European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Continued from Page 3chart Welt shows what an amazing figure Churchill was a not Only a successful military Leader with an Eye for minutiae but a writer and historian artist and lawyer. Inside the House Are exhibitions of his medals and decoration a including the Nobel prize for literature. There Are Abb fascinating letters and pictures. Outside the pleasant wide gardens which include a number of Small lakes provide the perfect place for a rest and behind the House is the walled Garden that Churchill himself helped to build. The most poignant place to visit however is the Art studio. Here there is a feeling that Churchill has gone out for a Wak and will be Back to finish a Watercolour at any moment. In the first room is a Large Tumbler of whiskey a he reputedly drank a whole bottle per Day. Painting was Churchill s great relaxation and the visitor learns that the great Man slept Only four hours a night from 1 until 5 . This presumably explains How he was Able to achieve so much in one lifetime. The studio is filled Voith original paintings but a Small room at the Back filled with memos and trophies provides an interesting insight into Churchill s thoughts. One particular memo a to the foreign office a deplores the use of new foreign names. Churchill writes that constantinople should be retained As Therea name but Istanbul was acceptable for people of Low intelligence. He asks Why the English who had already spent hours learning foreign names should now have to learn new ones anyway he argues countries that keep changing their names invariably bring bad Luek on themselves. Leeds Sissinghurst and Chart Welt can easily fill one Day but the area provides a Host of other attractions. Close to Chartwell is Penshurst place Home of the Sidney and another interesting place to visit with its Tudor gardens period rooms toy museum and adventure playground. Never Castle is also nearby. This was the Home of Anne Boleyn the second wife of Henry via. A. R in addition the area offers a number of vineyards and even a hop farm. There is a museum of Kent life at Sandling a you can cruise there along the Medway a and the Lashenden air warfare museum at Headcorn. Centra Kent offers the perfect place for a quiet weekend in the country but its  attractions and its. Proximity to London mean that most first time visitors will be tempted to come again and again to Hunt out the unspoiled Corners of this Beautiful area. And for those who Are Able to visit Maidstone during the last week of july the special annual festivities should not be missed. These include the Maidstone carnival july 23 and the River festival july 30. Richard mover Ley is a from dance writer in Darmstadt per Marty. A. L. For a amps Richard most they a cottage sits in the Middle of the gardens in Sissinghurst above where the Tower offers a Birds Eye View of the rear Garden and Lake left. Chartwell House it one time Home of Winston Churchill below. For a amps Richard to Marloy for a amps Richard mover Ley stripes Magazine july 14, 1994 \