• Intensive memory training classes
• Intensive memory training classes combined with the Grand tour of Central Europe

EURAG MEMORY TRAINING CENTER IN PRAGUE

offers

Intensive memory training classes

May 17 – May 24, 2011

16 memory training sessions of 45 minutes within four days for those who wish to avoid short term memory lapses and benefit from remembering names, faces, shopping lists or telephone numbers in the future combined with a unique exploration of one of the most attractive cities in the world ( limited capacity 20 persons only ).

Itinerary is subject to modification if required

May 17
Tuesday arrival day

May 18 Wednesday
Free morning
5.00 pm Old Town Hall- reception with the vice-mayor,
followed by the guided tour of the representative rooms and view over the Old Town from the Outlook Tower

May 19 Thursday
9.30 am - 1.00 pm memory training class in the Cultural House Vltavska, Bubenska 1, Praha 7-Metro line C, Vltavska station (bring a note pad and reading glasses)
1.30 pm lunch in the Restaurant Male Divy, Janovskeho 3,Praha 7 - a diner with excellent reputation
Afternoon programme:
guided tour of the Old Town Square and the Charles Bridge from 1357 A.D.
6.30 pm concert of classical music at Rudolfinum

May 20 Friday
9.30 am to 1.00 pm memory training class
1.30 pm lunch as usual
Afternoon programme:
3.30 pm Prague Castle- guided tour of representative rooms
which are usually accessible for governmental visitors only
6.30 pm concert of classical music at Palffy´s Palace

May 21 Saturday
9.30 am-1.00 pm memory training class
1.30 pm lunch as usual
Afternoon programme:
Senate – Wallenstein Palace –guided tour
Stroll through the Wallenstein Garden

May 22 Sunday
9.30 am to 1.00 pm memory training class
1.30 pm lunch as usual
Afternoon programme:
Free afternoon for self-exploration

May 23 Monday
Petrin Hill by funicular, Petrin Tower
Stroll along the contour line with a spectacular view of the city
Arrange your own lunch
Afternoon programme:
2.30 pm Concert of world evergreens given by the famous Czech
Army band
5.00 pm Vltava river cruise
May 24 Tuesday Departure day

PRICE 100 GBP or equivalent in EUR ( payable by bank transfer to British or Czech bank or by cheque )
INCLUDES registration fee for classes, and four lunches after classes.
Participants are supposed to arrange their own accommodation, assistance is available on booking@accommodation.cz , meals except lunches after classes
and transport. Easy Jet offers very affordable airtickets from different British destinations to Prague on www.easyJet.com
Classes are held in Cultural Centre Vltavska, Bubenska 1, Praha 7 in the centre of Prague ( Metro line C-Vltavska station)
Persons over 70 travel on Prague public transport free of charge, those under 70 are recommended to buy a weekly pass (available at the airport)

Participants are given the opportunity to take part in the unique FREE afternoon programme,but they can select free time if desired. Arrival and departure days are optional, the participants can shorten their stay and arrive on May 18th and depart on May 23rd.

Send your application to
Ms Dana Steinova,Leckova 1520,149 00 Praha 4,Czech Republic,
tel.00420 608 552 113, fax 00420 272 93 1248,
e-mail:dana _stein@volny.cz
She is the head of EURAG Memory Training Centre in Prague
www.memorytraining.info
DEADLINE for APPLICATIONS is March 31,2011
After this date you have to check the availability with Ms Steinova

EURAG MEMORY TRAINING CENTER IN PRAGUE
offers

Intensive memory training classes combined with the Grand tour of Central Europe

May 17 – June 5, 2011

16 memory training sessions of 45 minutes within four days for those who wish to avoid short term memory lapses and benefit from remembering names, faces, shopping lists or telephone numbers in the future and an outstanding tour tracing UNESCO listed sites. Meeting the locals on personal basis and entering unique places are the additional embellishments,( limited capacity 14 persons only ).

