European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 10, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A amps file dressed As victorian shopkeepers members of the Lions club in Lincoln England sell lanterns at the town s Christmas Market in Castle Square raising Money for Lincolnshire charities. The Market ends  Trees in Munich More than 3,000 candles adorn the 90-foot Spruce tree at Munich s  until Christmas eve. And just a few minutes walk from the City s Marie Platz is Zam the centrum fur  Musteen Center for unusual museums. Zam features an exhibition of Christmas Trees in changing times which runs through Jan. 10. Yuletide Trees and Niedermayer gift tables dating through the 1950s, Are on display. For further information Contact Zam at Westenrieder Strasse 26, 8000 Munchen Germany Telephone 290 4121. For other news about Holiday events in the bavarian capital Contact its tourist office  Sonne Strasse 10, 8000 Munchen Germany Telephone 089-597347.london�?Ts gift from Oslo since 1947, the City of Oslo Norway has donated a norwegian Spruce Christmas tree for London s Trafalgar Square As gratitude for Britain s help during world War ii. The tree is lit daily from 3 . To Midnight until twelfth night Gan. 6with norwegian style White lights. Carols Are Sung by the tree nightly through Christmas eve by groups in Aid of various charities. Holiday brightness shines in other parts of London too As Christmas lights Are switched on daily from dusk to Midnight along Bond Jermyn Oxford and Regent streets until twelfth night. For More information Contact the British tourist authority at thames Tower Black s Road London w6 9el or Call 081-8469000.mambo and Salsa party have a wild and crazy time ushering in 1993 at a Mambo and Salsa new year s eve party at the Burgher Renhall in Kaiserslautern Hohenecker Germany. The event starts at 8 . With big band music from Sarranda Davidena and Pedro Arroyo direct from puerto Rico. Tickets Cost 45 Marks about $29 per person if purchased by tuesday 55 Marks about $5 at the door. An overnight package is available for 140 Marks about $90 per person. Children age 8 and up May attend free under parental supervision. For ticket information Call 0631-52113 or 0631 -56395.Germany spa specials the Teut Oburg Forest spa of bad Laer Germany is offering a variety of vacation packages this Winter. One week two week and three week Breaks at the Mineral water resort feature several types of health and fitness treatments. Prices Range from 289 to 1,171 Marks about $188 to $760 per person through dec. 20, and again from Jan. 6 to March 31,1993. For More information Contact the Kurvers Galtung touristic service Postrach 1250, w-4518 bad Laer Germany Telephone 05424-80933.ski-crazy South Tirol from Jan. 6 through april 17, 1993, the italian South Tirol towns of Kast Elruth Seis and Seiser Alm go ski crazy and health crazy. Skiers in these resort areas have a Choice of snowboard or Alpine ski courses. Visitors with a Little less Energy should try special anti stress and diet vacation plans. Also a pre Christmas break package is still available from dec. 19-26. For More information on these and other italian ski areas Contact the provincial tourist office Pfar Platz 1112, 1-39100 Bozen Italy. Or Contact the Ente Nazionale Italiano per ii Turisco Enitia Maghera 2, 1-00185 Rome Italy Telephone 001-6-49711.British Riding holidays a variety of one week and two week equestrian vacation packages Are being planned by a tour organization for 1993 in some of the most Beautiful areas of Britain. They take place in Wales Somerset Herefordshire and Yorkshire in Riding centers approved by the British horse society. Choices of accommodations Range from farmhouses to country House hotels. Racing weeks Are also available with visits to races in Cheltenham Hereford and Ludlow. Prices begin at 465 pounds about $740 and include insurance and transfers. Details Are available from Howard Johnston vacations Lilac cottage Hampton court Leominster Herefordshire hr6 Oan Telephone 56 884833 or fax 56 884472.Tex-mex Christmas dance the Tex mex social club in Kaiserslautern Germany will Host a Christmas dance on dec. 26 at the Vogel Weh officers and civilians club. It starts at 8 . And will Cost $3 per person and $5 per couple. The club is located near the intersection of highways b-40 and b-270. The organization was established Quot to promote awareness and understanding of Tex mex  reservations for the dance can be made by calling Oralia or senior master sgt. Daniel Lopez at 06371 -44482 or Dan 480-2053 2338 on Napoleons Trail hiking in the footsteps of Napoleon is the focus of a three Day 8.6-mile tour dec. 30 to Jan. 1, 1993, in the Moselle River Region of Germany. The French emperor is said to have spent the night in Kesten in 1813, and then to have Ridden Over the Moselle Heights to France. The tour leads from Kesten to Clusserath. The tour Price begins at 230 Marks about $149. Information about the program is available from Feingut Jungling Bockstanz Eie Markt 10, d-w-5561 Kesten Mosel Germany Telephone 06535-321. Calendar and let s go Are compiled by Libby Grimm Laura Dehr and Gidget Smith. Items should be received by stars and stripes at least two weeks in Advance. Send them to. Lets go special sections european stars and stripes unit 29480 Apo a 09211 or Postrach 11 1437 6100 Darmstadt 11 Germany fax Dan 348-0463 or civilian 06155-601463 or Dan 348-8245/8230 or Call civilian 06155-601245/230 to mho it numbers for slut Lugt on of Tito Pogo a re for Rollo of ten Tho country Nomad. If of Llna from another country chock your local Telephone directory for Tho Correct country  bets Here s a list of Quot Best bets Quot during the Holiday season. Denmark curators at Copenhagen s Royal Arsenal museum know that children Aren t the Only ones who enjoy toy soldiers this time of year. The museum features a military Christmas exhibition tin figures until feb. 1,1993. In addition until dec. 31, the museum is showing an exhibit called the history of defense which highlights danish army and air Force uniforms from 1900 to 1990. For More information Contact the Hojhus Musket Royal Arsenal museum Toshu Shade 3, Copenhagen Denmark Telephone 33-11-60-37. Germany the Safe band performs several Christmas concerts throughout Germany during the next several Days. Enjoy your favorite yuletide tunes Friday at the american Community theater in Bonn at 7 or 9 . At the Kuxhaus in Wiesbaden on monday at 8 . Or at the Bergerhaus in Eisenach on tuesday at 8 . The 35 air Force musicians play at som tron Haus in some Erda on wednesday at 7 30 . And at the Sta Thalle in Chemnitz next thursday dec. 17, at 7 30 . They perform in the Tanne Saale in Pima on dec. 18 at 6 . At Dresden s Kultur Palast on dec. 19 at 4 . And in the Sta Thalle in Gorlitz on dec. 20 at 7 30 . Italy in Italy on sunday feasts and fests revolve around Santa Lucia the sicilian Marty of the fourth Century. According to legend she brings Succour and food to people just prior to Winter solstice while dressed All in White and wearing a Crown of illuminated candles. In Sicily residents of Syracuse line the streets to see a Silver statue of Santa Lucia be carried from the Cathedral to the Church bearing her name. The statue is returned eight Days later. The town of Belpasso in Catania province celebrates Santa Lucia with a Parade of floats. Residents of Lecce Dei Marsi in l Aquila province hold a traditional Celebration featuring religious observances and a fair. In Siena an outdoor pottery fair fills the City s streets. For further details Contact local tourist offices or the Ente Nazionale Italiano per ii Turisco enit in Rome by telephoning 001 -6-49711. December 10, 1992 stripes Magazine 17