European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 27, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Lets go. I a 1 it a u a Vav  v jv3s is amps Peter Jaeger Budapest Hungary has hotels in All Price ranges shopping and museums As Well As a fascinating  skating in an Effort to oust Couch potatoes from their television screens during the Winter olympics in Albertville the Paris government installed an outdoor skating rink near the Hilltop Sacre Coeur Basilica in Montmartre. Skaters have a spectacular View of Paris while gliding across the ice of be Pat Noire do Vieux Montmartre. The rink will be open until March 31 and provides a spectacular View of Paris. The rink is open to the Public 1 -10 . On mondays tuesdays thursdays and fridays and 9 .-10 . On wednesdays saturdays and sundays. Price of admission is about $4 for adults and $2 for children under 12. Skates May be rented for $3. For information Call 1-42-622121.adac camping guide adar the German automobile club publishes a yearly guide to camping throughout Europe this year s Book lists More than 5,600 campgrounds. Among the new listings this year Are More than 100 campsites in Eastern Germany and 117 near the new euro Disney amusement Park in Marne la Vallee France. Restaurants Leisure centers and spas near campgrounds Are also included in the guide. The two volume set titled adar camping Fuhrer 92, costs 24.80 Marks about $16 for both volumes. It is available from adar offices in Germany. Though the guide is in German much of the information is in tabular form and easily decipherable for non German  information Budapest Hungary has a number of tourist services for visitors. Hotels in the City come in All Price ranges. For example the Taverna hotel which is centrally situated near shopping and museums on the pest Side of the Danube River has singles at $90 a night and doubles at $116. Two other hotels on the pest Side Are the Olympia with singles from $48 and doubles from $70, and the Erzsebet which costs $93 and $97, respectively. English speaking guides and interpreters Are available through Busz a travel Agency that was formerly state owned but is now privately run. Offices Are located downtown in major hotels and at the Airport. Guides can be hired for $29 for a halfday interpreters Are More expensive with the Price depending on the technical difficulty of the subject for which they Are needed. Busz can also arrange package Tours to Hungary As Well As Day trips and excursions from Budapest. A three hour bus tour of the capital for instance costs $14, and a five hour tour of the capital s night life costs about $45, including dinner wine tasting dancing and a floor show. A Day trip to Lake Balaton Central Europe s largest Freshwater Lake is $50 per person. For More information Contact the Busz hungarian travel company Ferencie Tere 5, h-1346, Budapest Hungary Telephone 1-118-6866. Another hungarian company Sigma specializes in searching out family histories. They can be contacted at Post office Box 734, h-1399 Budapest Hungary Telephone 1 -117-1255.museum Tours thedger maniches National museum in Nurnberg will offer a Day of English language Tours for adults and children highlighting the year 1492 from 10 . To 5 . March 29. Admission is free. Adults will learn the types of crafts prevalent in 1492 and discover what life was like in Nurnberg in the year of Columbus historic voyage. In addition the worship and depiction of the Virgin Mary from the 13th to the 16th centuries will be discussed As Well As musical instruments weapons and Armor used during the period. Children will get a close look at a Knight s Armor from the Middle Ages and examine doll houses from that time. A special program will highlight printing in the age of exploration with displays of rare books and bindings from the museum s Library. One exhibit will teach museum visitors How to print with movable Type. The Germani Sches National museum is at kor Markt 1, just inside the City Wall of Nurnberg near the train station. For More information Call Gesine stalling at 0911-1331-237 or 238.italy farm Breaks a new brochure from the Northern italian Alps offers visitors a Choice of More than 1,200 different farmhouse holidays most open year round. Although the brochure is written in German most of the information is in list form. Information includes details on How to reach each farm Leisure activities