European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1981 the stars and stripes Page 19 Leah Larkins travel notebook have King abilities reached the level where you feel the need for a new Challenge the answer could be the armed forces recreation Center racing clinic at the five Day clinic offers instruction by a professional lift tickets and transportation to and from the Are ski Active instruction is Given in a variety of the latest and most sophisticated racing training and coaching Are provided in special slalom As Well As giant Schueller downhill racing training is conditions racing clinics Are scheduled for the weeks of 2227 and March a special youth clinic will be conducted the week of april More information from the Garmisch recreation services of fice at Garmisch military 2535679 or groups of eight or More can arrange to schedule dates for their own clinics by calling the reservations can be arranged through the accommodations office at Garmisch military 2535557 or v m Winter visitors to Britain in s Terestea in Low Cost week ends outside of London should take a look at a Book let called lets issued by the English tourist the 128 Page Booklet lists hotels offering Winter and Spring Breaks at much reduced average Price per person is about for two nights bed and often with special attractions and everyone from vegetarians to history from ghost fanciers to indoor sports will find interesting things to if youd like a write British tourist 680 fifth new York if you Are planning France by car on driving in Gas will Cost you almost per France offers no special tourist Gas watch your if you the police there is a Speed limit on the autoroute 130 Kilometres per it costs to drive on these super tolls Between Strasbourg and for Are about youll need French francs to pay the ski kindergarten Ern they Haven forgotten the the ski resort of Brand not Only offers a ski but  service for the kids As be tween the time that the aspiring skiers Are picked up and then delivered Back they Are Given professional lessons and Well taken care Many other austrian ski resorts offer kindergartens for the details from the austrian National tourist Rossmark 6000 Ger foreign tourists Swiss visitors have rediscovered said Urs director of the Swiss tourist he said that the number of for eign visitors to Switzerland was up 13 percent in compared to Schaer feels tourists Are attracted to Switzerland because of its Low level of inflation around four Switzerland tourist Industry suffered badly Between 1975 and 1979 because of the High rate of the Swiss inflation elsewhere makes other countries equally and even More expensive than Schaer prices in Spain during the 1980 summer were up 20 to 30 percent Over he while Italy and France were 15 percent More Italy ski specials savings on the italian ski availability dates of the special packages vary from resort to in Madonna i for a seven Day ski week including All meals and ski pass can be had from 7 to March 21 and again from april 12 to 19 for As Little As More information on White week specials from italian National tourist Kaise Strasse 6000 Ger London is full curious customs of entry and Ever Sec a Church full of a procession of fully Robed English judges in a fire Hose Competition with a Morris dance or a Pancake race All those events and of others take place in London every and there All listed in a Booklet you can get from the London tourist Board in London at Victoria station or Heathrow its called traditional London and is also available from British tourist authority such As the one in Germany at Neue or Strasse 6000 the Clown service takes place in Early february each year at holy Trinity East for the clowns International they attend in full cos tume and during the service a Wreath is Laid to the famous victorian Clown who originated the modern Clown costume and theres a free show afterwards in the Church Morris dancing takes place in London Many times during the details can be obtained from the London tourist Board about times and it of the medieval dancing performed by groups of men with swords and handkerchiefs in White trousers tied at the buckled hats and Pancake racing takes place on shrove tuesday this year its March the Day before Ash marking the beginning of pancakes were traditionally made that Day to use up cat forbidden during its for London Pancake races Are held at 1 1 in lincolns inn with races named for Beauty chefs and housewives who have previously won regional want to shed All those Christmas calories then consider a health Holiday in the special vacations Are held in a Manor parts of which Date Back to the 14th luxury diet holidays arc offered through March at a Cost of about per Day for and a meal the meals would alight any Dieter with such delicacies As lobster and Salmon on the guests Are allowed three schnapps per but no Beer or details from Steensgaard do 5642 Holland Farmers and gardeners Welcome visitors who Are interested in learning about their land and for a list of some 200 different farms throughout the country where visitors Are Contact de Boer pos bus no Den ski pass land with its sur rounding ski slopes owners a ski pass that entitles you to the use of 60 different lifts and Mountain use of the indoor swimming Pool and the bus to the ski the six Day pass costs about Eft m 9 the most expensive hotel room too four in the world its possibly at the new Park Hyatt in Chicago where the Penthouse suite costs a its no wonder the hotel has bought the Doorman a Mink coat costing the management says it wants its guests to have a properly Plush at those youd expect Mink no need to Vosges vacation head m the Way to the High Alps for try out the slopes in Frances Vosges Region in Eastern France just West of Germany Black there Are opportunities in the area for both the downhill and Cross country More information from the French National tourist Postrach 6000