Excursion
Punkaharju ridge.
The program for the conference excursion on Monday the 27th of July will proceed as follows:
| 8:00 | Two lectures in Savonlinna |
| 9:30 | Board the steam boats Heinävesi and Paul Wahl in Savonlinna harbour |
| 10:00 | Boats leave Savonlinna |
| 12:15-12:45 | Boats arrive at Valtionhotelli. (A minibus will be available for those who have some difficulty with the short but steep walk to Valtionhotelli from the pier.) |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch at Valtionhotelli |
| 14:00 | Walk to Lusto. (A minibus will be available for those who have some difficulty with the walk to Lusto from Valtionhotelli.) |
| 14:30 | Two lectures in Lusto |
| 16:00 | Coffee |
| 16:30 | Bus trip to Retretti with stop at Punkaharju ridge |
| 17:00 | Guided tour of Retretti art gallery |
| 18:30 | Buses to Kerimaa |
| 19:00 | Sauna and barbecue at Kerimaa |
| 21:00-22:00 | Return to Savonlinna Buses depart at 21:00, 21:20, 21:40, 22:00 |
All transport on the excursion day (boat in the morning and buses to and from the other locations) is organised for you and is part of the conference registration. If you miss the boat or would only like to participate in part of the excursion program, the train timetables and addresses below will be of use:
Trains on Monday, July 27, 2009
| From Savonlinna kauppatori | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Train No. | 742 | 744 | 746 | 748 |
| Savonlinna kauppatori | 9:20 | 12:39 | 15:39 | 18:32 |
| Retretti (art gallery) | 9:40 | 12:59 | 15:59 | 18:52 |
| Lusto (lectures) | 9:43 | 13:02 | 16:02 | 18:55 |
| To Savonlinna kauppatori | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Train No. | 743 | 745 | 747 | 749 | 751 |
| Lusto (lectures) | 11:10 | 14:06 | 17:06 | 20:21 | 22:11 |
| Retretti (art gallery) | 11:13 | 14:09 | 17:09 | 20:24 | 22:14 |
| Savonlinna kauppatori | 11:35 | 14:31 | 17:31 | 20:46 | 22:36 |
Fontana Punkaharjun Valtionhotelli
Harjutie 596
58450 PUNKAHARJU
equidistant from the Retretti and
Lusto train stations
Lusto - The Finnish Forest Museum
Lustontie 1
58450 PUNKAHARJU
nearest train station: Lusto
Retretti Art Centre
Tuunaansaarentie 3
58450 Punkaharju
nearest train station: Retretti
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