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men_machines_11-04_and_05-16 [2017/05/08 11:31] – [Fieldtrip to Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah] felix_hardmood_beckmen_machines_11-04_and_05-16 [2023/10/19 09:08] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 +====== Fieldtrip to Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah ======
  
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 +===== Day 1 =====
 +
 +| 07:00   | Meeting at NYUAD Welcome Center 
 +| 07:15   | Start (please bring your own breakfast!) 
 +|         | Busdrive  (stop at gas station for snacks & water)  |
 +| 10:15   | Arrival at **Jazirat Al Hamra** ([[http://www.thenational.ae/arts-lifestyle/jazirat-al-hamra-step-back-in-time|interactive map]])  (=> hats & umbrella)|
 +|         | Guided tour with Hilal Khan (60 min. Introduction to history, traditional architecture and water system)   
 +| 12:00   | //Activity I.// => Photography |
 +| 12:30   | Departure |
 +|         | Busdrive  (snacks & water) | 
 +| 13:00   | Lunchbreak at Emirati Restaurant (__**checking reservation**__) |    
 +| 14:00   | Departure |
 +|         | Busdrive  (snacks & water) |
 +| 14:30   | Arrival at **Dhow Shipbuilding Yard** (Dhauwerft) |
 +|         | Guided tour (20 min. Introduction to wood work and ship making)  |
 +|         | //Activity II.// => //Wooden Nails Workshop// eventually //Japanese Sawing workshop//  |
 +| 15:45   | Coffee/Tea Break  |
 +| 16:45   | Departure  |
 +|         | Busdrive (snacks & water) 
 +| 17:15   | Arrival at **Dhayah Fort**  |
 +|         | climb the mountain…   |
 +|         | Introduction to history and traditional architecture  |
 +| 17:30   | //Activity III.// => [[stoneage_arrowhead_workshop|Workshop: Stoneage Arrowheads]]|
 +| 18:45   | Transfer  |
 +| 19:00   | Arrival at **Qalat Dhaya Rest House** (Date Farm), refer rooms: 4 Single rooms, 7 double rooms  |
 +|         | Collecting sticks and tinder   |
 +| 19:30   | //Activity IV.// => 'How to make a fire' workshop ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-q9-y1TgXw&feature=em-upload_owner|movie link]])  |
 +| 20:30   | Dinner at the fireplace  |
 +|         | //Stars and Stories//   |
 +| 22:00   | Night rest   |
 +===== Day 2 =====
 +
 +| 07:00   | Guided tour through farm/garden of **Date Farm** (30 min. Introduction to water system and date cultivation)  |
 +| 07:45   | Breakfast  |
 +| 08:45   | //Activity V// => Drawing   |
 +| 10:00   | Departure         |
 +|         | Busdrive (snacks & water) 
 +| 11:30   | Arrival at **Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilisation** => guided tour: ancient machines and technologies |
 +| 12:45   | Departure  |
 +|         | Busdrive   
 +| 13:00   | Arrival at **Al Hisn Fort Museum**  |  
 +| 13:15   | Picnic   |
 +| 14:00   | Guided tour (60 min. Introduction to history and traditional architecture)  |
 +| 15:15   | //Activity VI// => Drawing      |
 +| 15:45   | Coffee/tea break  |
 +| 16:00   | Departure  |
 +|         | Busdrive back to NYUAD campus (snacks & water) 
 +| 18:00   | Arrival on campus  |
 +===== Things to bring =====
 +
 +  * Bring everything you need to stay over night!
 +  * health insurance cards
 +  * Comfortable & light clothes and shoes
 +  * One towel
 +  * Mobile phone
 +  * Hat, umbrella
 +  * Water bottle!!
 +  * Money for snacks
 +  * The stones that you collected to build the arrow heads
 +
 +
 +  * flashlights
 +
 +
 +  * Drawing pad & pencils (Felix)
 +  * 1st aid kit (Felix)
 +  * Printouts (Felix)
 +  * receipt pad (Felix)
 +  * gifts from bookstore (Felix)
 +  * Safety glasses (Matt)
 +  * box with ice cubes, cokes etc. (Matt?)