Pre-conference tour:
Providing that there will
be a sufficient interest, a pre-conference excursion to
Kraków - one of the most beautiful Polish towns,
full of historical monuments - and famous Wieliczka salt
mines (founded in 11th century!) will be
organized. The participants should arrive in Kraków on
Friday, May 12th, evening or Saturday, May 13th,
morning. They will visit Kraków on Saturday
and Wieliczka salt mines on Sunday,
on their way to Ustron. Accommodation in a tourist-class
hotel in Kraków and the bus transportation to Wieliczka and
Ustron will be provided. The excursion will be guided by a
professional English-speaking guide. More details will be
available later.
Internet links:
City of Kraków:
http://www.krakow.pl/en/
Wieliczka salt mines:
http://www.kopalnia.pl/home.php?action=&id_language=2
Get-together party
Sunday, May 14th,
19:00 - 22:00 Plenty of beer, some wine and something to
eat. Free for all participants and accompanying persons.
Conference dinner
Monday, May 15th, 20:00 -
23:00 at the regional restaurant "Zbójnicka Chata". Cost:
120 PLN (about 30 euro) per person, to be paid at
registration.
Leaving
party
Wednesday, May 17th,
20:00 - 23:00 Plenty of beer, some wine and something to
eat. Free for all participants and accompanying persons.
Mountain walk
If the weather permits there will be
organized a short ( 2 - 2.5 hours) walk in the surrounding
hills. It will be not very difficult (5 kilometers total
length, about 200 meters up and down) but good shoes are
strongly recommended.
Post-conference tour -
cancelled due to insuffient number of participants
Providing that there will be a sufficient interest, a
post-conference tour to Szczyrk and Pszczyna through a
picturesque road in Beskidy Mountains will be organized. The
excursion will start on Thursday, May 18th,
morning from the conference site in Ustron. The bus will
take the participants through a Salmopol pass (nice views!)
to the ski-resort Szczyrk. If weather permits, a short tour
to the Skrzyczne mountain top by a chair-lift will be
arranged. Then the participants will visit a Castle Museum
in Pszczyna. The tour will end up in Katowice railway
station or international airport. More details will be
available later.Internet links:
Szczyrk:
http://www.szczyrk.pl and
http://www.szczyrk.com.pl (at the present time both
sites are available only in Polish)
Pszczyna:
http://www.pszczyna.pl/xs/index2.php?akcja=zmienjezyk&xlang=angielski
