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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Let s go Haggis hurling weekend visitors to a hotel near Avi Empire in the scottish Highlands this summer can indulge in an unusual pastime Haggis hurling. The Nel Hybridge Hole in the tiny Village of Nythy Bridge in Inverness Shire is the official Headquarters of the world Haggis hurling association. Hurls will be held there every sunday afternoon from june 21 to the end of August. Accommodation Al the hotel costs 25 pounds about $40 per person per night with full scottish breakfast. A double costs 46 pounds about $73 per night. The Haggis used for the sport is a stuffed sheep s stomach it weighs a Pound and a half and is Frozen. Competitors stand on on upturned barrel and hurl the Haggis As far As they can. The men s record is 1 s3 feet he women a 102 led. Compel Lloris Are advised to rub their hands in peat beforehand to make the Haggis less Slippery and a Glass or two of whisky is also recommended. Information is available from Nel Hybridge Motel Neth Bridge Inverness Shire Scotland Glass kingdom the Southeastern swedish province of Sealand is a Glass  not Only does it have the picturesque forests lakes and red painted houses it also has 16 Glass manufacturers. Names such As Orre fors Nybro and Kosta Boda Are Well known but there Are other smaller firms As Well. The factories have showrooms where you can shop and under the swedish tax free shopping system get Back about 16 percent of the Price when you leave the country. For information about visiting Sweden Contact swedish tourist information Glockengiese seawall 2, d-2000 Hamburg 5, Germany. Tel. 040-33d185, boats among the islands the yugoslav shipping line Lauroll Hijii has announced fares for the coming season. For example deck passage from Rijeka to the Island hear costs 36 Marks about $20to the Island Korjula 40 Marks about $22 and to Dubrovnik 47 Marks about $26. Cabins run 70 to 94 Marks about $38 to $52. Children can travel for up to half Price. Information is available from the yugoslav National tourist office Golch Platz 7, d-6000 Frankfurt a.m., Germany Tel. 069-2079b. National Park hiking programs of hiking Are scheduled May 2-5 and aug. 29-sept. 5 in Schleswig Holstein s Wallenmier National Park. Hikers will explore the islands and see the dunes beaches and mud Flats thai form at ebb  program is priced from 385 Marks about $214including half Board. The National Park covers the area around the Mouth of the Elbe River. For information Contact  Reison strand Koel Fer Sichl am bade strand d-2253 Tonning Germany Tel. 04861-475. Celebration London s bustling East end Long a Havi n for jews uprooted from the continent is preparing to Salute its heritage this Spring and summer. Beginning May 25, the jewish East end will be the subject of a Celebration of its Rich cultural and social his tiry with some of the exhibitions taking place in i he neighbourhood and others outside. Among the highlights will be a major exhibition on the history of yiddish theater in the foyer of the National theater from june 29 through aug. 8 a retrospective of the work of the sculptor Jacob Epstein at the Whitechapel Art gallery from Luly 3 through sept. 13, and an exhibition by the it Frye museum in Shoreditch of 100 years of furniture making in the East end from uly 3 through dec 27. The water s Fine these ladies Are taking the Waters at Zurich. Mountains Art what come la mind when one thinks of visiting Switzerland but Don t forget you swimsuit. In summer water temperature in Many Swiss likes climbs Over 70 degrees of there Are about 150 beaches and Public swimming areas in the country and More thai 400 cities and villages have year round indoor pools. For  about visiting the country Contact Swiss National tourist office Kalser Traise 23, d-6000 Frankfurt no. 1, Germany. Among other attractions will be the re creation Complete with furnishings and Simitar period objects of an East end tenement Flat As it would have looked in the 1920s. Other events include a concert june 11 in the East end synagogue showings of yiddish films and other films of jewish interest and an exhibition in the crypt of St Paul s Cathedral tilled world of yesterday jews in England 1b70 1920." involving the efforts of jewish and non jewish organizations the jewish East end Celebration is part of the discover East end project of the Tower hamlets environment Trust. The Trust is an East end based charitable organization devoted to conservation and development of the neighbourhood. More information is available from jewish East find Celebration 192 Hanbury Street London Al Shu England. Tel. 01-377-04bj. Memorial weekend cruise the Tours office at Torre on Spain is sponsoring a memorial Day weekend cruise from Barcelona to Mallorca and Ibiza ii costs $237 and includes Throe nights on Board ship Tours of the islands five meals and More. To sign up Send $75 non refundable Deposit. Information and sign up from Barbara Carballa Box 4859, Torrejon Apo Cra Zaj Golf at Eindhoven the whole of , .1 Region of both Holland and Belgium is an Ideal setting for Golf. Eindhoven a City in the Netherlands is taking the Rome seriously. There Are two courses on the Edge of town and three More in the Vicinity. Two More 18 Hole courses Are being built and another is planned. Holland s first Golf school has been established in the area. Golfers with a club membership Cord Are Welcome at the courses. For example the 9-Hole course Al Havi Soord Lesende has a Day ticket for 20 guilders Aboul $10 on weekdays and 30 guilders about $15 on weekends. An easy course Al . De Tongel Reep charges a Green fee of 20 guilders. Beginners can Lake a three Day course front May to october for 345 guilders about $173. Golfers can take advantage of the we tourist office packages in All categories of hotels. Information about the Golf courses and hotel costs Are available from Vav Eindhoven Post bus 7, no 5600 a Eindhoven Netherlands. Tel. 040-449231. Vip China tour collectors of Fine English Bone China can now Lake a vip tour of the minion factory at Sloke on Trent Center of the English potteries. The 5-Pound about $0 Tours include the Minton museum a look at the manufacturing process and Access to museum archives not normally open to visitors. For information write Royal Doulton lid., minion House London Road Stoke on Trent st4 7qd, England. Israel and the Nile if you Are interested in a Lour to Israel with a Nile River cruise thrown in Mark june 7-21 on your civil Cedar. The Price is $1,369 with deluxe Hock information is available from Rev. John Duval bad Bibl Long Chapel id. Obq61-Bo-89b or 08061-1513. Ramada rates the ramada hotels in Germany have weekend  for the . Military valid Friday saturday and sunday throughout 1987. The prices per room per night breakfast not included Are i do Marks about $55 Al Ludwigshafen and 120 Marks about $66 at Dusseldorf Leve Kusen Sindel Fingen ramada  in l a Mcfurland ramada  in Munich. The ramada  a feels in do Wel Torf Hamburg and Karlsruhe Cost 140 Marks about $78 per room per night. For reservations Call 0130-23-10 loll free from Germany and by flin. A till 1987 itt pet Nti Gaiin 13  
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