European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 1, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 1948 the stars and stripes Page 9 Southern route wig pm from take the same Road Back to the lefthand Here turnoff for colourful religious murals on the and Wood carvings in store give the Village rout Are Hohens Gwangau Castle and Neuse Hanstein Castle above right is the Fountain at Linderhof built by n hour at noon and at 5 photos by Betz its the winding main Street leads through the town turn right into Ottmar Weiss Strasse for the passion play the passion play was last presented in villagers Hope to rally Dena Ifield actors for another production in the Road through Oberammergau leads North to the Eichelsbach highest viaduct in turn left just past the Bridge and three Miles farther go left again to the lonely pilgrimage Church of wies with the finest Rococo Interior in a statue of the scourged placed Here by a peasant is said to have worked miracles which brought Fame to the pilgrims donated the Money for the built in 1764 by Dominicus leaving turn left to Steingarden and again for the Road Schwa Ngau and the castles of Neuse Hanstein and up feet on the left towers the Hajje moorish Castle of built entirely of unpolished drive on through the Village straight to the Dee Green Alp see where a narrow Road to the right leads up to a yellow Castle built in the 12th murals on the third floor the Days when Henry the bavarian lived he was Defeated in Battle by Frederick Barbarossa and exiled to mural illustrates the time when an Augsburg patrician brought Martin Luther to the Castle to hide him from his King Maximilian ii purchased the Castle in it still is owned and occasionally lived in by his take the Road Back to Munich straight North to the Village of follow Detour signs through the town and turn being careful not to go left toward the Road Back to Sharnberg and Munich is there is a gasoline station at Steingarden wies i Bera Merga r Oberhau l an Hohen Schwanck Neuse Hanstein Parten Kirchen maps by Colegrove n us zone in it to cd cer in de go ill British soldiers in Hamelin have named their club after the legendary pied Hamelin is near the Bremen and Kassel photo by Waller except one Little lame fellow who arrived after the door had been for a considerable time the town dated its Public documents from the Date of the frescoes illustrating the legend adorn the so called catchers which was built in Hamelin is in the British zone near this is another picturesque German City containing old palaces and castles that wire once occupied by the family of the Royal House of from Bremerhaven it is 212 kilo meters to the route to be followed is Nan 6 through Bremen to Hanover and route 217 from Hanover to from Kassel follow Nan 3 to Hanover and route 217 to both roads from Kassel and from Bremen and Bremerhaven offer numerous Roadside Parks where picnic lunches can be enjoyed in the Shade of huge by win staff correspondent Stuttgart in Stutt Gart and Heidelberg can follow a picnic Trail across the German Border into the capital of the ancient Castle on the Cross just two and a half hours ride from either Stuttgart or a world of burgeoning shop the perfume of dozens of open air Flower and Good food await the to this must be added the pleasure of French outdoor cafes and Bright lights at for a passport and a French visa Are the visa can be obtained at the French consulate in As Many minutes As it takes you to fill out a few passport holders must have the regular exit entry permit stamped in their pass papers for the car and a Drivers military personnel will find the matter even All you need in uniform is your regular pm weekend plus a copy of orders in officers need Only French officers and pm will be issued required papers in a few minutes after applying to the orders Section at Post it takes about 10 or 15 minutes to Clear both the vehicle and the passport Check it costs 100 francs for your car for a 10day stay if you do not have an Amer ican express you will be stopped in Kehl once for the car and again at the Bridge Over the Rhine where you again present passport or orders at the the at this provide bread tickets for you May be subjected to a mild inspection at the vehicle Check but most Likely you will do no More than turn in the receipt you got for the 100 the direct route to Strasbourg is by Auto Bahn to the cutoff near from there follow signs to Jastatt and Baden Baden until the route to Baden Baden cuts sharply at which Point you continue straight following the signs to Kehl and the Road is first class tar and be sure to watch the signs taking route marked Jastatt and do take the route marked Baden because the trip is fairly Short and be cause Many May want to leave i suggest taking the Scenic ride Over Leon Cal and at turn right on route 294 driving about eight Kilometres before turning left on a Road marked Baden Baden uber the drive from Calmbach to Baden Baden winds through colourful i recommend you take along As much color film As you in Baden Fol the signs to being sure to watch for the turnoff to the right on the route to Kehl and Over this roundabout the trip will take not More than three hours in an american on the far Side of Kehl follow Strasbourg shops full Strasbourg begun in the 12th Century and completed in the is one of Europe finest gothic the signs marked Centre which Lead to the Middle of drive straight through town past place Gutenberg and into the huge place Kleber where you can looking around you will see the Maison a hotel where English is the food is Good and the bar Here is an attractive outdoor cafe and nearby Are Many the Maison and the Nouvel a half Block to the right of the Maison Are the hotels most popular among although on a crowded almost any of the hotels will provide comfortable rooms with an adequate Supply of hot prices Range from around 500 francs in the smaller hotels to the top Maison Rouge Price for a of francs a night Strasbourg Cathedral itself makes the City Worth the Cathedral lies just beyond place its gothic spire Ris ing More than 400 plainly visible from the Steps of the Maison it was begun in the 10th Century and completed in the 14th and is one of the finest examples of gothic architecture in the entire facade of the Cathedral is covered with a double tracery of Stone from a resembles its Majestic doors Are beautifully with above them a Rose window 42 feet in the Interior is also richly decorated and of vast in the South transept is an astronomical clock which goes Back to the 14th it includes a perpetual Calendar and a medieval forerunner of our modern planetariums showing solar system and the relative positions of the elsewhere in the City Are the towers and parts of the Walls of ancient fort Ifica along the ancient canals one Musl Cross frequently in any tour of the City arc half timbered dwellings with tiled roofs providing a Rich Field for the Amateur Strasbourg restaurants deserve special the City is famous for its Pate do foie gras liver its snails Escargot now out of and its served iced in slim fresh asparagus served with vinegar or Hollan Daise has already appeared the markets and most restau rants offer a wide variety of veal and the local Ham is extremely for Strasbourg restaurants specialize in delicate pancakes crepes served up flaming in another alsatian a liqueur made from or another liqueur distilled from and a treat with Fine cooked As Only the French can Are to be had at the Kammerzell to the left in the Cathedral or the bar Fock Ink on the Little Street leading from place Broglie to there Are also charming Little rants along the old y in autobahn marked Baden Baden 39 Pforzheim authorized Border Leo Burg t Lambach silts Oil sums authorized zone Bonier cresting