Baylor in Maastricht Summer 2015

Our Flight Route

Boeing

Where is Maastricht?

M Building

P Building

Double Room

The friendly staff at CES (l-r): Director Jorg de Vette Séverine Dufour Maaike van Eck (our liaison) Nathalie Ummels MAEO

Maas River with old Roman bridge

Maastricht, looking north

Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk

Pedestrian shopping zone

Market Square with City Hall at Carnival

Selexyz Bookstore (former cathedral)

Statue of D’Artagnan in Jeker Park. One of the famous Three Musketeers, he was killed while attacking Maastricht in 1699

Former city fortifications

St. Servaas on the Vrijthof

View across the Maas toward city and Piertersberg

Street cafés in Maastricht

Countryside

Along the Albert Canal

Maastricht train station

Eurail Map of Europe

Timetable Summer 2015 n May 17: Flight Houston to Amsterdam n May 18: Arrive in Maastricht n May 19-20: Maastricht Orientation n May 21-25: Group trip (D, A, CH, FL, F, LX, B) n May 26-31: Individual travel all over Europe n June 1: Classes start; travel on long weekends n July 23: Last day of final exams n July 24-Aug 12: Individual travel all over Europe n August 13: Return flight Amsterdam to Houston

Program Features n Roundtrip airfare and transfers (May 17 – Aug 13, 2015) n Room & board (2 meals a day) for entire stay n Full tuition and fees for 14 credit hours of courses n Free wireless internet in dorm rooms (bring laptop) n All courses taught in English and fully transferable n 3-month Eurail Pass for unlimited travel in 22 countries n June/July: Long weekends for travel (no Friday classes) n 1 week in May and 3 weeks after July 23 free for indiv. travel n Group trip to southern Germany/Austria/Switz./France n Meal allowance when traveling away from Maastricht n Experienced graduate assistant available to help n Free bicycle; free health insurance; free books for UM courses n Cost: ca. $19,500 (plus $400 fees and any personal expenses)

Official BU Expenses, Spring 2014 (12+ credit hours, dorm or off campus) n Tuition: $16,287 n Fees: $1,799 n Room: $2,968 n Board: $2,835 n Books & supplies: $685 n Transportation: $779 n Personal Expenses: $1,690 n Total: $27,043

Baylor in Maastricht Summer 2015: Group Trip

Group trip itinerary

Deutsches Eck, Koblenz

Rhine cruise

Residenz, Würzburg

Rothenburg

Hotel Goldener Hirsch

Kriminalmuseum, Rothenburg

Upper Danube near Beuron

Ottobeuren Monastery

Neuschwanstein Castle

Lindau on Lake Constance

Hotel Bayerischer Hof, Lindau

Liechtenstein

Lucerne with Rigi Mountain

Up the Rigi

Summer 2012 Baylor group on Mount Rigi, Swiss Alps

Montreux on Lake Geneva

Eurotel Riviera, Montreux

Chateau de Chillon, Lake Geneva

Lake Cruise from Chateau de Chillon to Vevey

Lake Gruyère

Schaffhausen: Rhine Falls

Freiburg with Black Forest

View from Hotel Mercure, Freiburg

Old houses in Colmar, Alsace

Meuse Valley in Lorraine

WW I Cemetery, Verdun, France

Bastogne: Battle of the Bulge Memorial

Luxembourg

In Limbourg Province, Belgium

Home again, home again!

Contact Information: Program Director: Dr. Eric C. Rust, Department of History (Tidwell B-25; ) Full-time Maastricht Program Coordinator: Ms. Lexi English (201-A Poage, ) Websites: