European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 the stars and stripes thursday september 7, 1978 cycling is easy in Holland Britain Germany cycling it s cheaper than the train. And the sights on Bike paths beat those on the super highways. No need to worry about a Parkin place. Peddling is invigorating and healthy think of the calories you la Burn up. And Europe is geared for the cyclist. Take Holland for instance this land of 14 million people has nine million bicycles. Because of the Flat terrain Holland is Ideal for a cycling vacation. The country is criss crossed by a network of Cycle paths marked with special signs. You can rent a Bike when you get there. With that Many bicycles Cycle shops abound and most have rental bikes. Some train stations also have bikes for rent. If you decide to take your own Bike it must be equipped with a reflecting rear Light fixed to a White painted rear Mudguard. A headlight is compulsory if you plan to ride after Sunset. The dutch tourist office has a brochure Holland Holiday on two wheels which even out lines suggested routes for the cycling tourist. Cycling maps of various parts of the country Are also available. Write the Netherlands National tourist office Schil Degrasse 84, d-5000 Kiln Germany they have stocked an extra Supply of English language brochures for stripes readers. In Britain use both the train and a Bike to cover the territory. Purchase a rail Rover ticket for you and your bicycle with no extra charge for the Bike. Finding a place to rent a Bike will be no problem. And since British bikes Are considered among the Best in the world Many tourists buy a Bike to use for their travels then take it Home with them. Britain offers a variety of cycling terrain. If you Are not too energetic head to East Anglia where it s relatively Flat. There Are Hills in the cotswolds and mountains in Scotland and Wales. The British tourist authority has a Booklet with tips for cyclists called Britain on two  write Brit ish tourist authority 64 St. James St., w1a inf London England. Germany makes provisions for the Bike crowd too. Travelling with Leah Larkin travelling with your Cycle on a German train will Cost 2.50 Marks about $1.25. Not All trains however have baggage compartments for cycles so Check at the train station first. Once you have purchased the ticket for your Bike it will be up to you to put your Bike in the train baggage compartment. If you change trains you will be responsible for getting your Bike off and on the next train. If you Are travelling on a Long train find a seat in the car nearest the baggage compartment so you will have easy Access to your Bike when the train stops. At most stations the stops Are Short. If you Are 15 cars away from your bicycle you could be in trouble. Many German train stations have bicycles for rent at eight Marks per Day about $4. If you have a train ticket the rental charge is Only four Marks. Certain areas in Germany offer special packages of combination train and Bike Tours. Rent a Bike at one Sta Tion ride it to the station in the next town where you can leave it then hop on the train for a ride Back. Fahr Rad am Bohnhof Bike at the train station Booklet listing places where this train Bike combi Nati is available can be had by writing the Deutscher bund Bahn zen Trale Verkauf Zeitung 6500 Mainz Germany. If it s genuine. Champagne i come from  Cha pagne District two hours East of Paris. The bubbling be rage made in other parts of the world cannot considered the real thing. Harvest time is in late september and Early october if this is a Good time of year to stay in reims or Zepern and visit the Champagne houses. Most of which off Tours of their caves and cellars that include a Chance taste the local product. And the area has More to offer. Reims is the site of o i of France s finest gothic cathedrals. Throughout icel Region Are monuments to the world wars including to Tel american cemetery at Belleau Wood. M is Oft  the Hague Frank Zappa Peter Gabriel Rory Gallagher boo town rats Brand x open air festival 1978 Frank Zappa Peter Gabriel John Mclaughlin wednesday Pforzheim status quo Uriah Heep Wishbone Ash Climax blues band no Dice wheels White Snake in Hie concert Halls Atlanta rhythm Section Pforzheim . 