European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Windmills Dot the landscape in parts of Northern Germany. For a amps Ellen Newmark travel tips from Central Germany Osterode and getting Are both reached by taking autobahn 5 North from Frankfurt then autobahn 7. Are most often rented for a week or longer especially in the High season. But when things Are not so Busy you can get them for Shorter stays. They Are available All Over Europe. Some times and places a such As the Swiss Alps during ski season a Are pricier than others. do not usually provide breakfast. Pack your own supplies or plan on buying groceries once you get there. It is also a Good idea to bring Bath soap. Before you Start Check your autobahn Gas station map for places on your route where you can use Gas coupons. Beware that the Sonderberg ferry does not always leave on time. There is also a ferry to Saarborg. For More information about in Osterode write Vermehr Verein Osterode am Harz e.v., Postrach 1824, 3360 Osterode am Harz Germany. For More information about Feriend woh Yungen in the getting area write Haus Quot tourist information Quot an Der b 199, 2342 Gelting Germany. The narrow alleyways of Flensburg Are tranquil and traffic free. File you May see a restored Viking Craft at Anchor and maybe even one with Square sails unfurled. The excavation site covers a Large area and one could easily spend All Day roaming the sea swept landscape and conjuring up these warriors of Distant past. We did not. It was time to find our prearranged Ferrien Wahnung near Gelting on the Baltic coast. The Northern German Countryside is dramatically different from Southern and Central Germany. Instead of vineyards sloping Down to a tight Little Village with a spire rising from the Center this land is Flat and expansive. In Many areas it is a Checkerboard of Fields and moors in shades of Green sparsely dotted with Black and White cows old windmills and Prim red Brick houses with thatched roofs a a curious blend of England and Holland. Another difference we noted was that we had not seen another american License plate for Many Miles. Our not have an address just a zip code and the name of the neighbourhood. It was a Rural place where everyone knew everyone. Address what for luckily i had a picture a Large stately old Home set behind some big Trees and a huge front Yard. What the picture did not show was the barn and tractor next to it. Surprised it was a 100-year-old working farm 250 meters from the Baltic sea. Three of us were charmed. My father who grew up in an old farmhouse in another part of Europe looked puzzled and said a a farm a but soon the easy countrified ambiance would coax even him into pleasant relaxation. Our smiling Rosy cheeked Landlady showed us our two bedroom apartment which was not Only furnished but also had some special extras fresh Flowers on the table and fruit in a Glass bowl. She explained that we could order fresh Brotcher milk eggs Etc. For the morning and recommended some Good seafood restaurants where we could have a full fresh fish dinner for 15-18 Marks about $10-$12. She mentioned that they rarely see any foreigners and As an afterthought gave us some keys remarking that no one actually used them. The apartment Cost 65 Marks per Day about $43 plus 25 Marks at the end for cleaning. Before dinner we took a Long Sunset walk on the deserted Beach. Night came with the kind of dark you Only experience on a farm Stiller Starrie More peaceful than other places. We slept soundly. The next morning in the nearby town of Cappeln we caught the ferry to Sonderberg Denmark. The round trip fare is 3 Marks about $2 and takes about two hours each Way a Long enough to have a second cup of Coffee in the full service restaurant breathe some fresh sea air and browse in the duty free shop. Sonderberg is called Quot Little Copenhagen and the key word Here is Little. The ferry docks in a Small Harbor where a leather faced Man in a dutch Fisherman s Cap Sells continued on Page 9 november 8, 1990 stripes Magazine 7
