European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Let s go Ireland s heritage Center on St. Patrick s Day everyone becomes Irish at least for a Day. But whether you re Irish or not visitors Are invited to the new cob heritage Center in county Cork Ireland. The port City of cob located in Southern Ireland is where almost All of the country s emigrants passed through when they were leaving to go to the United states. Cob heritage Center re creates life in the 1800s. More than a million Irish left their Homeland to seek their fortunes in the new world. And tradition even has it that the first person to arrive at new York City s Ellis Island was a Young Irish girl named Annie Moore. A statue of her now stands in the cob heritage Center. Cob was also the last port of Call of the titanic and it was just off cob s coast that the Lusitania was blown up. When the survivors were rescued they were brought into cob Harbor. Exhibitions at the heritage Center Trace the history of some of these and other great Ocean liners that sailed the North Atlantic. Additional information is available from the Irish National tourist office Baggot Street Bridge nn2, Dublin 2, Ireland. The Telephone number is 01-765-871 an the fax number is 01-764-764. To Call from outside Ireland dial the appropriate International Access code followed by the country code 353 and drop the first Zero German american raft race of May 14-15, the 10th annual German american raft race will take place at Celt Erswood Hohenecker Lake in Kaiserslautern Germany. Entry deadline is May 12 and the fee is $50 per nine person team. The 415th base support in outdoor recreation Branch will furnish All rafts paddles and life vests for the race and for practice sessions. The Active duty nato forces Welcome military team and men s team race is scheduled at 10 . On May 14. The mixed at least three females and women s team race will be May 15 at 10a.m. Teams can practice on the take from noon to 7 . From May 11-13. The hourly fee is $15 per team. Further details can be obtained by calling the 415th bib outdoor rec Branch at Dan 483-7700 or civilian 0631-411-7700. Team trophies and individual medals will be Given to the first three places in each division. The first team in each qualifying heat wins to shirts. English country weekend stay in an English country House Castle Ashby during the memorial Day weekend from May 28-30. Castle Ashby is the 400-year-old ancestral Home to Spencer Comton the seventh marquess of Northampton England. The weekend vacation package prepared by a stateside based tour organization centers around a favorite pastime of British nobility Breeding horses. A 14-Day tour of Mongolia with several Days trekking by foot and Yak cart starts Juty 18 in the capital ulan Bator. Participants then Fly to the cob desert to trek among Sand dunes. By bus the next stops Are Curvan say Han Range and Terell National Park. Cost is $2,395, including lodging meals and guides. Not  Mongolia. Contact tread lightly Tours ititus Road Washington depot corin.06974. Guests will meet Cindy Leng a world Champion equestrian from England who will be the guest of Honor at a special Black tie dinner. In addition guests will attend the Northampton horse trials and get to talk with local trainers and breeders. Also scheduled Are afternoon Tea and a tour of Castle Ashby s elms stud farm with a look at lord Northampton s own stallion. The Cost of the weekend vacation package is about $420 per person. Transportation to and from Northampton is not included. Reservations can be made by calling 1 -800-3573884. A Telephone card is needed to Access most 800 numbers in the states and you will Likely be charged a fee for therall.  ,. Whale watching off azores we Klong whale watching cruises on a Sailboat off the azores Are scheduled june 17, june 24, and july 1, by a new Jersey based adventure Tours group. The eight passenger Sailboat departs from Horta on the Island of Faial. / v program leaders will be conducting research on whales dolphins and Loggerhead turtles that Are in the Best bets Here a list of Best bets for this weekend and one or two special events you can attend a Little later. Austria the austrian museum of folklore located in Vienna s 18th District at Laudo Gasse 15 19, has now reopened after several years of renovation. More than 1,200 exhibits illustrate the everyday culture of peasants craftsmen and citizens from the 17th to the 19th centuries. Featured Are furniture tools models of buildings devotional objects and festive items. Farmhouse rooms acquaint visitors with the styles favored in various regions and routes goods Market illustrates the world of Farmers and markets a special exhibition the Flowers of evil opened this week and will run through june 30. It investigates the relationship of society to its fringe groups. The austrian museum of folklore is open tuesdays throw fridays from 9 . To 5 . On saturdays it is open from 9 . To noon. On sundays it is open from 9 . To 1 . Germany an International children s festival takes place saturday at 2 . In the officers club at Ceile Skirchen a. It s being hosted by the nato turkish Community because april 23 is the National sovereignty and children s Holiday in Turkey. Free food and gifts will be available for children. Planned entertainment includes a Folk dance show music and a magic show. For adults who Are trying to think of a new sport to learn this Spring and summer How about getting involved in Archery Baum older s Rod and gun club is now forming an Archery club. Interested persons should Call Pat at Dan 486-6345, United kingdom getting to from and around Greenwich England is made easier thanks to a new brochure historic maritime Greenwich. The accompanying map shows places of interest and there Are details concerning rail riverboat docklands railway and l us services to town. Historic maritime Greenwich is available free of charge by writing the Greenwich tourist information Centre 46 Greenwich Church Street London se10 9bl England. The Telephone number is 081 -858 6376. To Call from outside the United kingdom dial the appropriate International Access code followed by the country code 44 and drop the first Zero. Vicinity. Cruise participants Are allowed to assist the researchers if they wish and there May be time foreshore " excursion son Faial and nearby Terceira. The Cost of the cruise is $1,795, which includes All lodging and meals transportation to and from Faial is not included. ,. A.  " find out More by contacting natural habitat adventures 1 Sussex station Sussex , 07461. The Telephone number is 1-80q-543-8917. A Telephone card is needed to Access most 800 numbers in the states and you will Likely be charged j3 fee for the Cah. Experience romansch culture the Alps and the Meadows of the Engadine in Southeast Switzerland Are the setting for two seven Day walking Tours this summer. They Are offered by states Cje based wander Tours inc., and rescheduled for july 10 and sept. 4.  the walks Are rated easy to moderate As travel is on marked Mountain trails wander Tours program will introduce travellers to the romansch culture. It has existed since roman times and has its own language and tradition.-.  v.--/. V ". A Alpine scenery and the carved and painted stucco exterior of local Nomes in the Engadine Region Are highlights of the walks. The Price for the tour is $1,295, which includes All meals and accommodations. Sign up by calling 1 -800 282-1808. A Telephone card is needed to Access most 800 numbers in Trie states and you will Likely be charged a fee for the Call. Calendar and let s to Are compiled by Libby Grimm Gidget Smith and Marian Hamilton. Items should be received by stars and stripes at least two weeks in Advance. Send them to left go special sections european stars and stripes unit 29480 apoae09211 or Postrach 11 1437 64278 Darmstadt Germany fax Dan 348-8463 or civilian 06155-601463 or Dan 348-8245/8230 or Call civilian 06155-601245/230 Telephone numbers for listings on these pages Are for Calls within the country named. If calling fro another country Check your local Telephone directory for the Correct country code. April21,1994 stripes Magazine 79