{"id":87,"date":"2017-03-17T14:51:30","date_gmt":"2017-03-17T14:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/slovenia2017\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2017-04-28T17:19:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-28T17:19:18","slug":"itinerary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/slovenia2017\/itinerary\/","title":{"rendered":"Itinerary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There will not be a typical day in Slovenia, but here is a sense of what to expect. After morning individual and\/or group metaphysical time, we will have classroom or excursion time. Coursework will involve reading and writing, experimenting with translation, and most importantly visits\/interviews with writers and translators whose works we will be reading both during the Country Studies course and while in Slovenia and Croatia.<\/p>\n<p>Students will learn the basics of the Slovene language through a brief course at the Center for Slovene Studies in Ljubljana. Day and afternoon trips to literary and culturally significant sites are likely to include the Tolmin Gorge and Kobarid, known for World War I and Ernest Hemingway; the Predjama castle in a cave: Lake Bled, a picturesque mountain lake with nearby waterfalls that have inspired poets and writers over the centuries; Celje and its castle; the Postojna and\/or Skocjan caves, the latter being a UNESCO World Heritage site; not to mention modern literary sites such as the Celica Hostel in the classic European capital city Ljubljana.<\/p>\n<p>Our four-day trip to Croatia will feature the university and tourist town of Zadar; and a side trip to the Adriatic island of Rab.<\/p>\n<p>Each day will require a sense of adventure and flexibility as we embark on our scheduled activities.<\/p>\n<h2><b><\/b><strong>Week One<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Monday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Arrive at Ljubljana<\/li>\n<li>Orientation in Ljubljana<\/li>\n<li>Boat tour&nbsp;on the <a href=\"http:\/\/barka-ljubljanica.si\/en\/index.html\">River Ljubljanica<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tuesday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Language class<\/li>\n<li>Literature class \/ cafe time<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hostelcelica.com\/en\/art-hostel\/story-concept-12846\">Hostel Celica<\/a>&nbsp;tour with Janko Ro\u017eic<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wednesday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.postojnska-jama.eu\/en\/home\/\">Postojna Caves<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.postojnska-jama.eu\/en\/come-and-visit-us\/predjama-castle\/\">Predjama Castle<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tour of Vipava; including a tourist farm, cultural dancers, and the mayor<\/li>\n<li>Evening church testimony meeting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thursday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Language class<\/li>\n<li>Literature class \/ cafe time<\/li>\n<li>Literature course with Jason Blake and&nbsp;Slovenian students at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-lj.si\/university\/\">University of Ljubljana<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Semenska Knijzica (Seminary, Baroque Library)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ljubljanskigrad.si\/en\/the-ljubljana-castle\/\">Ljubljana Castle<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Slovenian food at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitljubljana.com\/en\/visitors\/events\/open-kitchen-food-market\/\">Open Kitchen<\/a> food market<\/li>\n<li>Literature class \/ cafe time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Saturday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokmuz-ce.si\/en\/home\/museum-history\/\">Pokrajniski musej<\/a> (Celje Regional Museum)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokmuz-ce.si\/en\/exhibitions\/permanent-exhibitions\/celeia-a-town-beneath-todays-town\/\">Celeia&nbsp;archaeological exhibition site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokmuz-ce.si\/en\/exhibitions\/permanent-exhibitions\/the-counts-of-celje\/\">The Counts of Celje<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.celje.si\/en\/card\/city-forest-tree-house\">Celje Urban Forest<\/a>&nbsp;pedagogy activities<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/castle.grad-celje.com\/\">Old Celje Castle<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sunday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Group church service<\/li>\n<li>Self-planned tours<\/li>\n<li>Literature class \/ cafe time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Week Two<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Monday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Language class<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.drustvo-dsp.si\/en\/home\/\">Slovene Writers\u2019 Association<\/a> speaker: Ifigenija Simonovi\u0107<\/li>\n<li>Slovene Association of Literary Translators speaker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tuesday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tour of Zagreb<\/li>\n<li>Meeting with&nbsp;writer\/translator\/publisher Ivan Sr\u0161en<\/li>\n<li>Travel to Zadar<\/li>\n<li>Sunset at the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zadar.travel\/en\/city-guide\/attractions\/19-04-2007\/sea-organ\">Sea Organ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wednesday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tour of Zadar<\/li>\n<li>Meeting with Tomislav Kuzmanovi\u0107\u2019s graduate world literature students at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unizd.hr\/Default.aspx\">University