available animals raised at each place and homemade products for Sale. The brochure is called Erh lung am Sud Iroler Bauern Hof relaxing on South Tirol farms. For a free copy Contact the Sud Iroler Bauer bund Abseiling Urlaub am Bauern Hof Crisp Strasse 15,1-39100 Bozen Italy Telephone 0471-999434.easter cruises travellers Are invited to spend Good Friday and easter sunday in two of Europe s most imposing cathedrals the towering gothic masterpiece in Cologne Germany and the Sandstone Cathedral at Strasbourg France. Kiln Dusseldorf River cruises five Day tour aboard the flagship deutschland leaves Basel Switzerland on tuesday april 16, stops in Strasbourg on Friday and in Cologne on sunday before Docking the next Day in Amsterdam Netherlands. The ship accommodates 184 passengers and has a dining room Sauna solarium and heated outdoor swimming Pool. Cruise fares Start at $795 per person in a double Cabin. For More information Contact the Kiln Dussel Dorfer Deutsche  Katie Gesellschaft Franke Werft 15, Postrach 101106, w-5000 Cologne 1, Germany Telephone 0221-2088235.escapes �?T92 update the scheduled airline ticket offices overseas Sato of is sponsoring three escapes 92 travel fairs in Germany. The first fair takes place at the Frankfurt Terrace club feb. 29-March 1. Representatives from airlines car rental companies bus tour companies hotels ferry companies tourist boards the Deutsche Bun Desbah German Railroad armed forces recreation Center arc and Many other travel related firms will attend. Entry to the escapes 92 travel fair will be free to All id card holders its hours Are from 10 .-6 . On feb. 29 and 10 .-4 . On March 1. In addition to travel information the fair will offer chances for free bus Tours special giveaways car rental vouchers and free weekend trips. The grand prize will be two round trip plane tickets to the United states. Escapes 92 moves to the Heidelberg officers club at Patrick Henry Village Heidelberg on March 28-29 and to the Vogel Weh officers and civilians club Kaiserslautern on april 11-12.best bets Here s a list of Quot Best bets Quot for the weekend of feb. 28-March 1, and a race skiers might want to watch this year and compete in next year. Denmark three towns on the Island of armager South of Copenhagen observe shrove tide through next week. The festivities take place at Dragor on sunday store Magleby on monday and Ullerup on wednesday. Highlights include Devil banishing ceremonies involving beating suspended barrels from horseback. For More information Contact the danish tourist information Board  Andersen Boulevard 22, dk-1620 Copenhagen Denmark Telephone 33-111325. Germany one of Germany s More popular Fasching balls takes place in Heidelberg on Friday at the Sta Thalle. Americans have traditionally attended the event in full Force and full costume. The Ball features a variety of bands including the Freddy wonder combo Charlie and the bad boys after the storm and Schreir big roil band. Other entertainment includes dancing a costume contest and a showing of the cult film the Rocky horror picture show. Tickets Cost 29.70 Marks about 18.50 per person in Advance and can be obtained at the Zigare Grimm on Heidelberg s Haup Strasse. Tickets Are 35 Marks about $22 per person at the door. A Singh try different Fasching Celebration is planned at the  in Struli Endorf near Bamberg on saturday. Entertainment at the Salsa Fasching dance will feature the live band orchestra Salsa Picante and rap group construction. Festivities begin at 8 . And continue through the Early morning hours. Tickets Are 35 Marls about $22 per person at the door. For More information Call Crispin Perez at 09662-7421. Swede to the towns of Mora and Salen band together on sunday to sponsor the King Gustav Cross country ski race commemorating King Gustav Vasa s race for his life almost 500 years ago. The 54-mile course retraces his route As he fled danish invaders in the year 1520. He escaped with the help of neighbourhood Farmers won Back the territory and was crowned King in 1523. These Days More than 10,000 skiers from around the world show up to watch and compete. For More information Contact if Mora Vasa Gatan 19, s-79232 Mora Sweden Telephone 25016000. Telephone numbers Are for Calls within the country named. If calling from outside Check your local Telephone directory for the Correct country code. February 27, 1992 stripes Magazine 17