GLOBAL SEMINARS Educational Tours

NGEE ANN POLYTECHNIC - 1998
1998 U.S.A. Study Tour
12 days to 2 cities; 20 students and 2 lecturers
Computer Studies, MultiMedia, High Technology
In Silicon Valley, Multimedia Gulch (San Francisco) and L.A.

Sun, 6/14 SFO ARRIVAL
13:10-17:25 Singapore to Tpe [EVA Air (BR) Flight #226]
19:10-15:10 Tpe to San Fran. [EVA Air (BR) Flight #18]
15:10-16:00 Customs and Baggage Processing (50 min)
16:00-17:00 1 Hr. Coach transfer SFO to Hotel
17:00-17:45 Check and clean up for dinner (45 min)
17:45-18:00 [Walk to dinner near motel (15 min)]
18:00-19:00 Dinner near motel (GS Paid) (1 hr)
19:00-21:00 Free evening or early-to-bed (2 hrs)
21:00-07:00 SLEEP MOTEL 6 - SANTA CLARA (10 hr)

Mon, 6/15 SILICON VALLEY DAY #1
07:00-08:00 Breakfast at motel (GS paid) (1 hr)
08:00-16:15 8.25 Hr Coach Tour of Southern Silicon Valley
08:00-08:30 [Drive to Intel Museum (30 min)]
08:30-09:00 IntelMuseum play-SantaClara(30min)
09:00-09:45 IntelMuseum tour-SantaClara(45min)]
09:45-10:15 [Drive to Silicon Graphics-MntnVu (30 min)]
10:15-12:30 Silicon Graphics - Mntn Vu (2.25 hr)
12:30-13:15 Lunch break (self paid) (45 min)
13:15-13:30 [Drive to NASA Ames (15 min)]
13:30-15:45 NASA Ames - Mntn Vu (2.25 hr)
15:45-16:15 [Drive to Hotel in Santa Clara (30 min)]
16:15-17:00 Check and clean up for dinner (45 min)
17:00-17:15 [Walk to dinner near motel (15 min)]
17:15-18:15 Dinner near motel (GS Paid) (1 hr)
18:15-21:45 Free evening or early-to-bed (3.5 hrs)
21:45-07:45 SLEEP MOTEL 6 - SANTA CLARA (10 HR)

Tue, 6/16 SILICON VALLEY DAY #2
07:45-08:45 Breakfast at motel (GS paid) (1 hr)
08:45-16:30 7.75 Hr Coach Tour of Southern Silicon Valley
08:45-09:30 [Drive to Hewlett Packard (45 min)]
09:30-11:00 Hewlett-Packard (1.5 hr)
11:00-11:15 [Drive to garage (15 min)]
11:15-11:30 Hewlett's & Packard's Garage(15min)
11:30-11:45 [Drive to Stanford Campus (15 min)]
11:45-12:05 Walking tour Stanford Univ. (20 min)
12:05-12:45 Lunch Break (self paid) (40 min)
12:45-13:00 [Drive to Sun Microsystems (15 min)]
13:00-16:00 Sun Microsystems-Menlo Park (3 hr)
16:00-16:30 [Drive to Hotel in Santa Clara (30 min)]
16:30-18:00 Check and clean up for dinner (90 min)
18:00-18:15 [Walk to dinner near motel (15 min)]
18:15-19:15 Dinner near motel (GS Paid) (1 hr)
19:15-20:30 Free evening or early-to-bed (1.25 hrs)
20:30-06:30 SLEEP MOTEL 6 - SANTA CLARA (10 hrs)

Wed., 6/17 SILICON VALLEY DAY #3
06:30-07:30 Breakfast at motel (GS paid) (1 hr)
07:30-17:45 10.25 Hr. Coach Tour of Silicon Valley
07:30-08:00 [Drive to GE Nuclear (30 min)]
08:00-10:00 GE Nuclear (2 hr, may be 1.5 hr)
10:00-10:30 [Drive to Frys Electronics (30 min)]
10:30-11:45 Frys again or Calif Ave or... (75 min)
11:45-12:00 [Drive to Univ Ave. for fast food (15 min)]
12:00-13:15 Lunch break on University Avenue (75 min)
13:15-13:30 [Drive to Stanford Linear Acceleratr(15min)]
13:30-16:00 Stanford Linear Accelerator (2.5 hrs)
16:00-17:15 [Drive to San Francisco's TwinPeaks(1.25hr)]
17:15-17:30 Twin Peaks Overlook of S.F. (15 min)
17:30-17:45 [Drive to Gates Hotel (15 min)]
17:45-18:30 Check in to Hotel, clean up for dinner(45 min)
18:30-18:45 Walk to dinner nr Gates Hotel/UnionSq(15min)
18:45-19:45 Dinner nr Gates Hotel/UnionSq(GS Paid)(1hr)
19:45-21:30 Free evening or early-to-bed (1.75 hrs)
21:30-07:30 SLEEP GATES HOTEL - SAN FRAN (10 Hrs)

