Upon arrival in Klagenfurt
you have to get to the Mozartheim (name of the dorm).
Address: Hochschülerhaus Mozartheim
9020 Klagenfurt
Mozartstrasse 61
Tel. 0463 -23782
BY PLANE
If you arrive at Klagenfurt Airport:
The airport is about 4 km from town and 8 km from the university. Take bus
line 42 from the airport to the city ("Zentrum"). Change at Heiligengeistplatz
to bus line 12 or 10 to the Mozartheim. Bus number 12 stops very close by,
exit at the stop Ginzkeygasse, but line 12 does not run on Sundays. If you
take bus 10, exit at the stop Heinzelsteg. Cross the street, and walk down
Mozartstraße (sign on corner), the Mozartheim is about two blocks on
your right. If you arrive late at night, take better a taxi (tell the driver
the address: Mozartheim, Mozartstrasse 61). A taxi from the airport to the
university costs around EUR 15 to EUR 20.
Homepage Klagenfurt
Airport
If you arrive at Vienna Airport:
From Vienna airport there is a bus to "Wiener Südbahnhof"
(Vienna Railwaystation South). The bus runs from 7:10 a.m. to midnight every
20 minutes, costs run about EUR 6, the trip takes about 20 minutes. From "Wiener
Südbahnhof" there runs a train to Klagenfurt every two hours. Price
per person is about EUR 32.
If you arrive at any other airport:
Get to the main railway station of the city of your arrival (Hauptbahnhof).
From there travel to Klagenfurt Hauptbahnhof.
If you arrive in Frankfurt airport and continue by train, you will not have
to leave the actual building in order to get to the train station. This is
not the Hauptbahnhof but the station "Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbahnhof"
or Frankfurt airport.
From Frankfurt it is about a 9 hour train ride to Klagenfurt.
From Munich (München) Hauptbahnhof you can take a direct train to Klagenfurt,
and it is about a 5 hour train ride. When choosing a connection go for the
one where you have to change least unless you have to wait forever.
Cheap flights to Klagenfurt
from Berlin, Hamburg, Hannover, and Köln/Bonn:
You can buy cheap airline tickets from Berlin, Hamburg, Hannover, and Köln/Bonn
to Klagenfurt through Hapag-Lloyd
Express. If you will be close to one of those cities before traveling
to Klagenfurt, check out the possibilities.
BY TRAIN
If you need to look up a train connection you can do so on the web page of
the Deutsche Bahn (http://www.bahn.de).
On the left you will see "Reiseauskunft". Fill in all the info needed,
and you will find your connection.DO NOT FORGET: Europe uses 24 hrs (military
time), so 18 Uhr is 6 p.m.; also do not forget that the date is written differently
July 2 is "2. Juli" or "2.7."
The website for the Austrian railway Österreichische Bundesbahnen ÖBB
is http://www.oebb.at.
From Hauptbahnhof Klagenfurt (main station Klagenfurt) take
bus line 40/41/42. Change at stop "Heiligengeistplatz" to bus line
12 or 10 to the Mozartheim. Bus number 12 stops very close by, exit at the
stop Ginzkeygasse, but line 12 does not run on Sundays. If you take bus 10,
exit at the stop Heinzelsteg. Cross the street, and walk down Mozartstraße
(sign on corner), the Mozartheim is about two blocks on your right. You can
of course also take a taxi (about EUR 11).
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EMERGENCY
CONTACT INFORMATION |
It is always good to
have some emergency contact information to reach you while you are travelling
in case you do not have a cell phone or do not check your e-mail. Please note
that your parents or others should use these phone numbers below only in case
of an emergency.
While in Klagenfurt:
Mozartheim
A-9020 Klagenfurt
Mozartstrasse 61
AUSTRIA
Tel. from the US: 011 - 43-463 23782
OR
Ms. Andrea Pirker
Sprachenzentrum Deutsch in Oesterreich
Alpen-Adria-Universitaet Klagenfurt
Universitaetsstrasse 90
A-9020 Klagenfurt - A U S T R I A
Tel. from US: 011-43 - 463 24180
Tel. from US: 011-43 - 463 2700 - 8620
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THINGS
NOT TO FORGET |
* Passport
* International Student ID Card
* Medical Insurance information
* All medication you take on a regular basis
* Comfortable shoes - prepare to walk a lot!
* Your ATM card. Make sure your bank let's you withdraw money in Austria and
Germany. Let your bank know that you will be traveling to Europe so that they
know to expect charges from there.
* A (prepaid) phone card you may use from abroad (see below section on phones).
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WHAT SHOULD
I PACK? WHAT NOT TO TAKE? |
Experienced travelers
will tell you to pack light. Do not forget - we will be also travelling for
a week in Germany BY TRAIN after our stay in Austria. Consider taking a large
backpack if you have one instead of a suitcase. Bring also a small backpack
for day trips. I personally prefer to travel with one small suitcase on rolls.
You must be able to handle your own baggage!
