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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The open air Market outside the Cathedral is a Good place to find fresh vegetables and  continued from Page 3 College students from Queens College in Charlotte . Quot it s Beautiful Quot said the third year student from Atlanta during her Day trip to the Black Forest. Quot especially the Cathedral with its flying buttresses. Very Awe inspiring outside the Cathedral a Market is open from 8 . To i . Daily except sundays and is filled with vendors Selling colourful and interesting varieties of fruits and vegetables. The Square is lined with restaurants and cafes that move outdoors in the Good weather. The walk then leads to the schwaben or a High clock Tower with a Gate on the Edge of town that was built around 1200 and decorated with a painting of a swabian sail trader. It is part of the City s old fortification. Those with Energy left after climbing the Steps of the it Cathedral Tower can get another View of the City by taking a path that leads from the schwaben or to he top of the Schlossberg a forested Hill on the Edge of town. Those who Don t want to walk can take a Cable car  that leaves from a station Down the Street near the Corner of Leopold ring and Burckhardt Strasse. After the schwaben or the walk passes the augustinian museum with a Large collection of religious Art and then starts winding along Little canals and buildings that give the feeling of being in the Netherlands or new Orleans. The walk eventually leads Back to the main Street that travels under another Tower clock the Martin Star and then returns to the Cathedral Freiburg offers a wide variety of places to eat from eateries aimed at the students attending the City a University to the crowds that flock to the municipal playhouse music conservatory and dance theater. For those who have worked up an appetite and have a yearning for some Quot Home Quot cooking a Mcdonald s has been gracefully placed beside the Martins or. For the More health conscious tourist a salad restaurant is just around the Corner. For dinner the Schwarzwalde Hof on Herren Strasse is a recommended restaurant along the tourist route that offers traditional German food at reasonable prices. In addition to the canal that goes through the City there Are Many smaller conduits carrying water a called Bachlein a that run alongside the Cobblestone streets. The Cathedral is considered a gothic masterpiece. Its West Tower offers a great View of the City below. A amps Fite 4 stripes Magazine february 13, 1992  
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