Get ready for fun and learning in FOUR countries!

Tuesday, May 12, 2015 – Travel to NYC
Afternoon: CISabroad health and safety orientation
Evening: 7pm, welcome dinner at Angelo’s of Mulberry Street in Little Italy.

Transportation: Birmingham to NYC (flight); Airport to accommodations (coach); Accommodations to visits (public transportation)
Meals: Dinner

Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Day: 11am visit at Bard Graduate Center’s exhibit, “Fashioning the Body: An Intimate History of the Silhouette” 
Evening: Free

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation)

Thursday, May 14, 2015
Morning: Tentative visit to The Doneger Group
Afternoon: 2-4pm, Guided Garment District Tour

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation)

Friday, May 15, 2015
11am – Visit to Tod’s Group
2pm – Guided Fashion in Art tour at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, followed by a visit to “China: Through the Looking Glass” exhibit.

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation)

Saturday, May 16, 2015
Day: (specific time TBD) Visit the Fashion Institute of Technology’s museum. During your visit there won’t be any MFIT curated exhibits on view in the galleries. Instead, FIT’s Art and Design Graduating Student Exhibit will be on view in multiple venues throughout the campus. Here is a complete list detailing which majors are being shown in each of the venues.

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation)

Sunday, May 17, 2015
Day: Academic and cultural activities around Manhattan TBD

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation)

Monday, May 18, 2015
10:30am – visit to Kleinfeld Bridal

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation)

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 – NYC to London
10am – visit at Karen Kane
Afternoon: Pack up and last minute sight-seeing/shopping around the city
6pm – depart hostel for airport, for flight to London!

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to airport (coach), NYC to London (international airfare)

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 – Arrive in London
10:40am – Arrive at London Heathrow airport, clear customs and immigration, and transfer to accommodations.
Day: CISabroad London orientation and neighborhood walking tour of the area, introduction to taking the tube, etc.

Meals: None
Transportation: Airport to accommodations (private coach), accommodations to visits (public transportation and walking)

Thursday, May 21, 2015
All-day walking tour of London with Blue Badge Guide, Caroline Piper

Meet at 9am in Parliament Square by the statue of Churchill
Tickets to the Tower of London are included
Additional sights you’ll see (entrances not included):

• The Palace of Westminster, Houses of Parliament and Big Ben
• Westminster Abbey
• Buckingham Palace (and Changing the Guard if scheduled)
• Trafalgar Square
• St Paul’s Cathedral
• Bank Junction in the heart of the City with the Bank of England and Mansion House
• Modern architecture including the Lloyds Building, the Cheesegrater and the Gherkin
• Tower Bridge

#CISabroadfunfact: Do you know what celebrity body parts Lloyd’s of London is famous for insuring? 

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation)

Friday, May 22, 2015
10:45am – Alexander McQueen exhibit at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
2:30pm – Visit the Fashion and Textile Museum exhibit: RIVIERA STYLE Resort & Swimwear since 1900

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation)

Saturday – Sunday, May 23-24, 2015
Free weekend!

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: None

Monday, May 25, 2015
10AM visit to the “Fashion on the Ration” Exhibit at the Imperial War Museum

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation)

Tuesday, May 26, 2015
11am – “Fashion Rules” exhibition at Kensington Palace

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation)

Wednesday, May 27, 2015 – London to Paris
Morning: Travel to Paris via the Eurostar train
8AM depart by coach from hostel.

Eurostar tickets information
Departs London St Pancras at 10:24am
Arrives at Paris Gare du Nord at 1:51pm

Afternoon: Arrive in Paris, transfer to accommodations via bus. Neighborhood walking tour and CISabroad orientation to Paris
Evening: Group dinner and river cruise down the Seine River

Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Transportation: Accommodations to train station to Paris accommodations to visits (public transportation); London to Paris international travel (train)

Thursday, May 28, 2015
10:30am – “Fashion in the Palais Royale Neighborhood” walking tour

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation)

Friday, May 29, 2015
Day: Open tickets to the Jean Paul Gaultier exhibit at the Grand Palais
You must hold onto your ticket for the duration of the tour, it must remain undamaged (don’t tear it up for anything).

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation)

Saturday-Sunday, May 30-31, 2015
Free weekend!

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: None

Monday, June 1, 2015
Day: Academic and cultural activities around Paris TBD

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation)

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Day: Visit the Jeanne Lanvin exhibit at the City of Paris Museum of Fashion (Palais Galliera/Palais Musée de la Monde). The museum is open between 10am and 6pm today.

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation)

Wednesday, June 3, 2015 – Paris to Milan
10:15am – depart hostel by bus for Charles de Gaulle airport for flight to Milan, Italy

Air France #1012
Departs CDG at 1:25pm
Arrives Milan – Linate at 2:55 pm

Afternoon: Arrive in Milan, transfer to accommodations.
Evening: Neighborhood walking tour and CISabroad orientation to Milan

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to airport (coach); Paris to Milan (flight); airport to accommodations (coach)

Thursday, June 4, 2015
10:30am – Walking fashion and shopping tour of Via Montenapoleone and…

• Via della Spiga: Bulgari, Sergio Rossi and Dolce & Gabbana
• Via Santo Spirito
• Via Gesù: Chanel and Hermès
• Via Sant’Andrea
• Via Bagutta
• Corso Venezia
• Piazza San Babila
• Via Montenapoleone: Gucci, Versace and Louis Vuitton
• Via Manzoni: Armani Cafè
• Piazza della Scala
• Tour ends at 1pm at Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

At some point during the week in Milan there will be the possibility of attending EXPO 2015!

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation)

Friday, June 5, 2015
Day: Academic and cultural activities around Milan TBD

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation)

Saturday-Sunday, June 6-7, 2015
Free weekend!

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: None

Monday, June 8, 2015
Day: Academic and cultural activities around Milan TBD

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation)

Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Day: Academic and cultural activities around Milan TBD
This is your last day in Europe – make it count (responsibly, of course)!

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to visits (public transportation)

Wednesday, June 10, 2015 – Departure
Program ends, transfer to airport via airport shuttle
Specific departure time TBD – Jordan will provide specifics during the program

Meals: Breakfast
Transportation: Accommodations to airport (coach); Milan to Birmingham (international flight)