European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Part of whats of the roman Baths in now to used postage tourist trails Ner poria Nora triers bests resolved ruin Story and photon by Tom Rosa stall writer when in Rome a us the romans Bill what do americans do when in which Bills itself As Germany oldest City they Are Likely to visit roman drink a lot of wine and draw some Conlu about the City that during its history has been the roman Imperial the capital of the Western roman a medieval Cotter of com a Catholic and the Center at the Mosel Valley wine Julius Caesar used to watch his legions from the Tower Over to the Sally 9 self protease career housewife from told her two Young sans while standing under one of the Large Arches of the Porta triers most prominent landmark and the bait preserved roman ruin in the Julius Caesar never got to Trier and the famous Porta Nigra was built in the 4th Century nearly four Hundred years after his ail that my kids know about Rome is Julius Caesar so ten just making it More interesting for Leister standing under another Arch was a bearded Young photographer taking pictures of every Angle of the Nathan Mcdonald of knew most of the history of the Porta Nigra except for one minor detail concerning the coloration of its the romans were the first to use this Type of Black Stone for construction he was soon so popular thai the wealthier romans imported this kind of Stone to build their and just where did the Block Stone come from t think it was somewhere in or was it wherever it came it made a big splash in Mcdonald the Stone used Tor constructing the Portu Nigra Wai very popular in but it want an exotic import nor was 11 Black a Combina Tion of weather and pollution turned the Origi Nal Gray Sandstone to emerging from under the Arches onto the tourism aspects of the City coma into thousands of people Are busily competing with the buses for the right to Rule the while on the sidewalks vendors Ore people to buy everything from rubber Worms to Pistachio Ico groups of tourists momentarily escaping from their buses move along the Street pointing out the sights and moving slowly toward the Imperial grass covers much of roman Amphitheater at where once spectators were july built during the reign of the Baths were among the largest in the roman although the aboveground ruins exhibit the deterioration of nearly years of the Central corridors and Baths underground remain in fairly Good condition a retired couple from Van suggested that men taking Baths there during roman Rule would have Frozen More parts by their bodies than just their hands Bui the ramans were much further advanced than the couple gave them credit the Baths were equipped with pipes carrying warm water that could control the temperature in the different there were also areas hot water cold water bathrooms and a Large gymnasium a part of the Baths is now used for theatrical product but at least one american tourist from was convinced that the balls were never anything More than a theres no Way in gods world that hit pile of Brick and dirt could have been used As a Solly tru Tacu sold on her Way out of the youd get cleaner taking a Bath with the Trumbell and the group she was Irav cling with decided nut to take the Short Wulk to the ruins of triers roman what they missed was a Chance to step onto its Grassy Field where More than spectators could watch gladiators Duel to the death with other wild Ani Mals and other foes of equal the Trier Amphitheater built in tha 1st and 2nd centuries and has survived in relatively Good the Boswell family from Kansas came to the Amphitheater bypass the real not that we Lydia Boswell but All our friends warned us of the crime problem and the filth in so we just sort of decided to Settle for second such a remark would probably make the inhabitants of Trier declare War on Kansas because the Amphitheater is one of the cites prize not to mention that the romans might feel like throwing them Totsc traffic Lions of present Day t children Dart in and out of the Small Outing the Amphitheatres Walls where gladiators used to emerge to do tour guides Lead groups Down into a Large area under the Grassy Field where animals were kept before they were released to when Douglas from came up he had a smile on his face As big As a lion who had lust fun shed devouring a a Rouan i could lust see my wife Back la the Good of when this place was burstin1 with All that Fig Hon and i would have put her up against any of the when As Mcbride and his Small group left the his Small daughter looked Back at some men who were repairing a Section of the roman she approached the men then asked in total will the building be the stars and stripes Page 9