9. A i Ati or a i a /1 \ / a i r Akir Coblenz Rhein Mosel beatles revival band Haiie sept. R. Rabe Muhl big Valley Dis sept. 8 Duisburg Rhein Ruhr Hall sept. 10 Daun Sta tha Lesept. 11 marburg Sta tha Lesept. 13 Hanau Kultur Hall sept. 14 Hopfinger fest Zel sept. 15 Haigen fest Zel sept. 16 Attendorn Burg Enhaus sept. 17 Hagen Interne . 19 Weinheim Sta tha Lesept. 21 or Tenberg Bergerhaus sept. 22 Schwabish Amund stad Garte sept. 23 Alsfeld Bergerhaus sept. 30. Chuck Berry Hamburg oct. 7 Wolfsburg oct. 8 Bremen oct. 9 Kiel oct. 10 Munich oct. 15 Offenbach oct. 16 Han Nover oct. 17 Dusseldorf oct. 18-19 Berlin oct. 20. I or no or Paris theatre Des champs Elysee Vic i us Durkot sept. 12 the Hague Congress Gebo sept. 14 Brussels palais Des beaux arts sept. Is Vienna Konzer Thau sept. 18 Frankfurt . 20. A Haiti Hamburg Audi Max oct. 17 Berlin Hochschulz d. A a it a Kainste oct. 18 Bremen Glock oct. 19 monster Congress Saa oct. 20 Gutersloh sport Hall oct. 21 Dortmund westfalen Hall oct. 22 Siegen Siegerman Dhall oct. 23 Cologne Sartory Sal oct. 24 Dusseldorf Piil Lashall oct. 25 Frankfurt Offenbach Sta Thall oct. 26 Karlsruhe Konzer Thau oct. 27 Offenburg Schwarzwald Hall oct. 28 Saa Brocken Congre shall oct. 29 Heilbronn Harmoni oct. 31 Mannheim Rosenga Tennov. 2 Mainz Elzer Hof nov. 3 Coblenz Rhein Mosel Hall nov. 4 Munich Schwabinger Brsus nov. 6 Freiburg Sta tha Lenov. 7 Zurich vol Shau nov. 8 Basel Saal Muste mess nov. 9 Stol Iberg Sta tha Lenov. 11. Ciri Aal Cir up Tiv Ai Hannover rotation celtic music its meal shiite oct. 12 Langen Sta Thall oct. 13 Kamen Konze Taula oct. 15 Dusseldorf Schuman Saa oct. 16 Munich Schwabinger Bra oct. 17 tub Ingen University fests aloft. 18 Kaiserslautern Fruch Thall oct. 19 Ludwigshafen base Ferfera Benthaus oct. 20 Selb Rosenthal Feie a Benthaus oct. 21 Frankfurt . 22. This schedule is a guide not a Promise our usually reliable sources Are sometimes wrong. Space limits Don t allow running All current schedules weekly. Most shows in the u.k., Scandinavia and the Mediterranean area not listed in this edition. A a Saaw i Natwic in with buddy Rich Sammy Davis Wjk. The Hague Congress Gebo nov. 7. Fairport convention Guba p�mp6s Dndr r a i i of up Geneva sept. 15 Winterhus  vjai_l.av7n c k \ Munster Munsterman Dha Lesept. 22 Berlin Eisse Orthal sept. 23 Bremen Sta tha Lesept. 24 Essen Grug Hall sept. 26 Dusseldorf Philips Hall sept. 27 Cologne sport Hall sept. 28 Hannover Niedersachsen Hall sept. 29 Hamburg Musi Hall sept. 30 Frankfurt Offenbach Sta Thall oct. 3 Karlsruhe Schwarzwald Hall oct. 4 Heidelberg Rhein main Hall oct. 5 Munich Olympia Hall oct. 6 Nurnberg Hemmerlein Hall oct. 7. A air a or a / a i re Hamburg Audi Max sept. 19 Offenbach Andrew Gold Sta Thalle sept. 20. Emmy Lou Harris London Hammersmith Odeon sept. 18. I a in Kiev Munich circus Krone sept. 11 Frankfurt Offen junk qty Bach Sta tha Lesept. 13 the Hague co Gresge Bou sept. 15 Dusseldorf Philips Hall sept. 17 Berlin Neue Welt sept. 19 Nurnberg Erlanger Sta tha Lesept. 20 Mannheim Rosengarten sept. 21 Wurzburg . 