European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The popularity of european package Tours has made parts of Majorca overcrowded and continued from Page 9 the weather frequently Breaks and gets warmer and late Winter and Early Spring Are a dream for then the Island turns into Bloom from millions of Almond although you can sunbathe All the year from november until april youll have to pass up on sea bathing and Content yourself with a dip in a heated outdoor Back on the Road from the scenery becomes enchanting As you pass Groves of gnarled Olive Trees Many of them hundreds of years old that cling to the Rocky the Road winds Down to which is dwarfed by Puig at feet the islands highest Soller is linked to Raima by one of the two rail lines on the a ride aboard the Soller especially in inexpensive firs class is a treat and can be rated As one of the most delightful Short journeys in the and not just because of the magnificence of the Mountain scenery through which the train travels or Burrows on its its also a Joy because the wooden sided cars with their velvet upholstered and Tasse led interiors appear to have been transported directly from americas old Soller is linked to the tiny Beach resort of puerto de Soller by an equally antiquated open air trolley that seems to put All its passengers in a Jolly Holiday the Crystal Clear Waters of puerto de Soller make it Ideal for skin diving and its one of the few sheltered ports along the whole 60 mile Long the return to Raima is made via a High on the other Side of the pass Are the ancient moorish gardens of Raxa and a stroll through their welcoming coolness will refresh on a hot Summers although the entire round trip from Palma will rack up just Over 70 Miles on the the journey will take the better part of a Day because there is so much to see along the the other rail line on the Island runs to the islands second largest its noted for its typical known As that specialize in succulent Crisp roast suckling in a year spent on the a traveler would be hard put to run out of interesting excursions to Here Are a few of them the Large caves of some 37 Miles from Are open to the Public and they contain the largest underwater Lake in More than people can be seated in an auditorium overlooking the As the finale to the caves visitors Are treated to a spectacular sound and Light show featuring boat borne string players and singers slowly Drifting across the nearby Are the caves of impressive but not so much As another underground the caves of Arta Are quite spectacular and Are said to have inspired Jules Verne to write his journey to the Center of the Earth in some 25 Miles from Palma is Petra and the House where father Junipero founder of californian Chain of was born in Golf has caught on in a big Way on the Island in recent years and lures duffers from throughout especially during the cold weather months courses Are located at son just outside at nearby Palma Nova and Santa Pons and on the East coast at Costa de los Majorca a so much variety that what May be Paradise for the Young and May be hell for the More whatever you Majorca has but you May have to look for it May take some but there i Tranquility off lie beaten by Leah Larkin features editor it was a Spur of the moment lets get go somewhere and find my Friend we were both ready to depart where could we go a German travel Agency had the after Many minutes of scanning lists on her computer the agent said the magic we could Book an Al inclusive package and leave five Days the Price was about per person for roundtrip flight from Frankfurt and a weeks lodging with breakfast and dinner each because ours was a Las minute we didst have a great selection of resorts and hotels to chose at the agents we settled on the town of a Beach resort just 25 Kilometres West of everything was smooth and efficient with our charter arrival in Palma and bus Transfer to our fourstar hotel was just a few blocks from the we had a Balcony overlooking the hotel Pool with the sea in the it seemed too Good to be until we had dinner that night in the hotel dining the room itself was Bland and All the tables were yet it was strangely mostly in their late 50s and Gat picking Over the tasteless conversation was the waiters never this is like one flew Over the cuckoos remarked my we went Back the next hoping for the food was no we had longed for fresh fish or a Type of Spanish instead it was dry roast beef or Tough schnitzel to Cater to the tastes of the majority of the guests who were English and forget the hotel lets explore the we asked the hotel to recommend a restaurant where we could Sample Majorca Majorca food in Naguera the desk clerk Shook his finally he came up with the name of a place where they served Spanish Naguera was unfortunately the typical tourist Deutscher English Bier und Tanz fur Jung und English in Between the eateries plastered with these signs were shops All kinds of shops Selling everything from beads to shoes to suntan the sales staff was All credit cards were we talked to a Young German woman who was staying at our for it was the end of a three week i cant wait to get she most of the guests Here Are they come Here every year but never leave the its Boring and too Many Majorca especially in the fit this the secret is to get away from them and the tourist resorts where they hang we rented a car and spent several Days enjoying the spectacular even though we were not fond of the town of we had no complaints with its Beach wide and Sandy with plenty of we visited in so there was still space on the in july and even the Beach might be it want a perfect for the it was not a bad we would definitely go in the Spring or and look for accommodations a bit off the beaten perhaps in the Northern part of the away from the package tour 10 Magazine March 1985 March stripes Magazine 11