2. – 10.August 2008
Island Culture through Walks and Talks
Improve your English in an enjoyable way: through lessons, conversation, Celtic and archaeological walks, films, stories, lectures and discussions with people from the Island. (level of English: +/- intermediate) English instructor: Ursula Murray
1.Tag: Welcome at meeting point in Galway: 16.00, boattrip to Inishmore, transfer to accommodation and dinner.
2.Tag: Morning: Information about the Island, programme, etc., afternoon: walking the low road (seals, early monastic sites, holy wells and standing stones) with Ursula (2hrs), evening: free time.
3.Tag: Morning: lessons: grammar and conversation (2 1/2 hrs), afternoon: free time, evening: meeting in Maggie's Sweater Shop: about old times and the history of the Aran Jumpers.
4.Tag: Morning: lessons, afternoon: "Walking the Celtic Way" (rituals and holy places) with Dara O Maoildhia, visit "Poll na bPéist" (the wormhole) and the prehistoric fort "Dun Aonghasa" (2-3 hrs), evening: visit my neighbour, the fisher-man and basket maker Vincent Mc Cearán.
5.Tag: Morning: lessons, afternoon: free time, evening: the art of traditional singing on the Island in the past and in the present with the renowned Sean-nós Singer Treasa Ní Mhiolláin, learn a song in English or Irish.
6.Tag: Morning: lessons, afternoon: "The Man of Aran", the film and the making of the film, evening: free time.
7.Tag: Morning: lessons, afternoon: walk to "Dún Dubh Chathair" and the soft sand dunes and wide beaches of Kileany (2-3 hrs), visit the museum in Kilronan, time for shopping, evening: music "Session" in the local Pub.
8.Tag: 12.00 boat to Galway, transfer to B+B, Galway tour with Kim and shopping time, evening: experience a traditional music "Session" in one of Galway's old Pub's).
9.Tag: Morning: official end of programme in Galway
Teilnehmerzahl: 8-12
Preis: Euro: 840.- (ca. Sfr. 1390.-), from to Galway.
Inbegriffen: 7 nights accommodation (sharing, standard) on the Island: in the Centre or in luxurious self catering house with spectacular sea view (cook yourself or eat out in one of the nice restaurants), last night B+B in Galway, first dinner , tuition, fees, transports and all other activities according to programme. Nicht inbegriffen: meals (except first dinner).
Zuschläge: 1 week double room with shower: Euro 90.- (Sfr.150.-) single room standard: Euro 140.- (Sfr. 220.-), single with shower: Euro 180.- (Sfr. 290.-), number of single rooms restricted, book early. Single room in Galway Euro 25.- (Sfr.40.-). Additional nights can be booked in Galway, Dublin and on the Island (from Euro 35.-/night.
Anmeldeschluss: Spätestens 1 June 2008
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