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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 05, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Let s go Wales Center visitors to London who want to learn More about Wales have a new place to go the Wales Center at Piccadilly 34, Midway Between Piccadilly circus and the Royal Academy. The Center displays Welsh produced items from fabrics to sculpture and has films showing the attractions of the Countryside. It also has a 24-hour computerized information service in English dutch German and French. Rail pass prices lowered effective sept. 1, prices were reduced for eur Alpass first class Only and eur ail youth pass second class purchased at German rail do ticket offices. The new prices Are As follows eur Alpass for 15 Days 810 Marks $300 21 Days 1,030 Marks about $380 one month 1,290 Marks about $475 two months 1,760 Marks about $650 three months 2,130 Marks about $785. Eur ail youth pass for one month 910 Marks about $335 two months 1,160 Marks about $430. A valid passport is necessary to Purchase the passes and they can be purchased directly at the following do main station ticket offices Frankfurt ., Hamburg Heidelberg Cologne Munich and Stuttgart. All other German rail ticket offices can order the passes from these ticket offices. Across Scotland see Scotland As no Motorist Ever will. Walk Cycle paddle or talk your Way across 120 Miles of Scotland s finest scenery from Dundee to fort Wiiiiam. That s the offer from Tran Scotland Holiday expeditions. Walking is at conversational Pace and there is a vehicle backup so there is no need to carry heavy packs. All meals Are provided and there Are guides. The visitor can choose to walk Bike or go by boat. Cost for one week is 175 pounds about $265. For information Contact trans co land Holiday expeditions 23a Dundas St., Edinburgh eh3 6qq, Scot and. Wiezer Beer fest is off Belgium s biggest Beer Bash at Wincze has been cancelled because organizers said they feared a possible repeat of the rowdiness and violence that led to the deaths of 38 people at a Brussels stadium. We Don t want to run the risk of having trouble with English visitors said Freddy Danneels manager of the organizing Van Roy brewery. Danneels said he feared the three weekend Wienc october festival might Lead to scents similar to those at the heysel soccer  panic broke out at the Brussels Field May 29 when supporters of a club from Liverpool England fought fans of a team from Turin Italy. Most of the victims were crushed or trampled to death after a retaining Wall collapsed. More than 450 people were injured. Danneels said the Wincze festival normally takes place Over three october weekends in this Beer producing Hamlet 15 Miles Northwest of Brussels it has attracted up to 250,000 visitors annually one third of them British. Organizers had already started preparations for the festival but it became Clear that no help could be expected from the authorities to keep visiting Beer drinkers in rein Danneels said. This will be the first year the annual festival has been cancelled in its 29-year history. On an average year those attending guzzle 75,000 Gallons of Beer. Arc Winter program the new arc Winter brochure is available at recreation centers and itt offices. It explains the various ski weeks at Berchtesgaden Chi Emsee and Garmisch. Choose from Alpine or nordic skiing race clinics or kids packages. A Glacier ski week is set at Chi Emsee nov. 17-29. Some Sample prices for adults Are Alpine ski week at Chi Emsee $75 ski Austria week at Berchtesgaden $99 nordic ski week at Garmisch $55. For reservations for sports weeks Call Garmisch military 571, ets 4402-571, or civilian 08821-750-571. Come to Frankfurt until april 30 next year the Frankfurter Hof hotel is offering an overnight in a double room at the single room Price. Included in the offer is a Welcome drink in the hotel bar a City tour visit to the Goethe House free entry to the zoo the palme Garten and almost All the City museums. It also includes an american breakfast Buffet. The Price is 269 Marks about $100. Ask for it with uie catch phrase  for reservations or More information Contact Steigenberge hotel Frankfurter Hof am Kaiser Biz d-6000 Frankfurt ., Germany. Tel. 069-20251. Parisian Panorama a new Scenic canal excursion boat ride in Paris takes visitors to the heart of la Villette the 19th Century stockyards undergoing transformation into an ultramodern science and Industry museum and cultural Complex. The Glass sided boats traverse the 135-acre Park on the canal de l Bourcq then ply the canal St. Martin to the town of Meaux passing through the lie de France s highest lock at 30 feet. Five departures daily from 9 15  To 5 30 . On monday tuesday and wednesday. Rendezvous at the Jean Juares metro Stop. Cost is 30 francs about $3.75 per person. Wander in the Swiss Alps until sept. 21, six wandering packages Are available in the Swiss Alps. Each is for eight Days and include Piz Bellair the Morte Ratsch Glacier and the Bernina pass. Prices begin at 915 Marks about $338 per person per week. That includes seven nights two in hotels and five in Mountain huts at half Board a Mountain guide and transport on the Bernina and Albula railways. Hiking time is from 1vi to 7 hours per Day. For information Contact Swiss National tourist office Kaise Strasse 23, d-6000 Frankfurt  1, Germany. Tel. 069-25600124. Sally Lunn there Are two new reasons to visit the oldest House Sally Lunn s House in Bath England. Excavations carried out last year and now open to View have revealed More medieval foundations and roman remains. And a new Range of Savory toppings including smoked Salmon Pate and beef Curry have been introduced for the famous Bun named after her. The House at North Parade passage dates from 1482, but sits on the ruins of an earlier building. The House museum also includes a capped Well stalactites and stalagmites a medieval Timber roof and an Early Tudor fireplace with a secret cupboard where the recipe for the famous bread was hidden. Lunn was a Huguenot who fled from France to Bath in the late 17th Century. Her bread was such a Success that poems were even written about it and the House became one of the City s most fashionable meeting houses. Today the Bun is still baked on the premises and the House is open 10 .-6 . Ski St. Moritz several american ski clubs in the Rhein main Germany area Are sponsoring a week s ski trip nov. 24 dec. 1, at club Mediterraneo in St. Moritz Switzerland. Price will be about 750 Marks about $260to include All meals lodging a week s ski pass daily lessons and evening entertainment. The trip can be booked through participating clubs at Rhein main Darmstadt Frankfurt and Heidelberg. For a preview of skiing club med style attend the Heidelberg ski club meeting sept. 11 at 7 . At the Patrick Henry Village officers club or the Frankfurt ski club meeting sept. 12 at 7 . At the Terrace club. A Multi vision show on club med will be included. September 5, 7985 stripes Magazine 13  
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