European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse To s go ski train to France once gain Scherer Tours of Germany is sponsoring its annual ski train this time to the French resorts of v Al d Sere or Belle Plagne from april 2-11. You can climb aboard from the German cities of Frankfurt Heidelberg Karlsruhe or main. Easy and direct connections Are also available at reduced rates from Kaiserslautern Nurnberg Stuttgart and Wurzburg Germany. Prices Start at 735 Marks about $453 for a 21/2-room apartment that accommodates five people. The base Cost includes a tour coordinator Couchetta sleeping arrangements on the train with a restaurant car and disco Cabin transfers from the train station to the resort seven nights accommodations linens local taxes and a six Day ski pass. In Val d Sere guided ski safaris and ski races Are Ages 5 and younger can travel free and reduced prices Are offered for children Ages 6 to 11. Baby sitting services and ski lessons Are available. To sign up for the ski train Contact Scherer Tours Bayer Strasse 72, d-8700 Hochberg. Telephone 0931-40 90-46 or fax 0931-40-80-20. Garden show in London the 1993 International Spring gardening fair runs from april 8-12 at Wembley in London. More than 200 programs Are planned including displays of Spring bulbs and bedding and the Royal horticultural society s Daffodil Competition. Also featured Are a Gigantic conservatory and a show by the International camellia society. Armchair horticulturalists can learn How to create a Low maintenance Conifer Garden. For ticket information write International Spring gardening fair . Box 289, Wembley Middlesex England ha9 new. Or Telephone the ticketing group at 081-900-1234, Europe in Graz 93 the Southern austrian City of Graz will play Host to european cultural month a new program established by the european Community. A different european City will sponsor such an event annually inviting artists and performers from the 12 dec nations and Eastern Europe to participate. This year s festival called Europe in Graz 93, runs from april 24 to june 6. The dec also appoints a cultural capital of Europe each year encouraging the designated City to celebrate its own heritage and culture. The Choice for 1993 is Antwerp Belgium. Europe in Graz 93 features Art architecture literature dance and music. Graz located about 95 Miles Southwest of Vienna is a former Imperial residence of the holy roman Empire and Home to gothic Renaissance and baroque buildings. The festival offers two operas roman Haubenstock Ramati s version of Franz Kafka s novel amerika to premiere May 15, and Leos Janacek s excursions of or. Broucek to premiere May 16. Choirs from seven countries will join the Graz symphony orchestra for Gustav Mahler s symphony no. 8 on june 6. A european dance event takes place May 3-5, a jazz saxophone festival a film series and Street theater Are also planned. Seats for the Mahler concert Cost about $20 to $60, and for the opera $5 to $45. Other events Cost about $9 to $30. Tickets Are available through the Europa in Graz Box is Ken of forgo Winter visits Germany s Well known Felsen Meer sea of rocks in the Odenwald Region. Office palais att Ems 17 Sac Strasse a-8010graz, Austria Telephone 316 812-9410. Information can also be obtained from the austrian National tourist office Magarete Strasse 1, a-1040 Vienna Austria. Telephone 222-58-720-00 from Austria or 1-588-660 from other nations. Bern jazz festival this year s Bern jazz festival hosted by Switzerland s capital City of Bern is scheduled to run from May 5-9. It will feature such musicians As Wynton Marsalis and Gary Burton. Ticket prices for the Many events Range from $25 to $37. They can be purchased in Bern before or during the festival. Tickets Are available at any Large Branch of the Swiss Bank corp. Further information can also be obtained by contacting the Swiss National tourist office Bellaria Strasse 38, ch-8027 Zurich Switzerland Telephone 01 288-1111. Exploring scottish islands natural history Tours of the inner hebrides islands located off Scotland s West coast Are being organized this summer by Island holidays a specialist tour operator. A 10-Day trip leaves from Glasgow Scotland on May 12 and costs 8�5 pounds about $1,315 and an eight night trip leaves aug. 19, costing 765 pounds Al out $1.1 Jav experienced naturalists act is guides to san h i la i pounds about $800. A seven night journey to the Shetland islands is set for june 7 for 580 pounds Alquit $852. A trip on june 14 to the Shetland islands including fait Isle costs 645 pounds about $950. Further details Are available from Island holidays. A dross Comrie Perthshire Scotland Phi 2u. Telephone 