Shanghai Hotel: Swan Hotel Shanghai Address: No.2211, Sichuan Road North, , Shanghai Tel: 86-21-5666-5666 Hotel Website: www.swanhtl.com/en/jianjieyw.htm [6 nights’ stay at the Swan Hotel Shanghai from October 16 to 22: from October 16 to 20 sponsored by the Shanghai Municipal Performance Company and from October 20 to 22 sponsored by Mr. Hernan Castro of the Shanghai Voices International Choir; check out in the morning of October 22] Day 2, October 17, Monday: rehearsals in the morning and afternoon at the Stadium of the Shanghai ; evening Opening Ceremony of the Shanghai International Chorus Festival (no exact schedule yet); overnight at Swan Hotel of Shanghai Minhang District Address: No.288, Xinzhen Road, Minhang District, Shanghai Tel: 021-5486-5928 Stadium website: www.lmbowling.com/minhangsportsparkcn.asp Brief festival announcement in English: www.artsbird.com/newweb13en/artsnews.php?idx=2&db=10&thisid=8013 Day 3, October 18, Tuesday: day tour in Shanghai, include , Huangpu River, Pudong New District, Yu Garden market, ; overnight at Swan Hotel Shanghai Day 4, October 19 Wednesday: short performance at a morning outdoor public concert at Century Square on Nanjing Road, (no exact time yet from the Choir Festival committee); a few hours free time; then performance at an evening concert with other choirs at the Minhang Theater; overnight at Swan Hotel Shanghai Day 5, October 20, Thursday: after breakfast, leave for rehearsal and cultural activities with Shanghai Voices International Choir at the international school in the foreign community district; the events and schedule for Thursday and Friday will be planned by Mr. Hernan Castro and the choir and school representatives (no specific schedule yet from Mr. Castro, but it is likely to include music lessons with the lower school and rehearsal with the singers from the middle and high school); return to Swan Hotel Shanghai for overnight Day 6, October 21, Friday: all-day activities and rehearsal with the Shanghai Voices International Choir; concert in the evening at 7:30 p.m.; after concert, enjoy a reception for both the Charles University Choir and the Shanghai Voices International Choir; overnight at Swan Hotel Shanghai Day 7, October 22, Saturday: after breakfast, travel by bus to Suzhou (approximately 2 hours from Shanghai to Suzhou depending on traffic); after lunch tour the Humble Administrator's Garden and Suzhou Museum; overnight at Garden Hotel Suzhou Hotel: Garden Hotel Suzhou Hotel address: No.477 Liu Yuan Road, Suzhou, China Tel:86-512-8588-8588 Hotel Website: http://www.ywl-hotel.com/en/index.asp [2 nights’ stay at the Garden Hotel Suzhou from October 22 to check out on October 24] Day 8, October 23, Sunday: after breakfast, travel by bus to the water town Tongli (about 1 ½ hours by bus from Suzhou to Tongli); whole day tour at your leisure in Tongli; overnight at Garden Hotel Suzhou Day 9, October 24, Monday: after breakfast, train from Suzhou to ; overnight at Huguosi Hotel Beijing Schedule of high-speed train from Suzhou to Beijing: (1). Depart Suzhou North at 8:29, arrive in Beijing at 13:28, total 4 hours 59 minutes’ travel time …OR (2). Depart Suzhou North at 9:52, arrive in Beijing at 2:49, total 4 hours 57 minutes on train [China Railways regulations only allow us to purchase tickets 10 days before departure; therefore we do not yet know the exact schedule.] Hotel: Huguosi Hotel Beijing Hotel address: 125 Huguosi Street, Xicheng District, Beijing Tel: 86-010-5933-1588 Hotel Website: http://en.hgshotel.cn/ah.html [4 nights’ stay at the Huguosi Hotel Beijing from October 24 to 28] Day 10, October 25, Tuesday: day tour in Beijing, including the , Jingshan Park, ; rehearsal after dinner at the music hall of the Middle School Attached to China Conservatory (Mr. Zhou has not yet provided the exactly schedule); overnight at Huguosi Hotel Beijing Middle School Attached to China Conservatory Address: No.148 Chaoyang Road North, Chaoyang district Tel: 86-10-8582-6015 http://www.msccmusic.com/app Day 11, October 26, Wednesday: day tour in and around Beijing, including the Great Wall, Temple of Heaven, concert at 19:30 in the music hall of the Middle school Attached to China Conservatory; overnight at Huguosi Hotel Beijing Day 12, October 27, Thursday: after breakfast to go to Embassy of the Czech Republic at No. 2 Ritan Road; rehearsal and concert around noon; depending on the embassy schedule, there should be free time in the afternoon for exploring or shopping in Beijing; overnight at Huguosi Hotel Beijing Day 13, October 28, Friday: Return flight to Prague, Czech Republic Flight schedule: (1). Depart Beijing Capital airport at 10:30, arrive Frankfurt, Germany airport at 14:40 local time (2). Depart Frankfurt airport at 16:25, arrive at Prague airport at 17:25