of Zadar<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thursday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ferry from Stinica to Misnjak, Rab Island<\/li>\n<li>Literature class \/ cafe time<\/li>\n<li>Evening church testimony meeting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tour the town of Rab and its towers\n<ul>\n<li>related to&nbsp;the book <em>A Castle in Romagna<\/em> by Igor \u0160tiks (translated by Tomislav Kuzmanovi\u0107)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Literature class \/ cafe time<\/li>\n<li>Ferry from Misnjak to Stinica<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Saturday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Language class<\/li>\n<li>Literature class \/ cafe time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sunday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Group church service<\/li>\n<li>Self-planned tours<\/li>\n<li>Literature class \/ cafe time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Week Three<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Monday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Language class<\/li>\n<li>Meeting with author \/professor Andrej Blatnik re: publishing\/literature in Slovenia and his short stories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tuesday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobariski-muzej.si\/eng\/\">Kobarid WWI Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobariski-muzej.si\/guided_tours\/guided_tours_of_former_battlefields\/\">Hike the ridge of Kolovorat, Mt. Na Gradu<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Boka waterfall<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wednesday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slovenia-trips.com\/eng\/natural-sights\/trip\/886\/Vrsic-pass\">Vr\u0161i\u010d Pass<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blejski-grad.si\/en\/about-bled-castle\">Bled Castle<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Boat tour and potica baking&nbsp;workshop on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bled.si\/en\/what-to-see\/natural-sights\/the-bled-island\">The Bled Island<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Literature class \/ cafe time<\/li>\n<li>Evening church testimony meeting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thursday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Radovljica (medieval town)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bled.si\/en\/what-to-see\/natural-sights\/the-vintgar-gorge\/Information\">Vintgar Gorge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.radolca.si\/en\/radovljica-apiculture-museum\/\">Museum of Apiculture<\/a> (bees)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lectar.com\/_en\/lectar_muzej.html\">Gingerbread museum<\/a>&nbsp;(honeybread)<\/li>\n<li>Vrba, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.culture.si\/en\/Birthplace_of_France_Pre%C5%A1eren\">birthplace of France Pre\u0161eren<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strmol Castle\n<ul>\n<li>related to&nbsp;the book <em>I Saw Her That Night<\/em>&nbsp;by&nbsp;Drago Jan\u010dar (translated by Michael Biggins)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Slovene Writers\u2019 Association\u2019s courtyard \/ Gajo jazz club\n<ul>\n<li>Abroaders read original Slovenia-themed wreath of sonnets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Saturday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Explore market<\/li>\n<li>Literature class \/ cafe time<\/li>\n<li>Work on final projects<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Week&nbsp;Four<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Monday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.park-skocjanske-jame.si\/en\">\u0160kocjan Cave<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.portoroz.si\/en\/portoroz-and-piran\/1803\">Piran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kpss.si\/en\/intro\">Secovlje Salina Nature Park<\/a>&nbsp;(salt flats)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tuesday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Final event map presentations \/ sharing<\/li>\n<li>Wrap-up<\/li>\n<li>Dinner at Guzina (Old Town Ljubljana)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There will not be a typical day in Slovenia, but here is a sense of what to expect. After morning individual and\/or group metaphysical time, we will have classroom or excursion time. Coursework will involve reading and writing, experimenting with translation, and most importantly visits\/interviews with writers and translators whose works we will be reading &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/slovenia2017\/itinerary\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Itinerary&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-87","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/slovenia2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/87","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/slovenia2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/slovenia2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/slovenia2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/slovenia2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/slovenia2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/87\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":233,"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/slovenia2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/87\/revisions\/233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/content.principia.edu\/sites\/slovenia2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}