European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 05, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Let s go compiled by Norm Zeigler thanksgiving in Vienna tin Deutsche Bun Desbah the West German Railroad is again offering is special thanksgiving to Vienna Austria. Nov. 22-26. The package includes travel by special train Couch Ette breakfast aboard the train three overnights in a hotel a City sightseeing tour bus transfers and a guide. Optional Tours also Are available including classical Vienna. and castles boys choir and Vienna Woods. Departures will be from Kaiserslautern. Mannheim Darmstadt Frankfurt Hanau Aschaffenbur Wiir Burg Niernberg and Regensburg. Prices vary according to Point of departure. From Frankfurt the Cost is 473 Marks $249 for adults 359 Marks $1 17 for children Ages 4-12, and 232 Marks $122 for children under 4 with their own berths. For information Contact Deutsche Hun Desbah ticket offices Sato offices itt offices Der travel agencies or any Aulhorn Eddy ticket agent. Italian cooking classes Lawrence t. Pisoni is offering two courses in italian gourmet cooking. The first lakes place at the Curole in Rapallo on the italian Riviera. It includes three overnights meals except first nightlight hours of cooking lessons and a wine seminar. Dates available Are oct. -9, oct. 26 20 and nov. It. Cost is 120 Marks $215. The second which emphasis pasta will take place at the i Lotel Nuovo Angelo in Trent. It includes four Days at full pension t 4 hours of cooking c courses and a wine seminar. Dates available Are nov. 22-26 and dec. 20-24. Cost is -135 Marks $223. For information Contact Lawrence e. Pisoni hotel representative Villa Pic Cael i-3h070 be Zann Trento Italy Tel. 04m -440 f. Savings for seniors the Swiss hotel Union has published a brochure entitled Saison or Senoren season for seniors. The guide lists hotels throughout Switzerland that offer senior citizens discounts during the off season and throughout the year. The discounts Are available for women Over 62 and men Over 65. The 2fl-p,Ige brochure is available from Schweizer Vermehr Siiro kaisers Rasse 23, 6000 Frankfurt i West Germany Tel. 069-25600124. Christmas at arc t he armed forces recreation Center has .1 special reservations Pulley for the Christmas new year s Holiday period dec. 22-29 and dec. 29-an. 5, 1990. Arc reservation offices in each area will accept written requests with a Deposit $100 per room until nov. 30. Telephone reservation requests will Only be accepted after nov. 30. Use of visa or master charge is recommended. Reservation requests will be processed daily in the order received with priority Given to those in grades Al through e-5. For written reservation requests include Lull name rank i is phone number military mailing address number of adults and children in party number and Type of rooms requested arrival and departure dates and Al re area desired. can be made at Al pc . Apo o hut i is441 5 ,23/hj i in civilian 0llir 2-r.h in a ��2-l Alacchi Emsee. Apo o 02i.ts441 1 f ki/2 til or 111 051 -1103172/1 1 1173 . Apo a. Is .i-Iii-257s or , 7 i. Britain by bus a new publication produced by the British tourist authority and Countryside commission provides information on seeing parts of the United kingdom by bus. I he brochure titled Scenic England Ami u i is by bus features 37 of the Best known regions and lists special tickets As Well As places to Contact for schedules fares and accommodations available in each h area. It is available free from British tourist authority offices outside Britain. Swiss country inns those who prefer a c or ice atmosphere than is found in Many conventional hotels May want to order a Lisl of country inns and guest houses from the Swiss National tourist Ollice. Contact Schweier Vermehr Siiro kaisers Rasse 23, 6000 Frankfurt i West Germany Tel. 069-25600124. Model train exhibit until oct. 22. The tech Ingrama museum of science and technology in with Herthur Switzerland has an exhibition of Model trains from All Over the world. The exhibition covers More than 2,700 Square feet of floor area. Starting oc1. 29, the museum hosts an International fair for Model cars and toy cars. Winterthur is approximately 12 Miles Northeast of Zurich. Thomas Hardy anniversary Dorset in England is preparing for next summer s celebrations of the 150lh anniversary of the birth of Thomas i Lardy the great English novelist and poet. A local company Wessex heritage is introducing two any Tours offering an insight into the writer s life and limes and a look at some of the places thai Are depicted in his books. The first Lour oct. 20-22, includes two Days of touring hed and breakfast accommodations entry fees and the services of a tour guide. More two Day Tours will Start in 1990, beginning May 4. Longer Tours Are also available. Details Are available from Wessex heritage St. Peter s cottage Catti Slock Dorchester dt2 of. Dorset England. Spectacular views Are just one of the rewarding things about a Winter vacation at arc. On the Road by Norm Zeigler travel outdoor writer on Law contains tip intended to inform our readers about travelling in Europe. It is .1 regular i Tuii. Of stripes Muff ii Ine. If you have Learned something in your travel thai might be helpful to other trawlers please drop us a line and let us know. Travel tips should be general in nature. Reader Roseann Thornberry passes along two tips that Are especially appropriate for frequent travellers. 1. Write up a travel checklist. List the items in order of importance passport Money Toothbrush reference books Etc. And go Over the Lisl when you Are almost finished packing so that you do not forget anything. 2. Keep a bag in a convenient place with essentials for Day trips. Bottled Waler non perishable snacks a camera and extra Filma fold up umbrella and a Raincoat Are some of the items thai May come in Handy on nearly any ruling. Parents of Small children will want to add essentials such As diapers baby food and juice. This will save scrambling around when you get up on a saturday morning and decide the weather is so great that you just have to make that Long talked about drive to Rothenburg i Heidelberg London Venice or wherever. In Many places throughout Europe self service restaurants cafeterias offer Good food at reasonable prices. This holds True in some of the most expensive cities such As Venice and Munich. One of the advantages of self service places is that you get to see the food before you buy it. T his is a definite plus if the menu is in a language in which you Are not fluent. Also if you Are pressed for Lime you can set the Pace of your meal instead of being at the mercy of an overworked waiter. Sometimes cafeterias and self service restaurants Are located in department stores and Are not easily spotted by strolling the streets. Ask the local tourist office to recommend several when you arrive in a City that is new to you. Ii you have a Ira Val lip you would like to Paat on Tea of lend h to the Stan and stripes attention Norm Zeig 0921 1 or Post Ach 111437 oar Matadi 1 Zeigler travel outdoor writer Apo it 11west Germany. October 1989 stripes Magazine 21