Itinerary is subject to modification if required

May 17
Tuesday arrival day

May 18 Wednesday
International gathering of seniors - welcome
conference held from 10.00am – 3.30 pm at the Culture Center
Vltavska including lunch and a rich programme
5.00 pm Old Town Hall- reception with the vice-mayor,
followed by the guided tour of the representative rooms and view
over the Old Town from the Outlook Tower

May 19 Thursday
9.30 am -1.00 pm memory training class in the Cultural House
Vltavska, Bubenska 1, Praha 7-Metro line C, Vltavska station
(bring a note pad and reading glasses)
1.30 pm lunch in the Restaurant Male Divy, Janovskeho 3,Praha 7 - a diner with excellent reputation
Afternoon programme:
guided tour of the Old Town Square and the Charles Bridge from 1357 A.D.
6.30 pm concert of classical music at Rudolfinum

May 20 Friday
9.30 am to 1.00 pm memory training class
1.30 pm lunch as usual
Afternoon programme:
3.30 pm Prague Castle- guided tour of representative rooms
which are usually accessible for governmental visitors only
6.30 pm concert of classical music at Palffy´s Palace

May 21 Saturday
9.30 am-1.00 pm memory training class
1.30 pm lunch as usual
Afternoon programme:
Senate – Wallenstein Palace –guided tour
Stroll through the Wallenstein Garden
8 pm Black Light Theatre- Czech invention at Metro Palace,
Narodni 25, Prague 1

May 22 Sunday
9.30 am to 1.00 pm memory training class
1.30 pm lunch as usual
Afternoon programme:
5 pm „Kidnapped from Serail“, opera by W.A.Mozart at the
Theatre of Estates, where Mozart conducted his first night
performance of Don Giovanni in 1787, the theatre has the same
appearance as it had in Mozart´s time

May 23 Monday
Petrin Hill by funicular, Petrin Tower
Stroll along the contour line with a spectacular view of the city
Lunch as usual
2.30 pm Concert of world evergreens given by the renown Czech
Army band
5.00 pm Vltava river cruise

May 24 Tuesday
Walk through the Jewish Quarter
Lunch as usual
Optional afternoon program:
1)Around the churches (Holy Infant of Prague,etc)
2)Around the parks (Kampa, Letenske sady, etc)
3) Around beautiful architecture (Municipal House, Ungelt, etc)

May 25 Wednesday
Bus trip to Carlsbad with packed lunch
the famous SPA 140 km from Prague in Western Bohemia
a meeting place of the Royalties in the past, today a venue of
the Carlsbad film festival, stroll along the collonade with twelve mineral springs, take a cup in order to taste the healing water, Becherovka is told to be the best one, free time for self-exploration
return to Prague in the afternoon
6 pm Farewell party with live music and dance at the Culture Center Vltavska

May 26 Thursday
8.30 am meeting place at Metro station Roztyly
9 am departure for Olomouc with packed lunch
Guided tour of the historic city center /UNESCO listed fountains/
Reception at the University with supper and music – meeting with the local U3A
Accommodation : Kolej B.Vaclavka, ul. 17.listopadu, Olomouc –one night
/ three double rooms with private bath and toilet in one suite/

May 27 Friday
departure for Zlin
/BATA´s town, the famous shoe maker /,
Excursion to Bata´s Shoe museum and skyscraper
Lunch at the Bata´s university
departure for High Tatras after lunch, with packed supper
arrival in High Tatras, Slovakia
accommodation in HOTEL BANIK
Strbske Pleso /two nights- double rooms ,private bath/

May 28 Saturday
High Tatras-an impressive mountain range up to 2.600 m
above the sea level ,optional programme:
a) walk along the glacial lake lunch in Hotel BANIK
free afternoon
b) after lunch hike to Popradske Pleso 12 km loop beautiful sceneries, reaching the snow level
dinner in Hotel BANIK

May 29 Sunday
Departure for Hungary with packed lunch
Estergom, Basilica of St. Mathias
Szentendre, picturesque baroque town on Danube river
Free time for self-exploration
Accommodation in ETAP Hotel, To utca 1,
H 2045,Torokbalint,Budapest - one night
double rooms with private bath
dinner in a popular wine cellar-Hungarian cuisine
and gipsy songs and dances

