European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                For a leisurely quiet stroll though the Quot Village streets v make it your first  Day.  lots Tii 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 y modest Homes Craft shops  farm buildings at the Quot marketplace Quot a bakery Selis fresh "18th-Century&Quot bread. The ovens Are in action holidays excluded tuesday through saturday. The wares from the Craft shops a 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  contains pne of the most a a important roman forts  limes a   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. 1 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 Quot Mother of month 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 does 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 Longhom 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 a be toured for just one Mark. The Many winged layout was built by Landgrave Friedrich ii Quot of the Silver leg Quot 1 Between 1680  1685. Friedrich ii lost his leg in 1695 while a colonel serving in Sweden the museum contains furniture  Oil paintings from the 17lh 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 Lall a round watchtower All that remains of a 14th-Century fortress. Leaving the Castle from the Ritter von Marx. Bridge there is a Lovely View of Castle gardens below . The colourful  timbered houses that hug its Wall. The famous Homburg hat it originally was the _ _ headgear of a local militiaman. Then Edward Prince of Wales water Edward vol of England borrowed the soft Felt Headpiece  suddenly it was the rage the Road from bad Homburg to Kronberg passes through Ober Ursel. Often referred to As Frankfurt s a Gateway to the Taurus Ober Ursel offers a medieval town Center  heavy traffic on its outskirts. Kronberg s 13lh-Eenrury Castle includes a lower level Chapel living areas  a 151 foot High water i owe a during the second half of the 19_th Century an Art Schord was founded Here whose work was As highly prize As that of schools in Munich  Dusseldorf. _ this is a town that s Lively  fun to stroll. The narrow winding Cobblestone lanes Are lined with crooked old half timbered houses containing yuppies Art galleries  agencies boutiques  restaurants. The menu hanging in front of the attractive Gagne cans restaurant looked fit for a gourmet one however with a Well padded.  a if there Are t Hildren along Stop at the opel Park that a lies Between Kronberg . The spa town of Konigstein continued on Pago 12/13