European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 5, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse The Donau Insel is a mixture of a Beach resort cyclists Haven and quiet getaway in the Middle of Vienna Austria. Vienna tourist boar the Beach crowd flocks to Vienna by Marcia Hill United press International f or Many Tun it peans sipping i it Ilad Asand watching windsurfers and water skiers Streak kit it is the beachfront May conjure up images of a vacation in the Mediterranean hut austrians Are doing it in droves at Home in Vienna. At the beginning of the 1 b7l s and guile by a t ident a landlocked Vienna created its own lie at h. In a project designed Astwood prevention i it it engineers diverted i ventral Europe schist River the Danube and mated an Island less than Tive Miles lion tic i enter of the Uty. I he i mile longhand Nai nov i Joiiya Inuse or danulx1 Island has been turned into giant water ports and outdoor playground where the Only wheels Aiem bit cycles roller skates and skateboards Ity Wear residents t an swim dive sail paddle vein Surl water ski or a imply work on their sultans. I his your with do percent of Din their summer Vai unions at Home and w ill the Mercury Cli Liing to unusually High Levels the Island has <1 in Ltd into its t in. Of Vienna s 1 i Milium n Side ills i i v of i n rals Sav. More than or it00 went to the Island do hot weekend earlier this summer. And w by Nob v Sugii Lavill. A i Lassk Hou e Lor Imp in a a Iii Diirr holidaymakers is no lunge popular a. A. R a internal is rite. Much of thei liar of i he Western Mediterranean resorts disappeared Al Merthi Oil spill Oil Genoa and austrian Ravilio is heavy with reports of algae in the Northern Adriatic. Add to this summer traffic jams on main North South autobahn of the magnitude that Only Central european holidaymakers can manage and there s a lot to he said for staying Home. First time visitors could he forgiven Island is categorized by age and body w eight for various parts of the viennese Community have Laid territorial claims. 1 he Quot i it a Quot is where the teen agers hang out. The Beach bars Are Dii rated with Palm trims and coconuts and a Erv Lhing seems to come with freshly squeezed Orange juice this year. Nubile i to year Olds in nothing More than string Bikini Bottoms and sultans lounge and promenade dunking in the i Anul might by when the weather becomes intolerably hot. Iku it it it lion baseball Caps anti hawaiian shirts Are popular numbers with the skate hard riders and adolescent Arnold Schwarzenegger Oil themselves a lot. Screw up your eyes and you could be at any coastal resort. Further Down the Island water ski enthusiasts practice their stuff on an ingenious a and silent a circular electric Cable similar to a ski lift there Are no oily noisy speedboats at this resort. Nearby children get their thrills on a 207-Yard water slide. Large stretches of the Island Cater to families who like to picnic or barbeque. Those who prefer to sunbathe privately can also find an unobtrusive place. Austrians take their nudity seriously and the Danube has been a favorite Akk nudist resort since the 1 920s. The Southern part of the Island has been Given Over to nature s children who Cycle windsurf swim barbeque and Ponder what to do with change at the bars and restaurants where birthday suits Are obligatory. Vienna makes year round use of the Island. After the summer is Over and the w Ater skiers have moved on the place gets ready Tor Winter. And when the snows of december lie on the ground Vienna s unusual Quot Beach Quot becomes a popular place for Cross country skiing. A