Thu, 6/18 MULTIMEDIA GULCH DAY #1
07:30-08:30 Breakfast at Gates Hotel (GS paid) (1 hr)
08:30-09:00 Walk from Gates Hotel to SF State U. (30 min)
09:00-11:00 SF State U Multimedia Stud.Prog.(2hr)
11:00-11:30 Stretch break and Walk to Gravity (30 min)
11:30-12:30 Gravity (1 hr)
12:30-13:00 Lunch break (30 min)
13:00-13:30 Vivid Studios (30 min)
13:30-14:00 Stretch break and Walk to Gravity (30 min)
14:00-14:45 Wired Digital (45 min)
14:45-15:00 Walk to Narrowline (15 min)
15:00-17:00 Narrowline (2 hr)
17:00-17:30 Walk to Gates Hotel (30 min)
17:30-18:00 Wash up for early dinner (30 min)
18:00-18:30 Walk to Dinner nr GatesHotel/UnionSq(30min)
18:30-19:30 Dinner nr GatesHotel/UnionSq(GS Paid)(1hr)
19:30-20:45 Freetime in Union Square (1.25 hr)
20:45-06:45 SLEEP GATES HOTEL - SAN FRAN (10 HR)

Fri, 6/19 MULTIMEDIA GULCH DAY #2
06:45-07:45 Breakfast at Hotel (GS Paid)(1hr)
07:45-11:00 3:25 Hr Coach Tour
07:45-08:15 [Drive to Golden Gate Bridge (30 min)]
08:15-10:15 Coach Tour and Walk the Golden Gate Bridge (2 hr)
10:15-11:00 [Drive to Red Sky in Downtown SF (45 min)]
11:00-12:00 RedSky Interactive (1 hr)
12:00-12:30 Muni to Multimedia Gulch or Lunch (30 min)
12:30-13:30 Lunch break (self paid) (1 hr)
13:30-14:30 Atomic Vision (1 hr)
14:30-14:45 Walk between companies? (15 min)
14:45-15:45 CitySearch7 (1hr)
15:45-16:15 Muni or walk to Silicon Reef (30 min)
16:15-17:15 Silicon Reef (1 hr)
17:15-18:00 BART or Muni to Gates Hotel (45 min)
18:00-18:30 Relax and Clean up before dinner (30 min)
18:30-19:00 Walk to Dinner nr GatesHotel/UnionSq(30min)
19:00-20:00 Dinner nr GatesHotel/UnionSq(GS Paid)(1hr)
20:00-23:00 Freetime in Union Square (3 hr)
23:00-09:00 SLEEP GATES HOTEL - SAN FRAN (10 HR)

Sat, 6/20 SAN FRANCISCO TOURING
09:00-10:00 Late Breakfast (GS paid) (1 hr)
10:00-10:20 BART Subway to Civic Center (20 min)
10:20-10:40 Walking Tour of Civic Center (20 min)
10:40-11:00 Bus to Hard Rock Cafe (20 min)
11:00-12:00 Lunch: Hard Rock Cafe(self-pay)(1hr)
12:00-12:30 Cable Car to Nob Hill (30 min)
12:30-12:45 Grace Cathedral (15 min)
12:45-13:15 Nob Hill Walk (30 min)
13:15-13:45 Cable Car Museum (30 min)
13:45-14:15 Chinatown Walking Tour (30 min)
14:15-15:15 Free Time in Chinatown (1 hr)
15:15-16:15 BarbaryCoast, N.Beach Walk Tour(1hr)
16:15-20:45 Free Eve N.Beach(dinner selfpd)(4.5hr)
20:45-21:30 Optional walk together to Hotel Gates (45 min)
21:30-07:30 SLEEP GATES HOTEL - SAN FRAN (10 hrs)

Sun, 6/21 SAN FRANCISCO TOURING
07:30-08:30 Breakfast at Hotel (GS paid) (1 hr)
08:30-08:45 Walk to Glide Church (15 min)
08:45-10:15 Glide Church Gospel Rock&Roll(1.5hr)
10:15-10:30 Walk back to Gates Hotel (15 min)
10:30-11:00 Ck out of Hotel (lv bags for 3:45 p/u)(30min)
11:00-11:45 Cable Car to Lombard Street (45 min)
11:45-12:15 Walk down Lombard>FishrmnsWharf(30min)
12:15-15:15 Freetime on Fisherman's Wharf (3 hr)
15:15-17:00 1.75 Hr Bus/Van Transfer to Airport via Hotel
15:15-15:45 Coach p/u FishrmnsWharf to Hotel(30min)
15:45-16:00 Load baggage at Gates Hotel (15 min)
16:00-17:00 Coach Transfer to Oakland Airport (1 hr)
17:00-18:00 Check in time at Oakland Airport (1 hr)
18:00-19:10 FLY: Oakland>LAX, SW #445 (70 min)
19:10-19:45 Collect baggage (35 min)
19:45-20:30 Bus/Van to Motel on Hollywood Blvd. (45 min)
20:30-21:15 Motel check in, clean up for dinner (45 min)
21:15-21:30 Walk to pizza place on Hollywood Blvd.(15min)
21:30-22:00 Pizza snack on Hollywood Blvd(GS Pd)(30min)
22:00-08:00 SLEEP MOTEL 6 - HOLLYWOOD (10 HR)

