Invitation to the German State Meeting 2014 from
May 29th– June 1st in Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg
Dear members, dear guests,
Gamma Chapter
cordially invites you to the beautiful baroque city of Rastatt near Baden –
Baden ( South – West Germany) to attend the state meeting. Rastatt is very easily accessible as Karlsruhe airport is
close by and it is served by ryan air. From Frankfurt Airport it is only a
90min train ride.
Rastatt is quite well known in Germany for its Baroque
Castle, built by the so-called “Türkenlouis” the Baden duke who defended the
Turkish outside Vienna. In the castle there is a very interesting exposition of
all the freedom movements in German history, which was
established in 1974 at the suggestion of the then Federal President Gustav W.
Heinemann. Apart from this, there are fine art museums and do not forget the
good restaurants and pubs that create dishes of the well-known Baden cuisine,
and, last but not least, serve the delicious Baden wines.
But Rastatt will also have something very special to offer at this particular weekend, namely the largest international street theater festival in Germany called tête – à –tête.
But Rastatt will also have something very special to offer at this particular weekend, namely the largest international street theater festival in Germany called tête – à –tête.
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We are booked into two hotels very
centrally located so that everything is in walking distance.
Hotel –Restaurant „Da Franco“, Josefstraße 7,
76437 Rastatt, Tel.: +49 7222 -32103, Fax: +49 7222 -379 38, info@da-franco.com, double
rooms at 82,00 €, breakfast included
„Zum Löwen“ , Kaiserstraße 9, 76437 Rastatt, Tel.: +49 (0) 72 22 - 93 56 34-0,Fax: +49 (0) 72 22 - 93 56 34-1 info@loewen-rastatt.de, double rooms at 70,00 € plus
6,00
€ for breakfast
Please book until April 19th, referring to DKG
Tagung (meeting).
The meeting on Saturday will take place at Bildungshaus St. Bernhard, only a 10minute
walk from the hotels.
An der Ludwigsfeste 50, 76437 Rastatt,
Tel.: 07222 10466 0
Registration fee is 40 € for members and guests
from abroad -including coffee,
tea and snacks and a three – course lunch on Saturday. Other drinks can be
purchased on site.
Programme
Thursday, May 29th 2014
Arrival in the afternoon / evening,
6. 30 p. m.: Optional
dinner at “Löwen” hotel. (Please tick on registration form if taking part).Optional
visit of the street theater festival tête – à – tête. The
programme is online at www.tete-a-tete.de up from May 8th. Please
book the tickets for the night events yourself on the website, at tel.: +49
07222 - 789800 or at www.reservix.de up from May 13th. People
speak English. All day events are free.
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Friday, May 30th
2014
10 – 11. 30
a.m.: Guided visit of historic town
centre. Meeting point in front of
the castle at tourist info.
the castle at tourist info.
12 a.m.: Lunch at restaurant Da Franco at own cost (please tick on
registration form if taking part)
registration form if taking part)
2 .30 – 4 p.m.: Visit of the baroque castle by guides in costumes. Meeting
point in front of castle
point in front of castle
After that stroll through town according
to your preferences, visit of tête –
à – tête snack at a restaurant or a stand in small groups
à – tête snack at a restaurant or a stand in small groups
Saturday , May 31st 2014 Bildungshaus St. Bernhard
8. 30 – 9.30 a.m.: Executive board meeting
10. 00 – 10.30 a.m.: B. Whiting, International Representative reports from HQ
10. 45 – 12. a.m.: Dr. Ellen Markert: Presentation and discussion on „Gifted
children“
children“
12 .00 – 14 p.m. Hot lunch at St. Bernhard
14.00
– 15 p.m. Thi Finkemeyer: Presentation and discussion “Myanmar, my
home country”
home country”
15.00 - 15.15 p.m. Coffee break
15.15 – 16.15 p.m. General assembly
As we will have a complete lunch we
will have a quick snack in small groups in town in the evening and then again
night at individual preferences (tête – à – tête or chat with members)
Sunday,
June 1st 2014: Breakfast, departure or
Johanna Schulze, a member from Gamma – Chapter and a
witness to history will accompany the visit
of the exposition of all the freedom movements in German history which was established in 1974 at the
suggestion of the then Federal President Gustav W. Heinemann.
Open on Sundays: 9.30 a.m. – 17 p.m., Rastatt
Castle
or
Visit beautiful surroundings on your own.
Gamma –Ladies are very much looking forward to
welcoming you!
Inquiries: Monika
Huber: m.h.huber@gmx.de
Map
Hotels
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How to get there:
By train: To
Karlsruhe, stop of all trains, then change to „Regionalexpress“ next stop is
Rastatt, ca. 14 min. From train
station to „Löwen Hotel“ by bus, bus stop
Marktplatz (every 10 – 20 min., travel time ca. 10 min.). Hotel Da
Franco, bus stop : Josefstraße, ca. every 30 min., travel time ca. 4 Min. or taxi to both.
By car: A5
Frankfurt – Karlsruhe – exit Rastatt
Nord, B3/ B36 to Stadtmitte ( town centre), pass by train station, then
drive on Bahnhofstraße., Kapellenstr., then
see map above.
By plane:
Frankfurt Rhein/ Main Airport, then by train (see above). Or Baden Airport Baden –Baden – Karlsruhe Info at:
www.baden-airpark.de,served by ryanair from London Stansted, Stockholm,
Hamburg and Berlin, then by bus (timetable on website) to Rastatt ( 14 min.) or taxi.
