Illinois Wesleyan University

Department of Economics – Professor Mendez-Carbajo

Chicago – Washington D.C. – New York

Itinerary

May 13 – May 25, 2003

Tuesday, May 13, 2003
12:00 pm / Meet at the Best Western Inn of Chicago
162 East Ohio Street at Michigan Avenue
312-787-3100
*At check-in breakfast vouchers will be handed out.
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm / Lunch on your own.
1:20 pm – 4:00 pm / Sightseeing Tour of the City – will be picked up in front of hotel by American Sightseeing Chicago for a 2 hour tour through Chicago’s main business section, one of the financial centers of the world.
*Group should be in front of the hotel by 1:20 pm for the 1:30 pm pick-up. Please let the doorman know when the group is assembled, he will notify the bus to pull around.
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm / Visit to the John Hancock Center
875 North Michigan Avenue
312-751-3680
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm / Dinner at: Shaw’s Crab House (Included)
21 East Hubbard Street
312-527-2722
*Located near the corner of Hubbard & Lower Wabash, a block west of N. Michigan Ave.
*Live jazz in the lounge from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm / Visit to the House of Blues of Chicago
329 N. Dearborn
312-923-2000
Wednesday, May 14, 2003
8:00 am – 9:00 am / Continental Breakfast at hotel included.
10:00 am – 12:00 pm / Visit to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 South LaSalle Street
312-322-2400
Lecture from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm / Lunch on your own.
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm / Visit to a Foreign Exchange Broker
6:00 pm / Free Evening / Dinner on your own.
Thursday, May 15, 2003
7:30 am – 8:30 am / Continental Breakfast at hotel included.
9:00 am – 10:30 am / Visit to the Chicago Board of Trade
141 West Jackson Boulevard
312-435-3500
*Upon arrival check-in at the front desk. You will be escorted through security, upon
clearing security, they will call and have someone come down to take you on the tour.
* Dress code required: no T-shirts, flip-flops, shorts.
10:30 pm – 2:00 pm / Free Time / Lunch on your own.
2:30 pm – 5:00 pm / Chicago Architecture Foundation River Cruise - Marvel at the soaring towers of Chicago’s Loop while enjoying sparkling river vistas. Narrated by experiences docents, spotlights over 50 historic and architecturally significant sites and offers a unique perspective on the city.
*Cruise leaves from the dock location at the southeast corner of Michigan Avenue and
Wacker Drive at the Michigan Avenue Bridge.
6:00 pm / Free Evening. Dinner on your own.
Friday, May 16, 2003
6:30 am – 7:30 am / Continental Breakfast at Hotel and Check Out
7:30 am / Transfer to airport by Coach USA
8:15 am / Check in at American Airlines counter.
10:12 am / Depart O’Hare International Airport aboard American Airlines Flight 1336
1:00 pm / Arrive Washington Reagan Airport
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm / Transfer to Hotel by SuperShuttle
*Pick up luggage and proceed to the Ground Transportation Booth. A SuperShuttle
Representative will be there and they will direct you to the waiting shuttles.
Hotel Information: Loew’s L’Enfant Plaza Hotel
480 L’Enfant Plaza, SW
202-484-1000
*At check-in breakfast vouchers will be handed out.
2:30 pm – 6:00 pm / Free Time
Saturday, May 17, 2003
8:00 am – 9:00 am / Continental Breakfast at Hotel
10:00 am – 12:00 pm / Visit to the Smithsonian Museums à See www.si.edu/ for list of museums
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm / Lunch Included
2:00 pm – 5:30 pm / Visit to the Smithsonian Museums à See www.si.edu/ for list of museums
6:00 pm / Depart as a group by Metro to Foggy Bottom Station and walk to Georgetown for dinner at your own expense.
Dinner Included at group’s choice of restaurant
Return to hotel by taxi at your own expense.
Sunday, May 18, 2003
8:00 am – 10:00 am / Continental Breakfast at Hotel
10:00 am – 2:00 pm / Free time. Lunch is on your own.
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm / Meeting at Hotel for Mid-Trip Reviews
*Meeting is in the Degas Room.
*The room will be set up classroom style with Water, Glasses, Meeting Pads, Pencils and
Candy
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm / Free Time. Dinner is on your own.
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm / Nighttime self-tour of the mall as a group.
Monday, May 19, 2003
8:00 am – 9:00 am / Continental Breakfast at Hotel
9:00 am – 9:30 am / Public transportation to Citibank. At your own expense.
