European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                I the stars and stripes i v 1 t a View of pc old Towo at shoppers will find the itys store stocked with every Soi wll f the regular army sponsored us eight Day tour of Switzer Lland is one of the Best ways to take in the you catch the out of Frankfurt and that might youll i be in the never never land of music boxes and gorgeous you will reach Karlsruhe before 10 in to go through processing your Swiss visa will be and you will be permitted to Exchange up to into Swiss there Are two types of Tours the first Type costs and Calls for second class travel and firs class hotels the second Type Coats j4540 and Calls for third Elass travel and Good for children vary cording to travellers Are briefed As to customs and procedures in the country and receive a time schedule for their the leave train rules out of Karlsruhe shortly after lunch and you will arrive in Basle just in time to do a utile As you reach Switzerland you set your watch Back an hour As the country is not on Daylight savings your Swiss guide will meet you at the Basle station and from then until you return to Basle he will Shepherd you about the pointing out placet of interest and answering All v customs Are thorough customs procedures will Only hold you up for a few minutes the Swiss will quickly and efficiently Check your visas and go through your Luggage rather thorough the guide will escort you to your hotel and that night you will be free to do whatever you if you really want some Swiss atmosphere on the it just Hail a taxi and Tell Driver to take i to Maison a quaint Little restaurant perched a Hillside overlooking the the owners Are two bearded Kurt and Paul who have spent years combining a restaurant with a so if you you can eat near whatever kind of Mimas you prefer one i found himself staring into he eyes of a huge african which strangles its i calms to Only two weeks previously the Snake Jad broken his window Cage and had to be persuaded to return to his during part of the dinner this spake watched every Luthfur the i was Able to put about Halfway the meal the i asked the waiter to serve him a seat near a couple of if prefer to sightseer in Basle you might go to the famous three countries Corner on the Rhine where Germany and Switzerland there is a huge pillar which indicates exactly where All three countries tort and the guide will meet you the next morning either at s Trotel or Swiss station and you leave Basle at diving at Monteux at in time for Here itt will spend 4he rest of the Day an the third and Ruth Days of the tour As with Monteux As a you can take in the entire Dutiful Lake Geneva at an Altitude but to form the famed Swiss Antreux is the joint name for this Al season health the Garden town climbs from the Lakeside on the ipes of the covered with vineyards and the Narcissus which take place in May attract hundreds of tourists from the world r attractions include the bathing Beach and the Ora Mic View Over the Lake to the Alps of Savoy and i dents do of the tour excursions takes you to the Summit de Naye at where you can the i tour i View Lake Geneva of Mountain Castle of Chillon the great historical attraction of Monteux is the famous Lon Castle on the the Castle comprises dwelling a knights a Hall of the Law a torture room and prisons located in the Rock foundations of the Castle Victor Hugo and others have immortalized the if you decide to devote one of the Days to you take a pack leave Early and reach the itt a regular tour for visitors in the afternoon will cover most of the High Points of the Geneva is the capital of the Canton of an Aerial traffic Center for the and Home of the former league of the International labor office acid of the inter National red Geneva is also the Center of Switzerland watch the first watchmaker came to the City in a visit to another resort on Lake will prove worthwhile during you stay at the seat of the Swiss High courts of City perches on five Steep separated by deep Gorges formed by two fast flowing on the fifth Day the tour leaves Monteux at and you lunch at at you arrive in capital of seat of the Federal of the foreign diplomatic representatives and of various inter National Berne musts Are the famous old clock Tower which dates Back to traditional Bear pits and the children eaters Fountain the tour of the City will take you to All of these the next Day you leave for Lucerne and spend the seventh Day there in you probably wont want to rest and you can take an optional excursion to Rigi or boating jaunts on the if you tire of the organized you can go off by yourself and sail or play on the last Day you return to Basle and catch the p m leave train for arriving there at Interlaken with the famous Jungfrau Peak in the Back you can take a Daylong tour up the a famous old Bridge at one of the resorts on the regular army weekend Tours also go to i a i Apical old Church and 13th Century clock Tower in the Southern part of the sailing boats below on the Lake of Geneva at the sport ranks High with summer through the Courtesy of the Swiss travel