BRING: A battery powered
alarm clock, a wrist watch, an umbrella and/or rain gear, a sweatshirt or
sweater, a light jacket (rain resistant, if possible), swim suit, broken in
walking shoes, small backpack, comfortable clothes that can be layered (stay
away from dry-clean only or things that might be ruined easily in hot water),
sunglasses, a spare battery for your camera, your personal toilettries (toothpaste,
shampoo, etc.), a refill of any prescription medicine that you take, a favorite
paperback book, your favorite over-the-counter pain reliever, if you wish
also stomach medicine for indigestion, sunscreen, an ethernet cable if you
bring a laptop and want to have internet access while in Austria.
Bring clothes that you can wash easily. There are washers and dryers in the
Mozartheim, but you might end up waiting in line using them. Flip-flops are
fine inside but not sufficient for walking in the cities. You need comfortable
shoes!
DO NOT BRING: Jewelery, Expensive clothing or other personal possessions of
value, pillow, cell phones (unless you checked with your carrier that it will
work abroad), beepers, or any appliances with electric motors. Hair dryers
and curling irons may be bought in Austria if necessary. Battery chargers
and contact lense disinfectant units work with transformers.
Bring your swim suit! Swimming in the clean lake in Klagenfurt is wonderful.
Do not bring hair dryers and the like unless they are dual voltage, meaning
they are running on 220 volt AND you have an adapter. If you cannot live without
a hairdryer, you can always buy one in Austria for about 10 EUR.
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WHAT ABOUT
THE WEATHER? |
The weather is somewhat
unpredictable (think again layers). Check out the links below for current
weather:
Klagenfurt
weather
München
/ Munich weather
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WHAT ABOUT
MONEY? |
Austria and Germany both
have EUROS (1 Euro = 100 cents).
Exchange rate on June 4: 1 EUR = 1.35 USD; 1 USD = 0.74 EUR
Visa® or Mastercard® with PIN (it doesn't hurt to have a spare card),
Automatic Teller Machine Cards also work in Europe, but check with your bank
first to make sure.
Travelers checks are inconvenient and expensive, but if you prefer those,
they also work.
The easiest way to get EUROS is to use your ATM card once you are in Europe.
This will give you the best exchange rate, however check with your bank how
much thay charge for a transaction abroad. It might be smarter to use the
ATM once a week instead of every day if you need cash, so think ahead. Do
not carry all your money in US $, if it is stolen, it is gone! Keep only a
small amount of $ as an emergency fund. If you can pay with a credit card,
do so if you have one. Credit cards charge usually the excahnge rate of the
day without any fees. Be prepared that credit cards are not that commonly
used in Europe as in the US, so always have some cash handy. Check the exchange
rate. It is hard to predict how the exchange rate changes, but it is a good
idea to keep track of it if you plan to make a larger purchase.
If you wish to check the current exchange rate, follow this
link.
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WHERE
WILL WE BE STAYING IN KLAGENFURT? |
We will be staying in
the Mozartheim, about 10-15
minutes from campus. The address is:
Mozartheim
A-9020 Klagenfurt
Mozartstrasse 61
AUSTRIA
If someone wishes to write you, the person should include your name and "Alabama
in Austria" with the name. Letters take about 5-8 days (airmail).
The Mozartheim is close to the university and about a 15-20 minute walk to
downtown Klagenfurt. The lake (Wörthersee) is also about 20 minutes away.
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WHAT ABOUT
THE WEEKENDS? |
There will be day trips
on Saturdays for the first and second weekend while we are in Klagenfurt,
very likely to Salzburg, the Kärnten (Carinthia) mountains, Slovenia
and Venice. You are free to travel on your own (or with another person) on
one weekend or decide to stay and participate in an additional third Saturday
day trip. The costs for the trips for the third weekend are your own. We are
free on Sundays.
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WHAT ABOUT
PHONES? WILL MY CELL PHONE WORK THERE? |
Get yourself a calling
card w/ PIN: ATT®, Sprint® and MCI® all have toll free "900"
numbers with English speaking operators. Also check out the GoAbroad Phonecard.
Cell phones are called in German "Handy". If you cannot live without
your "Handy" I recommend to get a prepaid cell phone once you are
in Austria unless you have checked with your cell phone provider that your
phone will be working in Austria. You can get an eety prepaid SIMS card to
put into your current cell phone as a starter set for EUR 14.90; this includes
EUR 5 call time. You can buy this starter set in Klagenfurt at the Mobile5
Handy Shop on Heuplatz 2/Theatergasse close to the Arkaden Shopping Mall
(info from 2006). Calling the United States is 13 cents a minute, SMS sent
to all countries worldwide is 9 cents. For further information see eety.
This is the service the program director used last year, and it worked great.
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WORKSHEETS |
Klagenfurt
1 Klagenfurt praktisch
Klagenfurt 2 Klagenfurt AKTIV
Klagenfurt 3 Klagenfurt Innenstadt
Klagenfurt - What elso to do?
München Innenstadt
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