European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                French Stu rain a St. Peter s Square in Vatican City fills with the faithful during easter when the Pope gives his traditional Good Friday message. The Uso in Rome offers free tickets to the event. 6 a German tour comply offers skiers a Chance to enjoy the French ski slopes without having the headache of driving there. J sphere Tours has organized a special ski train  March 30-april 6. The train stops in Nurnberg Wurzburg Frankfurt Wiesbaden Heidelberg. Karlsruhe and Lahr and ends in be Plagne France. The package _ includes round trip transportation seven Over Mph fun be Plagne and a six Day ski pass. Accommodation is into to six person apartments. Planned activities include a Mountain restaurant Fondue dinner with Torch it descent ski lessons and ski races for All Ages with trophies and prizes. Skiing options include Alpine Cross country Monoski and snowboarding. Other activities available in the area include ice skating and sledding. Costs for the trip vary from 660 Marks $458 per person in a six person apartment ta765 Marks $531 for a two person studio apartment. A 1,000 franc $200 refundable Security Deposit is required for each apartment. For More information Contact Scherer Tours Bayer Strasse 72, d-w-8700 Hochberg Germany Tel 0931-4090t67 of Menze Schwand vacations the Black Forest town of Menze Schwand Germany offers families a Choice of Quot Snowflake Days Quot or Mountain Spring Days Quot vacations. The Quot Snowflake Days Quot Start March 2 and last through aprils. During this time visitors can Book seven overnights at area hotels for the Cost of six. Children. Under 5 stay free and children Ages 6 to 14 stay for Hal Price. The package includes a Welcome drink a dance evening and two hours Bowling. For an additional fee visitors can get downhill or Cross country ski lessons six seven or eight Day lift passes massages Sauna sessions and babysitting. The Quot Mountain Spring Days Quot run april 20-May 25. These packages include seven overnights for the Cost of six with the same discounts for children. Scheduled activities include Welcome drink dance evening Bowling and a half Day walking tour. Tennis lessons massages water gymnastics and Sauna sessions Are available for an additional fee. For More information Contact the Kurvers Galtung Postrach 20, do Menze Schwand Germany Tel. 07675-876. English easter a easter is almost upon us and the British celebrate the Holiday in a big Way. Whipsnade wild animal Park 35 Miles North of London offers an easter egg Hunt March 29-april 1 involving thousands of tokens that can be exchanged for eggs. Lancaster offers a maritime easter festival March 29-april 1 with evenings of sea songs a performance of the ancient Cumming play Pace egg play guided walks and period costumes. Leeds Castle in Kent offers a Hunt for 5,000 mini eggs starting March 30. Several hotels sponsor special easter weekend packages. The capital hotel in knights Ridge London offers two nights lodging March 29-30, with an easter egg Hunt matinee visit to wind in the Willows a special easter lunch and gifts for children. The weekend costs 250 pounds $500 per adult with up to two children under 14 accommodated at no charge. For More information Contact capital hotels knights Ridge ltd., Basil Street London sw3 1at, England Tel. 0044 813480324. Best Western hotels offer a variety of Short easter Breaks throughout England Scotland and Wales. The Breaks include three overnights with two meals a Day starting at 98 pounds $196 per person. Up to two children under 16 can stay at no charge but their meals will Cost extra. For More information Contact ame House. 143 London Road Kingston upon thames. Surrey kt2 6na England Tel. 0044 81-5410050. Ulm magic school the City tourist Board of Ulm Germany has combined  the Ulm magic school to help teach Victor s about magic. Weekend and we Klong courses Are ordered c Imp Lete with diploma when the courses Are pm Herf the weekend courses which include lodgings with breakfast five hours of lessons and diploma Start in the Middle of april and go through the end of june. More courses Are available in october. They Cost from 377 to 4jl8 Marks $260-$316 per person. We Klong courses include lodging with breakfast 10 hours lessons and diploma. They re scheduled for july 20-26 and August 3-9. These courses Cost from 749 to 827 Marks $516-$570 per person. For More information Contact the Vermehr Verein Ulm Neu Ulm Munster Platz d-w-7900 Ulm Germany Tel. 0731-64161. _ easter in Rome the Rome Italy Uso offers a number of special easter programs for visitors. It the Uso can order tickets to All papal functions including holy w Eek ceremonies traditional Good iday message from the Pope easter Vigil and easter sunday masses. All tickets Are free of charge but must be ordered in Advance because of the limited space at Saint Peter s Square.  the Uso and Rome s official tourist office have banded together to offer discount hotel packages and activities to . Card holders and groups. Both organizations have information on Restar aunts shops and tourist attractions. For More information Contact the Uso via Della Concilia Zione 2,1-00193 Rome Italy Tel. 0039 6-6864232 or 0039 6-6864272. High flying weekends the City of Wuppertal Germany offers visitors several kinds of vacation packages including its Quot flying High in w upper tap weekends. / the Quot High flyer no jeers to Wuppertal s 90= Aerial railway which is suspended 25 feet above Street level and provides a unique View of the City and. Surrounding Countryside. The vacation it package consists of lodgings breakfast tickets for the Monorail and extras. Costs Start at 79 Marks per person for everything. A for More information Contact the _ information centrum am Dopper Berg e -w-5 >00 Wuppertal Germany Tel. 0202-563227q. Austrian ski weekends club Montee based in Fliess Austria oilers snowboarding telemark a combination of skiing and Archery and Slusi weekends for people who have Little time to enjoy these sports. The dub offers three and four Day packages. Three Day vacations Are planned for March 15-17, March 2931 and april 12-14. They include two overnights with i breakfast skiing and ski passes transfers from train station to hotel and Back specialized equipment video show and a go Uhlein party in a Mountain hut for 289 Marks $199 per person. The  packages Are planned for Mart h 14-17, March 28-31 and april 11-14. The sched9.le.0f events is about the same As for the three Day stays and the Cost is 379 Marks $261 per person. Y for More information Contact club Montee muncher Strasse 73, d-w-8228 Frei Lassing Germany Tel. 08654-1682. The base Camp address is Franz Walch club Montee or. 66, a-6521 Fliess Austria Tel 0043 5499-5352. Hamburg easter weekend Hamburg Germany offers an easier weekend arrangement March,29-april 1 that includes three overnights with breakfast at a hotel and a special easter activity program for 290 Marks $200 per Persov 1 he weekend can be booked at any travel Agency or by contacting the tourism us zen Trale Postrach 102249, l -w-2000 Hamburg Germany Tel. 040-300510. Germany Berlin holds its International tourism fair at Messe Damm 22 from March 2-7, and people from around the world Are expected to attend. One special emphasis this year will be Southeast Asia and East Asia so anyone interested in travelling to South Korea Taiwan Hong Kong and Singapore will find plenty of information. Mexico Argentina and Brazil Are also highlighted. Information about any travel destination in the world atm also be available. For More information Contact Amk Berwin aussie lungs Messe Congress a Mph Messe Damm 22, w-1000 Berlin Germany Tel. 030-30,382275. Austria More than so pensions and hotels in Vienna offer Quot three for two Quot weekend packages until March 18. Anyone arriving in town on a thursday or Friday can Book a room for at least three Days and get the third Dar free of charge. Bookings can be made directly with the hotels or through a travel agent. For a list to of participating hotels and pensions Contact Thea Vienna tourist Board a-1095 Vienna Austria Tel 0043 1-435974 or 0043 1-431608. February 28, 1991 stripes Magazine 17