European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse For a leisurely quiet stroll though the Quot Village Quot streets your first Slop of the Day. The parking oils fill with buses and cars in the afternoons and walkways Jam up. The buildings on exhibit Are carefully reconstructed old hessian structures. All Are outfitted with period furnishings True Ovyn to the smallest detail. There is a one room school House and a Village Church. There Are modest Homes Craft shops and farm buildings at the Quot marketplace Quot a bakery Sells fresh "10th-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 docks and typical Brown Green and Blue hessian pottery a also can be purchased. A a a 1. A a a. Fron the Park the Road going Back toward Frankfurt passes Saalburg. Saalburg contains one of the most important roman forts of the limes a the fortified Boundary that separated the Imperial romans from the uncivilized germanic 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 a Are an impressive sight. A today the romans we 11-organized Cavern in a. D.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 and the first Casino of its Type in Europe. Called the Quot Mother of Monte cargo Quot the bad Homburg Casino was opened by the Brothers Louis and Francois Blanc in 1841 and 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 and a siamese Temple. The latter was built on orders of King Chula longhorn of Siam Thailand in 1907 As thank fora 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 Quot of the Silver log Quot. Between 1660 and 1685. Friedrich ii lost in 1695 while a colonel serving in Sweden the Muse uni contains furniture and Oil paintings from the 17lh to 19th centuries a Library a Pompeii room and 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 Walchi Ower All a 14th-Century fortress. Leaving the Castle from the Ritter von Marx Bridge there is a Lovely View of Castle gardens below and a the colourful old half timbered houses that hug its Wall. A the famous Homburg hat it originally was the a headgear of a local militiaman. Then Edward,.prince of Wales Flater Edward Vii of England borrowed the soft. Felt Headpiece and suddenly it was the rage the Road from bad Homburg to Kronberg passes through Ober Ursel. Often referred to As. Frankfurt v. Gateway to the Taurus Ober Ursel offers a medieval town Center and heavy traffic on its outskirts a. A. ,. Kronberg s i he Century Castle includes a lower level Chapel living areas and a 151-foot highwater Stovver. During the second half of the 19lh Century an Art school was founded Here whose work was As highly prize As that of schools in Munich and Dusseldorf. A a this is a town that s Lively and fun to stroll. The narrow winding Cobblestone lanes Are lined with crooked Oil half timbered houses containing yuppies Art galleries and agencies boutiques and restaurants the menu hanging in front of the attractive Grune cans restaurant looked fit for a gourmet one however with a Well padded Wallet a a a if there Are children along Stop at Park that a lies Between Kronberg and the spa town of Kim Stoin. Continued on Page 12/1 i
