In Transit: In flight.

Arrive in Berlin. Berlin is also the nation's capital and dates back to the 13th century. Reset your internal travel clock with a day of light activities. Explore the Friedrichshain area, with its diverse inhabitants, coffee shops and restaurants.

Arrive To: Arrive in Berlin. Travelers on the Road Scholar flight will be greeted at the airport. We suggest independent travelers take a taxi from the Berlin-Tegel airport to the Gold Hotel am Wismarplatz. Price at the time of this writing was approx. 30 Euros.

Lunch: At local restaurant - depending on arrival times

Afternoon: Orientation walk through the Friedrichshain or Berlin center.

Dinner: At local restaurant

Evening: Free time.

Lodging: Gold Hotel am Wismarplatz

Meals Included: Lunch, Dinner

Participants will visit the Topography of Terror exhibit and the former site of the Berlin wall as well as Brandenburg Gate and Potsdamer Platz.

Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at hotel

Morning: Excursion to the Holocaust Memorial (Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe) and visit to the Topography of Terror- an outdoor museum on the site of the former headquarters of the Gestapo and SS. Visit to one of the largest surviving segments of the Berlin Wall.

Lunch: At a restaurant near the Brandenburg Gate

Afternoon: Tour around Brandenburg Gate and visit Potsdamer Platz, the reunified city's new commercial centerpiece. One of Europe's busiest squares in the 1920's, and site of the world's first traffic light, the square was destroyed in WWII and become a no-man's land, bisected by the Wall during the Cold War. Potsdamer Platz in now home to the Berlin International Film Festival.

Dinner: At local restaurant

Evening: Free time

Lodging: Gold Hotel am Wismarplatz

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Participants will visit the Wannsee Conference Memorial House and the Jewish Museum

Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at hotel.

Morning: Visit the Wannsee Conference Memorial House and Education Site where SS representatives met to discuss plans to implement the "Final Solution."

Lunch: at local restaurant.

Afternoon: (continued) Visit the Wannsee Conference Memorial House and Education Site where SS representatives met to discuss plans to implement the "Final Solution."

Dinner: at a local restaurant.

Evening: Free time.

Lodging: Gold Hotel am Wismarplatz

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: At hotel

Morning: Transfer to train station. Today will have a scenic train ride from Berlin to Oswiecim/Auschwitz. (Oswiecim is sometimes still called Auschwitz, its German name, in reference to the Auschwitz concentration camp).

Lunch: On the train

Afternoon: Arrive to Oswiecim and transfer to the Center for Dialogue and Prayer. Orientation to Service Program.

Dinner: At the Center. While the evening meal in Poland sometimes consists of a cold entree, we have requested a hot meal for your arrival. Please note that alcoholic beverages are not available for purchase at the Center for Dialogue and Prayer.

Evening: Free time

Lodging: Centre for Dialogue and Prayer (Hotel)

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Excursion to Auschwitz Jewish Center and guided tour of Auschwitz I - the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at Center.

Morning: Presentation by staff member of Center for Dialogue and Prayer and excursion to Auschwitz Jewish Center to learn about Jewish life in Oswiecim prior to World War II.

Lunch: At Center. In Poland, the heaviest meal is served mid-day, and usually consists of a soup, salad, meat, and starch.

Afternoon: Guided visit to Auschwitz I. This tour takes approximately three hours. Personal headphones are provided to each participant to better hear the group leader.

Dinner: At the Center. Dinners are lighter than American meals. In the evenings, they may serve one hot dish (like a sausage or pierogies) with a side or two, or cold foods such as cold cuts, cheese, and bread.

Evening: Free time

Lodging: Centre for Dialogue and Prayer (Hotel)

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

First day of service at the Jewish cemetery and a guided visit of Auschwitz II (Birkenau) - known as the extermination camp.

Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at the Center.

Morning: Orientation and service work at the Jewish Cemetery in Oswiecim. Help maintain this historic cemetery which was violated by the Nazis who removed stones to pave roads, for example. The cemetery is currently maintained by a part-time groundskeeper who needs help restoring the cemetery to an appropriate state to honor the memory of those who died. You may help cut away weeds that have encroached upon gravesites and assist with other landscaping projects.

Lunch: At the Center

Afternoon: Guided visit through the extermination camp (Auschwitz-Birkenau). This tour takes approximately three hours. Headphones are not available for this portion of the tour.

Dinner: At the Center

Evening: Free time

Lodging: Centre for Dialogue and Prayer (Hotel)

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Service work and tour of survivor's art installation at Harmeze Monastery.

Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at the Center

Morning: Complete the service work at the Jewish cemetery.

Lunch: at the Center

Afternoon: Visit of survior's art exhibition at the Harmeze monastery.

Dinner: In town, at the Hotel Galicjia, which once entertained French President Jacques Chirac.

Evening: Free time

Lodging: Centre for Dialogue and Prayer (Hotel)

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Service work and tour the National Exhibitions at Auschwitz I and meeting with a special speaker on the Holocaust.

Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at the Center.

Morning: Help maintain the grounds at Auschwitz, to minimize the impact of over one million annual visitors. Take a self-guided tour of the National Exhibitions at Auschwitz I. Your service work may include sweeping paths, raking leaves, and removing debris. While these tasks may seem ordinary, know that you are making an extraordinary contribution to the local community as well as the broader community of Holocaust survivors. By performing even small tasks with care and reverence for those who died, you provide a living, contemplative witness to history. You are also demonstrating to the local community an ethic of volunteering. Few people spend more than a few hours at these sites; your program will allow you to spend several days. When weather interferes with our planned service, we will make every effort to reschedule service hours

Lunch: At the Center

Afternoon: Presentation by a special speaker knowledgeable about the Holocaust.

Dinner: At the Center

Evening: Free time

Lodging: Centre for Dialogue and Prayer (Hotel)

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: At Center

Morning: Continue service work at Auschwitz and self-guided visits to National Exhibitions.

Lunch: At the Center

Afternoon: Presentation by archivist for Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum.

Dinner: At the Center

Evening: Free time

Lodging: Centre for Dialogue and Prayer (Hotel)

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: At the Center

Morning: Coach transfer to hotel in Krakow.

Lunch: At local restaurant.

Afternoon: Walking tour of Kazimierz, the Jewish quarter of Krakow.Visit to Galicia Jewish Museum.

Dinner: Dinner at a local restaurant.

Evening: Free time

Lodging: Campanile Krakow

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: breakfast at hotel.

Morning: Walking tour of historic Krakow including the town square.

Lunch: lunch at a traditional Polish restaurant.

Afternoon: Ffree time to continue to explore and enjoy Krakow and the historic town square, shop for souvenirs or return to hotel to prepare for departure.

Dinner: Farewell dinner at restaurant in the old city.

Lodging: Campanile Krakow

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Return to U.S.A.Participants departing independently may order a taxi from the Hotel Campanile.

Breakfast: At hotel (or bag breakfast for those departing before the breakfast service)

Morning: Transfer to Krakow airport for return to U.S.

Meals Included: Breakfast