0764-70107. Cycling championships the 100th anniversary of the world cycling championships will be held aug. 17-20 in i Lamar and Oslo Norway. From 50 to 70 nations Are expected to be represented with More than 1,000 cyclists participating. An estimated billion people will to following the races on television. The Start and finish area is located in front of Oslo s town Hall where Large video screens will allow spectators to follow the aug. 25-29 Road races. Indoor track Competition takes place in Hamar from aug. 17-22, at the Hamar olympic Hall. It is one of the world s largest sports complexes. To find out further information Contact the norwegian tourist office hav Nela Geret Langlais 1, Post oks 499 centrum n-0105 Oslo 1, Norway. Telephone 0242-70-44. Winter break in Bavaria take a Winter break in the bavarian spa town of bad fussing Germany. Packages for visitors include seven nights accommodations with breakfast five Thermal Whirlpool Baths two mud packs and two massages at a starting Price of 333 Marks about $205. The Thermal Mineral Springs which contain Sulphur Are also fountains of health for rheumatic As Well As for people who suffer from vascular or nervous disorders. Information is available from the Kurvers Galtung Rathaus Strasse 8, d-w-8397 bad fussing Germany. Telephone 08531-226-243. Bass brewing museum the Bass museum established in 1777 in Burt on upon Trent England tells about the history of brewing and also relates the Story of the Region s Shire horses. The museum includes a transport collection and a working brewery. The brewery is occasionally used to produce special brews which can often be found available for Purchase at the museum s shop. At the stately Home of Shugborough in Stafford another smaller brewery gives clues about the area s wealthy past. Shugborough is the Home of Royal photographer lord Lichfield. He belongs to the Anson family whose members have occupied the Home for three centuries. Set in 900 acres and now in National Trust care visitors can also see the Home servants quarters and a working traditional farm. There Are eight monuments including the Tower of the winds and the triumphal for More information Contact the British tourist authority thames Tower Black s Road London vv6 9el Telephone 081-846-9000. Best bets Here s a list of Best bets for the weekend of feb. 27-28 and a Little later. Austria Vienna s Konzer thaus presents a festival of old music on saturday through March 7. Works by 16th-.and 17th-Century masters Claudio Monteverdi Heinrich Schutz Tomas Luis de Victoria and Heinrich Ignaz Biber will he played on historical instruments. Also featured a the Freiburg baroque orchestra and harpsichordist Worlfgang go exam showing different styles of composition from Italy France and Germany. The Voces Wien ensemble will take a look at the position of women in italian Renaissance music and present songs and writings from that period. Tor More information Contact Wiener Konzer thaus Lothringer Strasse 20, a-1030 Vienna Telephone 1-71 21-211. France through the end of March 15 of Alsace s top restaurants offer guests under age 35 an exceptional gastronomic experience for 350 francs about $62 per person. A minimum of two people must Dine together the All inclusive formula junes meal features a Champagne aperitif an appetizer two entrees cheese dessert and Coffee. Wine for each dish will be selected by the sommelier. The restaurants include Strasbourg s Michelin three. Star be Crocodile As Well As four of the Region s two Star restaurants and several one Star establishments. For details and a list of restaurants Contact the office departmental do four isme Dubas Rhin 9 Rue do dome f-67000 Strasbourg. Telephone 83-22-01 02orfax88-75-67-c4 Germany More than 100 artists Are exhibiting 10,000 handcrafted eggs saturday and sunday at one of the largest Caster markets Ever held in Germany. It s at in Neu Osenburg in the stale of Hessen. The artists come from All Over the world including Germany Hungary the Netherlands Poland Romania Russia and the United states. Easter eggs and Wood carvings from Germany s erzgebirge Region Are available for Purchase. Proceeds from Entrance fees go to the renovation fund for o Borg Castle located near Darmstadt. The genealogical association of English speaking researchers in Europe meets saturday Al Takkunen Barracks in Worms. The meeting will to held at 10 . In the Community classroom on the second floor of building 5824. Saturday s topic is "om.-, the organization publishes a newsletter periodically and also holds genealogy pay each Spring. To learn More about the group Call Greg Hagen at Dan 370-6871. Pc Bruvry 25, 1 j j3 stripes Ine 21
