London/Dublin Contact Information
The student assistant for the London/Dublin trip is
Josh Beitel. He can be reached in Miriam Hall 614.
EMERGENCY INFORMATION, IRELAND
U.S. Embassy, Dublin Ireland
42 Elgin Road
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
Telephone: +353 1 668-8777
Fax: +353 1 668-9946
The Embassy is located at 42 Elgin Road in Ballsbridge,
Dublin 4. Entrance to the Consular Section is through the main building
entrance at the intersection to Elgin and Pembroke Roads.
If you are traveling from the city center by Dublin bus
you may take the number 5, 7, 7A, 45, 63 or 84 and exit at the first stop
after Jury’s hotel in Ballsbridge. The Embassy is across the road.
If you are traveling from the city center by the DART
(Dublin Area Rapid Transit) you should exit at Landsdowne Road train
station. When you leave the station, turn left and walk through Landsdowne
Road to the traffic lights at the corner of Jury’s hotel. Turn left at
Jury’s – you are now on Pembroke Road. The Embassy is across the road about
2 minute’s walk from Jury’s Hotel.
The Embassy does not have car parking space available
for visitors. If you travel to the Embassy by car, disc parking is
available close to the Embassy on Elgin Road, Clyde Road, Raglan Road or
Herbert Park.
OPERATING HOURS:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday (except Irish and American Holidays)
American Citizen Services Unit
Passport Services: 8:30am – 11:30am
Emergency Services for American Citizen
Services Only:
8:30am – 12noon and 1:00pm –
4:00pm
2006 Summer Holidays
May 29 Memorial Day
U.S. Holiday
June 5 June Bank
Holiday Ireland Holiday
July 4 Independence
Day U.S. Holiday
August 7 August Bank Holiday
Ireland Holiday
DRUGSTORES
Drugstores are called “chemist
shops” and are found in every city, town, and village. Look under
“Chemists-Pharmaceutical” in the Golden Pages of the Irish telephone book of
“Chemists-Dispersing” in the Yellow Pages of the Northern Ireland telephone
book.
LOST AND FOUND
Be sure to tell all of your credit
card companies the minute you discover your wallet has been lost or stolen
and file a report at the nearest police precinct. Your credit card company
or insurer may require a police report number or record of the loss. Most
credit card companies have an emergency toll free number to call if your
card is lost or stolen; they may be able to wire you a cash advance
immediately or deliver an emergency credit card in a day or two. For
American Express call 01/617-5555 in Ireland, for MasterCard call
1800/557378 toll-free in Ireland, and for Visa call 1800/558002 toll-free in
Ireland.
TELEPHONE
In the Republic, the telephone
system is knows as Eircom; in Northern Ireland, it’s British Telcom. Phone
numbers in Ireland are currently in flux, as digits are added to accommodate
expanded service. If you have difficulty reaching a party, the Irish
toll-free number for directory assistance is 11811. From the United States,
the toll number to call is 00353-91-770220.
Local calls from a phone booth
require a Callcard (in the Republic) or Phonecard (in the North). Both are
prepaid computerized cards that you insert into the phone instead of coins.
They can be purchased in a range of denominations at phone company offices,
post offices, and many retail outlets (such as newsstands). There’s a local
and international phone center at the General Post Office on O’Connell
Street in Dublin.
Overseas calls from Ireland can be
quite costly, whether you use a local Phonecard or your own calling card.
To place a call from your home country to Ireland
dial the international access code (011 in the U.S.), plus the country code
(353 for the Republic, 44 for the north), and finally the number,
remembering to omit the initial 0, which is for use only within Ireland (for
example, to call the County Kerry number 066/00000 from the Unites States,
you’d dial 011-353-66/00000)).
To place a direct international call
from Ireland, dial the international access code (00) plus the country
code (U.S. and Canada 1), the area or city code, and then the number. For
example, to call the U.S. number 212-000-0000 you’d dial 00-1-212-000-0000.
The toll-free international access code for AT&T is 1-800-550-000;
for Sprint it’s 1-800-552-001; and for MCI it’s 1-800-55-1001.
NOTE: To dial direct to Northern Ireland from the Republic, simply replace
the 028 prefix with 048.
TIME
Ireland follows Greenwich Mean Time
(1 hr. earlier than Central European Time) from November to March, and
British Standard Time (the same as Central European Time) from April to
October. Ireland is 5 hours ahead of the eastern United States.
Emergency Information for London
Address:
London, W1A 1AE
United Kingdon
[44]
(0)20-7499-9000
usembassy.uk.org
Working Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:30pm
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capital, London has its dangerous spots, but these tend to
be obscure parts of the city where no tourist has any reason
to be. The chief risk on London's streets is pickpocketing,
and there are some virtuoso villains at work, especially on
the big shopping streets and the Underground (tube). Carry
only as much money as you need for the day, and keep all
bags and pockets fastened. Should you have anything stolen
or be involved in some incident that requires reporting, go
to the local police station; the 999 number should only be
used in emergencies. For Police, Fire Brigade and
Ambulance dial 999.
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HEALTH
Pharmacists (known as chemists in England) can
dispense only a limited range of drugs without a doctor's
prescription. Most pharmacies are open standard shop hours,
though some stay open later: Zafash, 233–235 Old Brompton
Rd, SW5 tel 020/7373 2798 (Earl's Court tube) is open 24hrs;
while Bliss, at 5–6 Marble Arch, W1 tel 020/7723 6116
(Marble Arch tube) and 149 Edgware Rd, W2 tel 020/7723 2336
(Edgware Road tube) opens from 9am till midnight, seven days
a week. To cater for emergencies, every police station keeps
a list of all the late-opening pharmacies in its area.