May 30 Monday
Budapest day /capital of Hungary/
city tour by bus with a local guide
Mathias Church, Fisherman Bastion
Market place,lunch in a nice restaurant in the city center
Departure for Bratislava with packed supper in late
afternoon /three hour drive/
accommodation in double rooms with private bath
/SZU, Limbova 12, 833 03 Bratislava-two nights /

May 31 Tuesday
Bratislava day /capital of Slovakia /
See the city from the Castle area
walking through the Old Town
St Martin Cathedral, Michal´s gate,
Main Square
Lunch at the University
Reception by the local U3A
Free time in the city
Memory centrum – excursion of the AD Day care center

June 1 Wednesday
Vienna day /capital of Austria/-only 40 km from B.
packed lunch,Hundertwasser´s unique architecture,
Anker Uhr, Hoffburg, St.Stephan´s Dome
Guided tour on foot through the historic center
free time
Departure for Moravia in the late afternoon
/two hour drive /
wine cellar in Hustopece near Brno
wine tasting and dinner
Accommodation in Brno –two nights /double rooms,
private bath /Pension Palacky, Kolejni 2, 612 00 Brno/

June 2 Thursday
Departure for Kromeriz- UNESCO listed town
Castle tour
Lunch in UNESCO Senior Centre
Flower garden from 17th century with breathtaking
artistic garden creations
Art Nouveau Architecture- unique
hospital complex from 1905 -excursion
return to Brno

June 3 Friday
Departure after breakfast for
Moravian Karst -complex of caves
with beautiful natural stalagnites and stalactites
Boat trip on underground river Punkva
Pizza lunch on the route
Trebic- Basilica of St.Prokop (UNESCO listed site)
Telc (UNESCO listed town),
accommodation in Velesin for three nights -2 double rooms in one suite, OSSE, U Hriste 527, 382 32 Velesin / boarding school /

June 4 Saturday
Cesky Krumlov day / UNESCO listed town /
Castle tour / 2nd largest Castle in the country/
lunch according to your choice-100 CZK in cash provided
Free afternoon in the unique historic center
5 pm departure from the parking area-be prompt please!
supper in Velesin, concert of classical music
given by the local conservatory of music

June 5 Sunday
Holasovice (UNESCO listed village, unique rural baroque
Departure for Trebon -Rennaisance town with the largest
man made pond „The World“in Southern Bohemia
lunch at „Bily Konicek“ an impressive Rennaisance hotel
from 1601
options:
1)enjoy the beautiful Castle park and historic square during
your free time
2)take a scenic walk along the pond and visit the
Swarzenberg Crypt
supper in Velesin

June 6 Monday
Ceske Budejovice /regional capital of Southern
Bohemia / Budweiss in English
Excursion to the world famous Budweisser brewery
historic center, one hectar square with the Erratic stone,
the Black Tower, St.Nicholas Cathedral, Capuchin cloister
Lunch at Masne Kramy –historic butchers shops /Budweisser goulash on menu /
stop in the historic town of Pisek on our return trip to
rague, dinner with your host

June 7 Tuesday
Departure day, your host will assist you with your departure

Send your application to Ms Dana Steinova
EURAG Memory training center, together with deposit EUR 100,-payable by cheque to Dana Steinova
Contact address: Dana Steinova, Leckova 1520, 149 00 Praha 4, Czech Republic
Telephone-mobile 00420 608 552 113 and fax 00420 272 931 248, e-mail: dana_stein@volny.cz Deadline for applications: January 31,2011,possible to check the availability after the deadline www.memorytraining.info

The rest of the price CZK 30.000,-/ thirtythousands CZK/ is payable by a bank money transfer one month prior arrival and includes accommodation in double rooms, either with a private or a shared bath, three meals a day , admissions and travel costs around central Europe from May 17th - June 7th, 2011. Public transport fare for persons under 70 is their own responsibility, persons over 70 travel free of charge in Prague. Air tickets to/from Prague and health insurance are participants responsibility.