European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 29, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Polls on the main 1q now. Term is a my f furl As 1 Arl of been Jenner Bullion id of the visitors coma to Frank jul on one of Europe s Best and largest transportation systems the cily boasts it a Lorn Europe s largest passenger train Lalion its second busies i Airport Nel to London s Heathrow Airport and has the largest Inland port in Germany Frankfurt is Well equipped to handle its Large influx of guests trains run directly irom fian Kurt Airport to its train i. And streetcars and subways run almost constantly Public transportation however is nol necessary once in Frankfurt most of the Maior sights arc within walking disc acc of the Tram station As ate blocks upon blocks full of of car i men i stores and shops mingled in with open air cafes Heaters hotels and bars. Many of Frankfurt s guests however Are More interested in business than pleasure the City known As one of the world s financial capil.il",. Houses More than 300 National and International Banks scores of insurance companies and one of the Woidt s top five Slock exchanges. The sights Darld s a Strain ind first Limo Olha hat Ity of Juri at Iwest i naps conc Crl g May about Oam r is nth withe he its ate nala. Mats found it "6e/ i Isone Hal has to be developed Afler dinner the fun begins. Known As a cultural Center of Europe the cily has three opera houses and 22 Heaters offering opera drama and comedy As we Las scores of discos and nightclubs. Concerts of All types Are held in the City irom classical to Rock and from pop to jazz. In fact the City s annual jazz festival and its clubs playing Mississippi and new Orleans Stylo jazz have earned Frankfurt tha nickname of he jazz capital of Germany the City s tourist information offices have schedules of music and theater performances. Tickets May be purchased at the office beneath i he Haup Wache or in the Heaters themselves. For a less refined evening stay in Sachsenhause whose nightclubs discos and bars often stay open Enlil the Early morning hours. Visitors can find music of All kinds there and almost any Type of entertainment trom a quiet Chat in an open air cafe to dancing and loud music in any number of discos and bars although no romans first built a Budge across the main at Frankfurt 2,000 years ago most of the cily is less than half a Century old. With that mixture of old and new visitors can travel from the age of Christ to the nuclear age in Jusi a Fay. A s because of its location in i he Center of Europe. Frankfurt plays Host to several International fairs including its annual Book and fur fairs. Iho largest of their kind in the world Tho City s annual Spring and summer Trade lairs held Lor More than six centuries attract More than 100.000 visitors each year. As a Conle of Trade Frankfurt is a shopper s Paradise Wilh thousands of stores spread throughout the City. Although Frank fun t has its share of expensive exclusive shops reasonably priced goods can be found. For bargain Hunters there s the popular saturday Flea Maicl hold near Sachson Hausen. This Quail Hamlet across the River from to rest of the City oilers More than bargains there s ple Lyof old world German Charm in its narrow Cobblestone streets winding alleys and open air cafes and pubs. Frankfurt is an interesting Metropolis to explore As it s i Salty Many types of lilies in one its Lalus As a University City financial Center and stopping capital contrast sharply Wilh its Strong link to history. German emperors received their crowns. Guien Berry set up a printing shop and Goethe began his writing All in Frankfurt nearly Allol Iho City was destroyed in to i f War i. So Iho buildings Are mostly modern but because of careful reconstruction visitors can still Sod the cily s magnificent old opera House town Hall and Somo churches and Housos As icy looked can Junco ago Franf curl has More to Sec than i , of a reconstructed past though Tho cily d 22 museums display collections ranging Horn Art to broking to natural history and include a museum encompassing the Gorman poet and playing he Johann Wolfgang von Goethe s childhood Home lovers. Pran Lurl has 3 too. Botanical and Parks Wilh its museums shops and historical Gin his. Fran Murl May mde Odic As Nice a place to Vidil As Iho european commission s study says in is to live in Applew lne Atway Hows freely in Sachet Nauten Goat Tauaes. Ass Pluto working class atmosphere attracts Vienna s upper crust by Patricia Koza new York times patrons of a typical viennese Bisl the austrian equivalent of the cozy Corner cafe normally expect to be served rather stodgy Central european cuisine. That is precisely wrist makes Peters Leisi so different. Tucked away in a drab working class Disi Rici of Vienna Peers be isl offers Neue Wiener Kuche new viennese cooking thai is beginning to attract Vienna s upper crust the napkins Are paper and the silverware does t match. The waiter cautions that two hours Are needed to serve Wilh varnished Wood and beamed ceilings owner and chef Peter Kirisc Hitz retains the atmosphere of the traditional be isl where austrian workers come for a Beer or a Good Home cooked meal. Bui regulars say they come for the lighter cuisine and the rather Odd combination of clientele that puts top City officials and foreign diplomats Elbow to Elbow with Blue Collar workers. The attraction seems o be the food and the mix said one Patron. There s something slightly comic about seeing to head of austrian radio and television one of the most Well known faces in Vienna silting in this Little workers restaurant sort of playing peasant it s a funny mix at the moment said another Patron. That s one of the oddities about it. You Don t Start complaining about How you want to remove the drunk at the another big attraction is the Price. Peers boil offers a six course fixed Price dinner changed weekly for 370 austrian shillings about $22a bargain in a cily with a higher Cost of living Index than Paris or new York. That sort of Lood is nol readily available at such Low prices in Vienna said one Diplomat a British epicure and frequent Patron who Learned about the place from the Swiss embassy. One recent set menu offered a splendid mushroom and veal Lerrine Fot owed by consomme Lamb croquettes with Dill sauce Lemon sorbet or a Green salad with Grapefruit slices Chicken breast brioche in a red wine and butter sauce and Gingerbread noodles topped by a rum meringue Kirisc Hitz unabashedly wrote into the menu his recommendation for the fourth course the salad gets the stomach in a better mood and does nol ice up the service is very Friendly and solicitous and Peter is always willing to please. When one diner called Tor the chef to complain about the paper napkins nol about the Lood he Hearty agreed. But it would be a shame to see Matching Silver in z place like Peters be isl. Peters Yeisei Ametra mud in the 1 blah Dulrich. Riboul 4 30 mule on Rolft lion in Cantor of Hwnry. W a coup Ltd of Blocki Jyh torn he " a Meta line thai to Man of blown jufr.29,1986 the stars and stripes Page 15