Doctors' surgeries tend to be open Monday to
Saturday 9am to noon and then for a couple of hours on
weekday evenings; outside surgery hours, you can turn up at
the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department of local
hospitals for complaints that require immediate
attention – unless it's an absolute emergency, in which case
ring for an ambulance (tel 999).
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MONEY AND BANKS
The strong pound, and the prohibitive cost of
accommodation, makes London a very expensive place to visit.
The minimum expenditure for a couple staying in a budget
hotel and grabbing takeaway meals, pizzas or other such
basic fare would be in the region of at least £50 per person
per day. You only have to add in the odd better-quality
meal, plus some major tourist attractions, a few films or
other shows, and you're looking at around £75–100 as a daily
budget, even in decidedly average accommodation. Single
travellers should budget on spending around sixty percent of
what a couple would spend (single rooms cost more than half
a double).
The basic unit of currency in Britain is the pound sterling (£),
divided into 100 pence (p). Coins come in denominations
of 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2. Notes come in
denominations of £5, £10, £20 and £50. The British have
an innate mistrust of all high denomination notes,
partly due to the large number of forgeries, and
shopkeepers will carefully scrutinize any £50 notes –
the best advice is to avoid having to use them.
Credit/debit cards are by far the most convenient way to carry
your money. Most hotels, shops and restaurants accept
the major credit cards. You can usually withdraw cash on
your card from ATMs (widely known as cash machines) –
contact your bank to find out which English bank you can
use and how much you'll be charged for the service.
Wiring money from home using one of the companies we've listed
is never convenient or cheap, and should be considered a
last resort. It's also possible to have money wired
directly from a bank in your home country to a bank in
London, although this is somewhat less reliable because
it involves two separate institutions.
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TRANSPORT
Starved of investment, London now has the most expensive
transport system in the world, yet it remains notoriously
unreliable. If you're just visiting and sticking to central
London, you may not even notice, but if you live here for
any amount of time, chances are you'll join the rest of
London and start moaning about the state of the city's
public transport.
Transport for London (TfL) provides excellent free
maps and details of bus and tube services, from its
travel information offices: the main one is at
Piccadilly Circus tube station (daily 8.45am–6pm); there are
other desks at the arrivals at Heathrow (terminals 1, 2 &
4), Oxford Circus and St James's Park (Mon–Fri only) tubes,
Victoria Coach Station plus Euston, King's Cross, Liverpool
Street, Paddington and Victoria train stations. There's also
a 24-hour phone line for information on all bus and tube
services at 020/7222 1234 and a website
http://tube.tfl.gov.uk/content/faq/tourism/introduction.asp.
For transport purposes, London is divided into six
concentric zones, with fares calculated depending on
which zones you travel through: the majority of the city's
accommodation, pubs, restaurants and sights lie in Zone 1,
the central zone. One word of warning – avoid travelling
during the rush hour (Mon–Fri 8–9.30am &
5–7pm), when
tubes become unbearably crowded (and the lack of air conditioning doesn't help), and some buses get so full
they literally won't let you on.
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Contact
Information at UD
(We recommend contacts in
this order)
○
Peter
G. Wagner
Director, Study Abroad Programs
119 Anderson Center, University of Dayton
Peter.Wagner@notes.udayton.edu
(937) 229 – 2479 (work @ UD)
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Main Office, School of
Business:
230 Miriam Hall, University of Dayton
(937) 229 - 3731
(You may also leave a message for Mr. Wagner
here)
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Center for International
Programs (CIP)
Dr. Amy Anderson, Director
Zehler Hall, Rm 300
aanderson@udayton.edu
(937) 229 - 3514
We have shared our itineraries, contact
information and the like with the CIP.
But, we recommend Pete Wagner as
your first contact point, then the UD
School of Business – both before
contacting CIP.
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IMPORTANT DATES
28 September -
First Informational Meeting: 3-4pm in MH 119
(O’Leary Auditorium).
1 October + -
Applications with deposits accepted for early
consideration on a “rolling” first-come-first-served basis.
1 October -
Education Abroad Fair: 5-7pm in
KU Ballroom,
sponsored by the Center for International Programs: (http://international.udayton.edu/edabroad)
26 October -
Presentations on Parents’ Weekend in
MH Atrium
and
in MH 119
(O’Leary Auditorium) 12noon-2pm.
31 October -
Last date to submit application for early consideration.
1 November + -
Applications accepted for 'late' consideration.
7 November -
Last early applicants notified of acceptance.
8 November + -
Late applicants notified of acceptance one week
after application turned in, on a space available basis.
8 November -
Deposit ($275 per site) becomes non-refundable.
(IF COURSES OR SITES ARE CHANGED
OR DELETED, STUDENTS WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA EMAIL AND WILL
HAVE TWO WEEKS TO SUBMIT WRITTEN REQUEST FOR
A FULL REFUND.
7 December -
Final Fall Informational Meeting: 3-4pm
in MH 119
(O’Leary Auditorium). Attendance is mandatory for all participants.
Spring 2009 Meetings
Each student participating in one
or more of the European Summer Programs must register for a one hour INB 300
orientation course during Spring 2009 term. The site to which you are going will
determine the INB 300 section you will take.
INB Schedule:
INB 300 01 – Augsburg
Participants (either session)Tuesday 5:55 – 7:10 pm
INB 300 02 – London/Dublin
Participants
Tuesday 7:15 – 8:30 pm
INB 300 03 – Budapest-Angers
Participants
Wednesday 5:55 – 7:10 pm
INB 300 04 – Spain Participants
Wednesday 7:15 – 8:30 pm
INB 300 05 – Rome
Participants
Wednesday 8:35 – 9:50pm
Make up Session for missed
meeting TBD
Accreditation
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