Travel Itinerary

In case you were interested in our activities throughout the next 9-10 days, here is the itinerary:

Thursday, February 28
2:30 p.m. Meet at TIU (Madsen Lot) to load up and head to O’Hare
3:30 p.m. Arrive at O’Hare and check in
6:15 p.m. Flight UA 942 departs for Paris-Charles de Gaulle

Friday, March 1
9:40 a.m. Flight UA 942 arrives in Paris
10:30 a.m. Travel via Paris Metro to St. Christopher’s Inn
11:00 a.m. Arrive at St. Christopher’s Inn... drop off bags and freshen up
11:30 a.m. Eat lunch near the hostel
12:15 a.m. Visit the D’Orsay ($10)/Louvre ($20) and Notre Dame
6:00 p.m. Eat dinner near Notre Dame
8:30 p.m. Return to hostel

Saturday, March 2
7:30 a.m. Breakfast at St. Christopher’s Inn
8:15 a.m. Check out of hostel, store our bags and head to Montmartre and Sacre Couer
12:00 p.m. Lunch in Montmartre
3:15 p.m. Return to St. Christopher’s Inn to collect bags
3:45 p.m. Collect bags and then depart for Gare de Lyon via Metro
4:45 p.m. Arrive Gare de Lyon
5:19 p.m. Depart Gare de Lyon for Macon-Loché via TGV 6195
6:53 p.m. Arrive at the Macon-Loché station
7:09 p.m. Depart from Macon-Loché station to Taizé via Buscéphale
7:41 p.m. Arrive in Taizé... welcome at La Morada
7:45 p.m. Dinner in Taizé

Sunday, March 3 - Friday, March 8
We will enter into the schedule of the Taizé community.

Friday, March 8
1:24 p.m. Depart from Taizé to Macon-Loché station
2:03 p.m. Arrive at Macon-Loché station... grab a snack
2:34 p.m. Depart from Macon-Loché station to Paris via TGV 6972
4:11 p.m. Arrive at Gare de Lyon in Paris
4:30 p.m. Travel to St. Christopher’s Inn via Paris Metro
5:00 p.m. Check in to hostel
5:15 p.m. Head out for dinner and late-night sightseeing at Eiffel Tower and Champs-Elysee

Saturday, March 9
8:30 a.m. Breakfast at hostel
9:00 a.m. Check out of hostel
9:15 a.m. Depart for Paris-Charles de Gaulle via Paris Metro
10:15 a.m. Arrive at Paris-Charles de Gaulle... check in for flight
12:15 p.m. Lunch in airport terminal
12:40 p.m. Flight UA 943 departs for Chicago O’Hare
3:00 p.m. Flight arrives in Chicago
4:30 p.m. Return to TIU