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May/June, 2001

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Program Schedule: Week Three

Day 15
The Birth Of a BMW: German Technology. A guided tour through the BMW plant. The futuristic architecture of the Olympic Village. BMW's workforce: A mirror of Munich's ethnic minorities. "Little Istanbul" and a sample of Turkish cuisine.                        

Day 16
Who Governs Munich? Town Hall Meeting. Das Deutsche Museum. Visit to "Germany's Smithsonian."

Day 17
Munich and the Third Reich: A bicycle tour tracing the rise and fall of the Nazis. "Degenerate" Art? Expressionism in the Lenbach Gallery.

Day 18
Visit to Dachau: Visit to the town and the concentration camp.

Day 19
One Day at a German School: Spend one morning visiting your hosts in their classes and discussing current topics with students and teachers.

Day 20
Final Get-Together:An excursion with all our German friends and hosts to Lake Starnberg and the Benedictine monastery, Kloster Andechs, founded in 760 and a most popular place of pilgrimage--ever since it obtained its brewing rights in the year 1146.