European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                1948 the stars and stripes Jage 9 until we come to which lies on the Banks of the Regnitz near its Junction with the the town already enjoyed municipal privileges in was erected into the Bishopric by emperor Henry ii in about half of the Early town was built a Chain of crowned with one of the major sights is the Cathedral with its four rated As one of the grand est romanesque edifices in we wont attempt to Tell you How to reach the Cathedral through the narrow winding three times we were within a stones throw of the four towers until finally we made the right turn to come into the its a Good Way to see the Road from Bamberg Back to Wurzburg n22 lies through Fertile rolling theres a snack bar at the Kaseane in Bamberg if you want a bite before completing the the fast fading Sun lights the towers of the famed Cathedral at a roman esque photos by Waller i t i e s i 0 is it is St the a y re in e id s in it m to or ire iut of id Ith ing ise red his in ing the Ign on iter Illy held Here the next festival is scheduled in but meanwhile the 150 piece Bayreuth symphony orchestra presents returning to the Center of town along the same route stopping at the octagonal Tower across from the Bridges and note the slanted windows of the medieval leave the town As you taking the Road Reichs this passes under the and takes you to continue on route 2 toward pass ing the Rotherman Stream on the and through the Village of Schnabel Waid to an Industrial at the Amberg Auerbach go left following signs Lor canno tops Peak on the left at Weid Elwang you see the statue of a Knight and his Cannon on a Hill top from legend he drove out the swedish invaders in the 17th at Sulzbach you turn right for the Brunnen in numbers is adorned with statues of biblical and historical photos by Lawrence Volcano in eschwege1 Hercules which Over looks the City of gives a View Well Worth the Bya staff correspondent a con r to nation of our previous picnic Trail to a Complete tour in journey begins in swings Easterly to Eschwege and North to in the British before completing the Back to travellers the Frankfurt area can reach Fritzlar by making the run up the autobahn if can skip the Side trip into Fritzlar and go directly to Kassel on the located on the Edge of the Eder River has two historically outstanding the which once belonged to the Benedictine Abbey founded by was erected about one of the medieval watch towers still standing is a Good picture Turkey objects the route from Fritzlar to Kassel n3 is on Good Macadam and swings through the Broad Valley toward Tower ing Hills in the we made our first Stop in the City town of where a huge Stork nest atop an old tree attracted our the ungainly posed willingly enough for the a huge Turkey Gobbler in the Yard want too Cooper there Are some spectacular outcroppings of Rock beside the and at Guensberg Are the ruins of Gud Ensberg Here is some Lovely Rol Ling country and a Fine at Walberg the Road Narrows but it improves a much bombed still retains some interest tag sights for the the City itself was a an in Madam Stork Doest mind having her picture the big Tom Turkey resents the portent railway former capital of the electorate of later seat of the government of the prussian province of its landscape is dominated by the giant statue of Hercules which stands on the Mountain top Over looking former summer residence of the electors of Hesse and famous for its Park and the erected since 1789 and occupied by Napoleon Iii during the latter part of the Franco russian War in was a somewhat heavy the body and wings being disposed in a much of it was damaged by Allied statue on lofty Perch from the Schloss you can drive up the winding trails past the Temple of Mer the or to Hercules statue which stands feet above the it is Well Worth the Effort to drive up to top to see theres a snack bar at the hotel Waldorf leaving Kassel on route youll need to watch closely to spot the 7 Terkel Fritzlar bar Wabern this Tower of the old City of Fritz with the noted Are the principal landmarks signs until you reach the outskirts where Neucom ordnance school signs will show you the passing through Kreuzberg youll see air conditioning shafts popping up around the they supplied the tremendous underground War plants that lie beneath the pro face for Miles they produced tanks during the we pick up route n7 to Eschwege near the approach is up a Broad Valley with the Hills bordering the russian zone in the Esch on the Werra said to have been founded by Charlemagne and is mentioned in 10th Century Docu the Bismarck of a Hill to your tops a number of interesting castles in the theres a snack bar at the via Serne in in Case you want o eat be fore making the Short run t see of the no Blaue Kuppe is Long since there is no doubt of its volcanic you can drive up the dirt Road to the though we  advise it in wet its Worth the View however to make the Short trip up Boundary no obstacle leaving still on we attempted to follow advice and visit the Castle of furst Enstein Hift found the approach Road barred by an automobile on we took the hint and passed up the route winds through Beautiful Valley country reside the River Werra to Witzenhausen where we pick up route 80 into Munden in the British As we found no barriers to free passage Between the even a at the Junction o the Fulda and Werra which forms the Wesser contains Many historical Monu ments and from Munden you can directly onto the autobahn for the run Back to Frankfurt or can continue on n3 into Kassel one you Pran to visit the snack bar at the Kaseane in Esch american or Allied personnel can use the the same holds True for the snack bar on the autobahn near and near Eschwege is Germany Lone Long since cooled photos