Forensic Anthropology Field School

Albania, Greece, and Romania

May 20 - June 12, 2012

Itinerary

Please note: All times are local to their countries. Albanian time is 6 hours ahead of US Eastern Daylight Savings Time. Greek/Romanian time is 7 hours ahead of US Eastern Daylight Savings Time. Itinerary is subject to revision.
 

EXPEDITION PART I: ALBANIA AND CORFU

Day 1: Sunday, 5/20

8:00 AM: Meet at Strebel Circle on UC campus
8:30 AM: DEP Utica by chartered bus for JFK
1:30 PM: ARR JFK (Terminal 1)
2:00 PM: All expedition members meet at Lufthansa check-in counter (Terminal 1)
5:30 PM: DEP JFK for Athens (Lufthansa #411)

Day 2: Monday, 5/21

7:45 AM: ARR Munich (flight time 8 hrs 30 minutes.)
9:40 AM: DEP Athens for Tirana (Lufthansa #1736)
11:20 AM: ARR Tirana/check-in at Hotel California

Day 3: Tuesday, 5/22

(1½ days total) 

Tirana tours and events

Day 4: Wednesday, 5/23

8:00 AM: DEP Tirana by chartered bus
5:00 PM: ARR Butrint/Check-in at Hotel Livia

Days 5-15: Thursday, 5/24 - Sunday, 6/3 (12 days total)

Class meetings
Trip to Gjirokastra 
 

Day 16: Monday, 6/4

8:00 AM: Leave Hotel Livia for Saranda Port
10:00 AM: DEP Saranda for Corfu by ferry
12:30 PM: ARR Corfu/check-in at Hotel Konstantinoupolis

Day 17: Tuesday, 6/5

(1½ days total)

Corfu tours and events

Day 18: Wednesday, 6/6

7:00 AM: Leave Hotel Konstantinoupolis for Corfu Airport
10:25 AM: DEP Corfu (Olympic #603)
11:25 AM: ARR Athens
4:20 PM: DEP Athens for Bucharest (Olympic #383)
6:00 PM: ARR Bucharest / Check-in at Hotel Opera

Days 19-23: Thursday, 6/7 - Monday, 6/11  (5 days total) 

Class meetings
Bucharest tours and events
Brasov/Bran and Dracula’s Castle

Day 24: Tuesday, 6/12

5:00 AM: Leave Hotel Opera for Bucharest Airport
6:55 AM: DEP Bucharest for Munich (Lufthansa #1657)
8:00 AM: ARR Munich
11:45 AM: DEP Munich for JFK (Lufthansa #410)
2:55 PM: ARR JFK (flight time 9¼ hrs.)
7:00 PM (approximate): ARR Strebel Circle at UC campus by chartered bus


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