European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 09, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Life size mannequins Dean and Load a mortar in the fortress museum. Fortress making and can explore tunnels and bunkers built for Battle. There Are also displays of weapons and scientific instruments. But some of the most interesting exhibits Are the life size dioramas of soldiers from different periods. In one a gun Crew prepares to fire an 18th-Century Cannon through a narrow peephole in another sharpshooters clean their weapons before Battle. The museum is staffed largely by volunteers. One of them is sea to Gockinga a retired sea Captain who conveys a Strong sense of enthusiasm and extensive knowledge of his subject he Calls his efforts Quot a Good Hobby keeps me out of the wife s the Best Way to get a feel Tor the fortress s formidable de tenses and elaborate design is to take the museum s guided Moat tour. Visitors floating past the pointed bastions and Brick battlements in a wooden Skiff can easily comprehend How vulnerable any enemy who tried to Cross this no Man s water would have been. These Days the tort Ress is More picturesque than. Threatening. The Moat that in times of siege was sprayed with murderous gunfire is now a Placid Pond with paddling ducks the ramparts Are verdant with grass and Trees and Ivy creeps Down Brick Walls spotted Green and Gold with Lichen. Above the Walls is the dramatic backdrop of the town s Skyline. In the town be sure to Stop at St. Vitus Church a splendid late cot Hie Structure and the Renaissance City Hall. For a splendid Aerial View of the town dim the More than 200 Steps of the Church Tower. For a restaurant bar with plenty it it of Quot atmosphere Quot try de Doe Len just off the Market Square. It is a popular hangout for locals and features Many antique furnishings including Wago wheel chandeliers. Snacks and Short order food Are available most hours but reservations Are required for dinner. Also Worth a visit Are the come mus museum a which honors Jan Amos Komensky a famous czech immigrant and the old utrecht tips Naarden is about Amsterdam. If driving from Central Germany take autobahn a i from Frankfurt past Cologne to the dutch Border. There the Road becomes Netherlands Highway a-1 2. Take a-12 to utrecht and then follow a-27 North to a-1 West toward Amsterdam. From Amsterdam take a-1 East. Take the Naarden exit off a-1. If using , go by train to the Naarden Bussum rail station. Take Central Netherlands bus service line no. 1 36 car 131. The dutch fortress. Museum is open from Palm sunday to oct. I f. Hours Are 10 . To 4 10 . Monday through Friday and noon to 5 . Weekends and holidays. Entry tees Are .5 guilders ts1.55 for adults 2 guilders $1 Oil for children Between 5 and 1 2, and 2.50 guilders $1.10 Tor seniors l>5 and older. Children under 5 Are tree. Moat hours Cost 2 guilders per a Cannon firings Are the ramparts every third sunday of the month. The Quot soldiers Quot perform the re enactments in a Lorms irom the Early 1 c the Century. The St. Vitus Church is of Jinn 2-4 a. April in to rough sept. 30. Group As it ends of tie Tower Are conducted at 1, 2, 1 and 4 . Hotels in town inc Lude the Golden i ulip de bears and Days inn. For More information Contact Naarden tourist Soltice ports Mannlein in Naarden the Netherlands Tel. 00 11-21 50-42filb it it a vesting museum West Autura h. 14 1 1 pm Naarden Netherlands. A Norm Zeigler guide Scato Gockinga a retired sea Captain is one of j9 volunteers who keep the museum and Tours running. A Young typist rides past St. Vitus Church we Tower is visible throughout the town. Lose May 9, 799/ stripes Magazine 5
