SPICE 2018: West Virginia University @ Universität Erfurt

Hello, Bruges gang. As we get ready, I wanted to set up a few more details about our first day in town. The previous blog post outlines our travel to Bruges , but below is our itinerary for the first day as well as the details of our scavenger hunt . Monday 25 June 7:30am  – Meet at Erfurt Hauptbahnhof Our train leaves at 7:50, but it'll be a potentially busy train so I'd encourage folks to get there as early as possible (I'll likely be there a bit earlier, and the Starbucks opens as early as 6:30am). Monday - ~3:00pm – Arrival at Bruges train station We’ll walk to your hotel and ensure that everyone gets checked in. You’ll have a few hours to yourself to get settled. Monday - 6:00 pm – Meet Jaime/Nick at the Palace de Bruges … There is a large statue in the center with all of the EU flags around the outer edge … look for us underneath the German flag. We’ll be taking you from there to a place we think you’ll love, and we’ll have class there. Great drinks, but...

Morgantown, WV --   With about one month to go before we leave for SPICE 2018, we've got some fantastic news: the accommodations for our annual trip to Bruges, Belgium, have been finalized. We've arranged for two nights' accommodations (breakfast, included) for all of our WVU SPICE students at the " Hotel Koffieboontje ." There, you'll be staying right in the heart of Bruges for two nights of intercultural experience in the Flanders (re: Dutch-speaking) region of Belgium. Below, an interactive map that shows the route to the hotel from Stationsplein--the Bruges main train station. We'll plan on leaving Erfurt rather early on the morning of Monday June 25, likely on ICE1638 leaving at 07:50. Indeed, our proposed travel plan is below, and it would get us into town (into Bruges) around 15:00 (3:00 pm); disregard the pricing however (as we'll use your flex pass for this one): What are we in for when we get there? I'm keeping most of it a se...