European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                European favourites a personal by Linda White travel editor when .invom1 asks  is your f.ivoritt1 cily or country i usually say the last  i  there at very few places the l i Don t  to see again. Vienna i love As an elderly hint who Sils in Clouds of Lavender with a hum i can linger Lor hours Over Coffee t lambing is .1 whirlwind courtship a Man of passion whose kisses taste of the1 sea. Paris is Dearest of All a Friend i turn to for congratulations or Consolation. In Europe there is a place for a Ery occasion or every mood. Mountains or Beach City or Peac Efu Countryside opera or disco museums or sidewalk cafes everything is within easy reach. So i have closed my eyes and drifted backwards and have made my list of personal preferences. For food Alsace the Region of France that sits beside the German Border is the gastronomic capital of my world. It s not just Hal the Auberge de i la the Best bargain in three stars is Here. There Are perhaps a do in other restaurants boasting Michelin stars and hundreds More with kitchens worthy of accolades. Tyfo strange creatures Parade during the carnival festivities in Basel Switzerland. I never go there without having a meal at la Carronne at Balde Nheim and a Lale supper in Seles Lal Ai Auberge d allies. One can eat cheaply and Well in even the tiniest villages in fact some of the Besl restaurants arc deep in the country. For relaxation i he yugoslav islands do ens of them sire thing Clown the. Adriatic the most Beautiful sea in the world the fishermen there say. And the Pebble head Hes Are wonderfully comfortable no Sand in the shoes Allvar is my Avrile of them All because of the restaurant thai served me i grilled fresh c  because of the people who told me about their Island saints because of the taxi Driver who  armful of Lavender for my Mother and my aunt. And Northern Germany for the rolling Heath the halt timbered houses with their fanciful carvings and mottos painted in Bright red and Green and Blue. I love the windswept beaches along the Nonh Sim where in summer one can rent a . A Wicker Beach chair almost bit in outre to live in. Bui Winter is even belter when the sea is As Pray As the sky the heavy Breakers Roll in and Only the very bravest Are on the Beach bundled in at Dinst the cold and walking their Dof a the cities i am referring to Are Celle Lune Tiri and Lubeck my favorite beaches Are on the Widerstedt Peninsula Anco in the Rei Jion called . For Beauty the City of Budapest with its parliament building on the Danube and its frivolous fishermen s bastion on a Hill la is a Lively mixture of Oik Charm and cosmopolitan Chic and has Ijo ocl food to Boot. A c couple of the old cafes Are left Wilh tables spilling out onto the squares. The markets Are brimming the  bookshop has exc Ellen buys in Art books and English translations of i Luni Jarian authors the Art galleries and museums show off the very Best of the modern and the past. Not to be missed is a boat ride on the Danube or that very special Prospect o the cily one gels Only from the water. For Countryside the Peri fiord the Region of France swept by that most Beautiful River the Dordogne. It is a land of caves and Ca sulcs where Gray and yellow Cliffs Rise dramatically and Stone houses seem to grow from their sides. The Lascaux caves full of prehistoric drawings Are Here and the fortified towns called Biff Tirley that still smack of the Middle Ages. Truffles grow in the Woods and Ore a s conies from the geese that Gaggle across country roads. One of my most memorable meals stripes Magazine january 2,1936