We would like to announce two guided tours in Heppenheim and Darmstadt on the occasion of the CCSDS conference starting on 1st October. One of them is the so-called lantern walk in the old part of Heppenheim. It will take place on Tuesday, 2nd October. This walk takes about an hour, leads you through the very nice old city center of Heppenheim and tells you some nice local stories/fairy tales about the area by means of cut outs inside the lanterns, which are illuminated at night.

This guided tour is offered in English and costs about 4 Euro/Person. Please signal your interest to me at your earliest convenience by e-mail.

The second option we can offer is a guided tour through Darmstadt (about 1 hour) and a 2-hour tour through the famous Art Nouveau quarter of Darmstadt, the so-called Mathildenhöhe.  Lunch could be offered in between in a traditional restaurant in the city center at your own expenses. This tour takes place on Sunday, 7th October and can accommodate a max number of 25 participants. So please register also with me by e-mail at your earliest convenience. The price per person has not been confirmed yet, but will certainly not exceed 15 Euro if at all.

Kind regards,

Marita Roth
European Space Agency ESA/ESOC
Dept.: OPS-G
Robert-Bosch-Str. 5, D-64293 Darmstadt
tel:+49.6151.90.2107,fax: +49.6151.90.3412
e-mail: marita.roth@esa.int
www.esa.int/esoc