9:30 am – 11:30 am / Visit to a commercial bank: Citibank
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm / Lunch Included at group’s choice of restaurant
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm / Free Time
5:00 pm – 6:30 pm / Bureau of Engraving and Printing
14th and C Streets S. W.
Washington, D.C.
202-874-2330
*Valid photo ID’s are required. No exceptions!
* Heightened Security Regulations: The following items are strictly prohibited and will not be allowed
into the Bureau: Aerosol sprays, any pointed objects such as knitting needles, scissors, sharp
metal nail files, sharp objects such as knives, razorblades, box cutters, guns, ammunition,
fireworks, electric stun guns, mace, or martial arts weapons/devices.
5:00 pm / Free time. Dinner on your own.
Tuesday, May 20, 2003
8:00 am – 9:00 am / Continental Breakfast at Hotel
9:00 am – 9:30 am / Metro to International Monetary Fund at your own expense.
9:30 am – 11:30 am / Visit to the International Monetary Fund
720 19th Street, NW
202-623-7000
*Senior Public Affairs Officer will address the group.
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm / Lunch Included at group’s choice of restaurant
1:00 pm / Free time. Dinner on your own.
Wednesday, May 21, 2003
7:30 am – 8:30 am / Continental Breakfast at Hotel and Check Out
8:30 am – 9:30 am / Transfer from Hotel by SuperShuttle to Union Station
*Shuttles will pick up directly in front of the hotel at 8:30 am.
10:10 am – 1:24 pm / Amtrak Train 184 from Washington Union Station to New York Pennsylvania Station
Lunch is on your own, there is a dining car on the train.
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm / Transfer and 2 hour tour of city by Alexandria Bus
Alexandria Bus Upon arrival at the New York Pennsylvania Station, the minibus will be located outside the baggage claim area
Hotel Information: New York Marriott Financial Center Hotel
85 West Street
212-385-4900
*At check-in breakfast vouchers will be handed out.
4:30 pm / Free time. Dinner on your own.
Thursday, May 22, 2003
8:00 am – 9:00 am / Continental Breakfast at Hotel
9:00 am – 11:45 am / Walk around the Financial District
11:45 am to 12:45 pm / Lunch at historic Fraunces Tavern on your own
54 Pearl Street
(Corner of Broad Street)
212-968-1776
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm / Visit the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
33 Liberty Street
212-720-6130
*Present tour ticket upon arrival.
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm / Visit to the New York Stock Exchange
20 Broad Street
212-656-3000
*All students will need to present a state issued ID as well as a college ID due to all tours being indefinitely suspended.
4:30 pm / Free time. Dinner on your own.
Friday, May 23, 2003
8:00 am – 9:00 am / Continental Breakfast at Hotel
9:00 am – 12:00 pm / Visit to Ellis Island à PAY THERE
Boat leaves from Battery Park
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm / Lunch on your own
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm / Visit to the Empire State Building
350 Fifth Avenue
212-736-3100
*For visitors with pre-purchased Observatory Tickets (including tickets purchased online):
1. Enter building via the Main Entrance
2. Proceed straight ahead and towards the Information Desk and turn either right or left to pass
through the Security Check and follow the signs to the Observatory Elevators located on the 2nd
floor.
3. You will now be in the Ticket Redemption area, pass through a turnstile to board the elevators.
4:00 pm / Free time. Dinner on your own.
Saturday, May 24, 2003
8:00 am – 9:00 am / Continental Breakfast at Hotel
9:00 am 3:00 pm / Free time. Lunch on your own.
4:00 pm – 5:45 pm / Dinner Included at group’s choice of restaurant
6:15 pm
7:00 pm / Pick up Tickets at Theatre Box Office
Broadway Performance of The Blue Man Group at Astor Place Theatre
434 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10003
*Please exchange the vouchers for the actual tickets at the theatre box office approximately 45 minutes prior to show time.
Sunday, May 25, 2003
8:00 am – 10:00 am / Continental Breakfast at Hotel and Check Out
11:15 am / Departure Transfer to LaGuardia by Alexandria Bus
Alexandria Bus: The minibus will pick you up directly in front of the hotel.
12:00 pm / Check in at American Airlines counter. / Lunch on your own.
2:00 pm / Depart LaGuardia aboard American Airlines Flight 333
3:35 pm / Arrival at O’Hare International Airport
4:00 pm / WELCOME HOME!

IWU – Mendez 5/6/03