European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse In a for i leisurely quiet stroll though the a Village streets make it your first Stop of the Day. The parking lots till with. Buses cars in the afternoons walkways Jam up. The buildings on exhibit Are carefully reconstructed old hessian structures. All Are outfitted with period furnishings True Down to the smallest detail. There is a one room schoolhouse a Village Church. There Are modest Homes crafts shops farm buildings. At the a marketplace a bakery Sells fresh"18th-Century bread. The ovens Are in action holidays excluded tuesday. Through saturday. The wares from the Craft baskets Pewter from plates to clocks typical Brown. Green Blue hessian pottery a also can be. Purchased. From the Park the Road going Back toward Frankfurt passes Saalburg. Saalburg contains one of the most important roman forts of the limes Boundary that separated the Imperial romans from the uncivilized germanic tribes. The fort was reconstructed from 1898 to 1906 under the direction of Kaiser Wilhelm ii. Critics doubt that the original Walls were 16-feet or capped with tin but they Are an impressive sight. Today the romans Well organized Cavern in . 300 the Home of a 600-Man company of soldiers is the interesting limes museum. The collection includes jewelry weapons even leather shoes that survived the centuries in a Well below ground water level. Bad Homburg Only four Miles away owes its Fame to. Rediscovery of Mineral Springs originally known to the romans. The town also is Home of the first Homburg hat the first Casino of its Type in Europe. Called the a Mother of Monte Carlo Quot the bad Homburg Casino was opened by the Brothers Louis Francois Blanc in 1841 for a time was the gaming capital of Europe. Though the Casino itself Joes not have the Charm of the Rococo jewel at Baden Baden the setting is first rate. The grounds include 11 fountains a russian Chapel a. Siamese Temple. The latter was built on orders of King Chula longhorn of Siam Thailand in 1907 As thanks for a successful spa cure. Nearby is the fancy Kaiser Wilhelm bad built under direction of Louis Jacobi the Man who excavated the Saalburg fort. The Palace Schloss Homburg residence of the Landgrave of Hessen Homburg from 1680 to 1866, can be toured for just one Mark. The Many winged layout was built by Landgrave Friedrich ii a of the Silver leg Quot Between 1680 1685. Friedrich ii lost his leg in 1695 while a colonel serving in Sweden the museum contains furniture Oil paintings from the 17th to 19th centuries a Library a Pompeii room a glimpse of the Landgrave s famous wooden Silver jointed appendage. In the Middle of the. Castle s inner courtyard is a tall a round , All that remains of a 14th-Century. A fortress leaving the Castle from the Marx Bridge there a Lovely View of Castle gardens below anti the colourful old half timbered houses that hug its Wall. A the famous Homburg hat it originally was the headgear of a local militiaman. Then Edward Prince of Wales later Edward Vii of England borrowed the Soli Felt Headpiece suddenly it was the rage the Road from bad Homburg to Kronberg pusses through Ober Ursol. Often referred to As Frankfurt s Gateway to the Tunus Ober Ursel otters a medieval town Center heavy traffic on its outskirts. A Kronbergs l in Century Castle includes a let Chapel living areas a 15 1-toot Highway it Blower. During the second half of the 19th Century. An arts it Hoof was founded Here whose work was As highly prize a that of schools in munic h Dusseldorf. This is a town that s Lively fun to stroll. The narrow winding Cobblestone lanes Are lined with crooked old houses containing yuppies Art a a a a a Quot a left a pastoral scene near the town of Camberg. Below the Kaiser Wilhelm bad in bad Homburg. A. 5 v a a s o. V half timbered. Agencies boutiques restaurants. The menu hanging Iti front of the at True live Grune cans restaurant looked til for a gourmet one however with a Well padded Wallet. If there Are , Stop at the opel Park that lies Between Kronberg the spa town of Konig on Page 12 id a it a a v. 12 2 a a a a. A 4 a a. N. It it it 1 w v a a 1a # j a a of a /4<4 horses Graze on gentle Taurus slopes near Morsdorf. May if799/ stripes Magazine 11
