St. Peter’s CERN trip Jan 2016

Parent information evening

• Airport essentials (passport, EHIC card, completed medical info sheet, baggage allowance, passport control/customs)

• Items to pack• Currency and spending money• Itinerary of trip• Q&A

Airport

• Travel documents• 1 piece of hand luggage only

(50cmx40cmx20cm)• Liquids (clear plastic/sandwich bags)• Pupil groups (allocations arranged in school)• Breakfast in airport or on plane (menu on easy

jets website-correct change useful)

What to pack....?

• Layers• A waterproof coat (wear onto plane to save

space)• Gloves, hat• Warm, comfortable, waterproof shoes (a single

pair!)• Evening wear? Hairdryers/straighteners

(preferably not!!!!)• Travel size toiletries (good stocking fillers!!!!)

Currency and spending money

• Swiss francs are best (CHF) NOT Euros• Meals

• Thursday breakfast (on plane/in airport-£7 max) and lunch (delivered to hotel). COST: 10 CHF. Cash. Evening meal included.

• Friday lunch (at CERN-cash required) and dinner (Mc. Donalds/Wok Place). COST: 15-19 CHF

• Saturday lunch (Starbucks/patisserie/sandwich in old town) and teatime (in airport) - 20 - 30 CHF

• Money in envelopes with name and day• Souvenirs are expensive!

Itinerary

• See attached

Thursday• Meet in airport at 4.45am• Airport to Gare Cornavin No. 5 tram to Hotel Central• Check-in, money/travel documents in safe, info cards issued, lunch• ICT Discovery Museum• Dinner at Chez Ma Cousin• Back to hotel

Friday• Breakfast at 7.00am• Depart hotel at 8am• No. 5 tram to Gare Cornavin No. 18 tram to CERN

• Morning; Group tour of CERN

• Lunch in CERN restaurant (where we may see some famous scientists!!!)

• Afternoon; Microcosm and Universe of particles Exhibition

• Back to hotel/dinner at McDonalds/Wok Place/Holy Cow

• Visit Jet D’Eau and The Flower Clock

• Starbucks Science Quiz

Saturday• Breakfast at 8.00am• Check out but store

luggage• History Museum• Lunch in Old Town• History of Science

Museum, UN buildings and Intenational Red Cross Museum

• Collect luggage• Check in at Geneva

Airport• Flight departs at 20:50• Arrive in Liverpool at

21:50

Questions?Hotel Central, Geneva2, rue de la RôtisserieCH-1204 GenèveTel: ++41228188100Email: info@hotelcentral.chWeb: www.hotelcentral.ch

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