22 Ham Burg Musi Hall sept. 24. Ai in in irn Dmn Mannheim Schlos spark sept. 15altalo Isuel nth Mosbach Baden Elzber Hall sept. 17. It i i i i a Stuttgart Liede Hall oct. 1 Frank us. Lucia Furt Gesellschap Tushaus am zoo oct. 2 Karlsruhe Konzer Thau oct. 3 Mainz Elzer Hof oct. 4 Cologne Guerzenich oct. 5 Hannover theater am Angl oct. 7 Essen Saal Bau oct. 8 Kiel Audi Max oct 9 Bremen die Glock oct. 10 Hamburg Musi Hall oct. 11 Gottl Ngen Sta Thall oct. 12 Berlin Hochschulz Der Kunstler oct. 14. Manhattan Transfer seapt4-ifuro9ress country Joe Mcdonald of top acini pm  i t a Multi London palladium sept. 19-23 Oslo concert House sept. 28 Rotenburg scandinavian theatre sept. 30 Stockholm concert houseoct.1 Lund Olympea oct. 3 Copenhagen Falconer theatre oct. 5 Hamburg Congress centrum oct. 6 Munich Deutscher museum oct. 8 Paris Palace theatre oct. 10 Amsterdam Carre theatre oct. 14-t5 the Hague Congress Gebo oct. 17 Antwerp Queen Elisabeth theatre oct. 18 Frankfurt Jahr Hunde Thall oct. 19. 1 1 a Hamburg Musi Hall sept. 27 Bremen die Glock Wilva sept. 28 Berlin philharmonic sept. 29 Dusseldorf Philips Hall sept. 30 Hannover Kupp Laa oct. 2 Frankfurt . 3 numbers . 4 Stuttgart Liede Hall oct. 5 Munich Deutscher museum. N a am to Hamburg mar tha Lesept. 12 a Munib Berlin Kant Kino sept. 15. Lou Reed secm26uro Iii i i n crr a arc Berlin Clet sept. 23 Hamburg Mark it Kurt i its tha Lesept. 26 Falkenburg b. Breme sept. 29 Bevern Tarot of sept. 30 Bielefeld euro cluboct.1.  Cai Tler min Hamburg Congress Cen Patti Smith group tru sept. 8 Berlin Neue Welt sept. 9 Nurnberg Hemmerlein Hall sept. 10 Ludwigshafen Friederich Ebert Hall sept. 11 Munich circus Krone sept. 12 Wiesbaden Rhein main Hall sept. 14 Vienna Konzer Thau sept. 15. A Patupa q c d n d t Amsterdam concert Gebow Wal risk thu i oct ,. The Hauge Bou oct. 2. " Tufi .t1vo of a t 1.  to. I Tau s the manhattans Baum older no & pm clubs i n c via room i i ain2 sept. 8 Gellhausen no & Hanau Skyline sept. 9 Giessen Woodland pm sept. 10 Schweinfurt Conn bks gym & Wil Flecken no sept. 11 Kaiserslautern Kazara & Pir Masens Frontier sept. 13 Stuttgart candlelight sept. 14 Frankfurt Topper & Plantation sept. 15 Pitburg no & Span Dah Lem no 16 Karlsruhe Paul Revere sept. 19 Hahn no & Wiesbaden Rocker club cave20 Ramstein no & Mannheim top hat sept. 22 Rhein main no sept. 23 Brun sum accent Anc sept. 24 shape top graders club sept 25 Kitzinger Gie Belstadt Beer ten sept. 29 Berlin Starlight Grove sept. 30 Nurnberg 49er club oct. 1 Mainz commissary parking lot Beer ten oct. 13 Darmstadt Cambrai Beer ten oct 15. Sunday Sharpf Stuttgart Patch no sept. 7oimnu.-\i Ona Alm a Span Dahlem no sept. 8 Ramstein no sept. 9 Darmstadt Rainbow sept. 10 Wiesbaden Rocker club sept. 12 Babenhausen pm Noc sept. 13 Mainz Wackenheim pm club sept. 14 Rhein main Galaxy club sept. 15 Schwabish Amund no sept. 16 Stuttgart Patch no sept. 17 Rota officers club sept. 20 Rota pm club sept. 21 Rota Acey Deuce sept. 22 to Taco sept. 23. Johnny Tillotson ats Pitburg no it Span Dahlem no sept. 29 Ramstein no 8, Mann Helm top hat sept. 30 Russel sheim Rode oct. 1. Dod touring shows Charlie Albertson show 7 Adelheide site sept. 8 Soergel 552 arty sept. 9 Verden Bersen Bruck site sept. 10 Wacker Helm site 32nd Ada sept. 11 Dichtel Bach site 32nd Ada 8. Wue Schelm site sept. 12 Derheim movie theater sept. 13 Reinscheld site & bal Esfeld site sept. 14 us Navy England sept. 16-23 Safe sept 23-25 Iran sept. 26-oct. 3 Safe oct. 4-9. Tup a Dup or m c Hohenfels rec Center sept. 8 Grait  Fenohr open Hearth rec Cente sept. 9 Bamberg Warner bks rec Cente sept. 10 isolated Vii corps site & bad Kos Slangen Daley bks rec Cente sept. 11 Schweinfurt Conn bks rec Cente sept. 12 a Atzingen Larson bks rec Cente sept. 14 Hanau Francois Cavern sept. 15 with reformer sept. 16, Wiesbaden dining Hal sept. 17. Tickets Iri r v tickets or ticket information Are usually available from local military a recreation centers uses or City tourist information offices. Ii