Mon, 6/22 PASADENA DAY
08:00-09:00 Breakfast at motel (GS paid) (1 hr)
09:00-19:00 10 Hr Coach Tour of Pasadena
09:00-10:00 [Travel to JPL (1 hr)]
10:00-12:00 Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) (2 hr)
12:00-12:30 [Travel to Lunch near Cal Tech (30 min)]
12:30-13:30 Lunch break (self paid) (1 hr)
13:30-14:30 Calif Institute of Technology (1 hr)
14:30-15:00 [Travel to downtown LA (30 min)]
15:00-15:30 Short walk thru downtown LA(30min)
15:30-16:30 [Travel to Rodeo Blvd.-Beverly Hills (1 hr)]
16:30-17:00 Walk up Rodeo Blvd (30 min)
17:00-19:00 Driving tour BevrlyHills,Sunset,etc. (2hr)
19:00-19:30 Clean up at Motel for dinner (30 min)
19:30-19:45 Walk to dinner on Hollywood Blvd. (15 min)
19:45-20:45 Late dinner on Hollywood Blvd. (1 hr)
20:45-22:00 Free time on Hollywood Blvd (1.25 hr)
22:00-08:00 SLEEP MOTEL 6 - HOLLYWOOD (10 HR)

Tue, 6/23 DISNEYLAND DAY
08:00-09:00 Breakfast at motel (GS paid) (1 hr)
09:00-10:30 Bus/van transfer to Disneyland (1.5 hr)
10:30-21:30 Disneyland (11 hrs)
21:30-22:30 Bus/van transfer to Motel in Hollywood (1 hr)
22:30-08:30 SLEEP MOTEL 6 - HOLLYWOOD (10 HR)

Wed, 6/24 SHOPPING AND BEACH DAY
08:30-09:30 Breakfast at Motel (GS paid) (1 hr)
09:30-19:30 10 Hr. L.A. Shopping/Beach Day Coach
09:30-11:00 Coach to Factory Outlet (1.5 hr)
11:00-14:00 Shopping at Factory Outlet (3 hr)
14:00-15:30 Coach to San Monica Pier (1.5 hr)
15:30-17:30 Freetime Santa Monica Pier and street mall(2hr)
17:30-18:30 Dinner in Santa Monica (1 hr)
18:30-19:30 Coach to Motel (en route drop offs) (1 hr)
19:30-22:30 Freetime in Hollywood (or en route) (3 hr)
22:30-08:30 SLEEP MOTEL 6 - HOLLYWOOD (10 HR)

6/25 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, HARD ROCK CAFE
08:30-09:30 Breakfast at motel (GS paid) (1 hr)
09:30-10:00 Bus/van transfer to UniversalStudios(30 min)
10:00-19:00 Universal Studios (9 hr)
19:00-20:30 Hard Rock Cafe (GS paid) (1.5 hr)
20:30-21:30 Universal Studios Shopping Mall (1hr)
21:30-22:00 Bus/van transfer to motel (30 min)
22:00-22:20 Load Baggage at Motel (20 min)
22:20-23:20 Bus/van transfer to LAX Airport (1 hr)
23:20-01:20 International airport check in time (2 hr)

Fri, 6/26 DEPARTURE DAY
01:20-06:10 DEPART LAX to Tpe [EVA Air (BR) Flight #15]
07:40-12:00 Tpe to Singapore [EVA Air (BR) Flight#225]

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND PHOTOS:
Description of Polytechnic: Ngee Ann Poly Web Page
Main Contact: Mr. Ng Poh Oon at E-Mail: npo@np.edu.sg or npo@titan.np.ac.sg
Other Escort: Mr. Fong Hock Siong (Arthur)
............[See Letter of Reference]
............[See Trip Photos]
Photos require a browser with JDK 1.1 support. Otherwise, you have to view the images one at a time (/pic0 to /pic414!) such as:
i.e. http://www.np.ac.sg/~npo/trip/pic0.jpg to .../pic414.jpg;
for instance:
.....At Intel Corporation
.....Inside Silicon Graphics
.....Mr. Ng at NASA-Ames