European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Travel tips on the roads Highway construction Sites Austria a-1 Between the Thalau and Salzburg North exits and Between the Linz and. Traun interchanges. A-2 Between  Schach West and Leiden West exits. A-9 Between the Graz Webling and Graz West exits. A-10 Between the Fla Thauwinkel exit and the tavern Tunnel. A-12 Between Zirl and Pett Nau. Germany a-1 Between the up Husen Bremen Lahndorf and Bremen hem Lingen exits. A-2 Between the Gelsenkirchen Buer and Essen glad Eck exits. A-3 Between the Munchhof and Frankfurt interchanges and Between the Frankfurt Sud exit and the Offenbach interchange. A-4 Between the Kolh Sud interchange and the k6ln/poll exit and Between the Kiiren and Wei Weiler exits. A-5 at the Frankfurt Wes Kreuz and Between the Jastatt and Baden Baden exits. A-7 Between the Hamburg Northwest interchange and the Hamburg Schnelten exit. A-8 Between the Karlsbad exit and the Karlsruhe interchange. A-9 / Between the Weissenfels and bad Durrenberg e dts and at the Nurnberg interchange. A-10 Between the Berlin hellers Dorf and Rii Mersdorf exits and Between the Drewitz exit and the Potsdam interchange. A-19 Between Waren and Malchow. Netherlands a-7 Between Sneek and Joure. A-15 Between meter Ert and the Deil interchange. A-52 at Waal Rug. A-2 Between born and Roo  n-1 Between Wangen an Der aare and Niece Ripp and Between Matzinger and att Ikon. N-2 Between die ten and the Belchen Tunnel and Between Eger Kingen and the Blechen Tunnel. This is a partial list of major projects i gasoline prices prices Are per liter for unleaded super. Austria 91 of Belgium $1.00 czech Republic 74c Denmark 97c England 920 on the Economy Finland 970 France $1.09 Germany $1.08 on the Economy Greece 820 Hungary 830 Italy $1.14 on the Economy Netherlands $1.14 Norway $1.17 Poland 490 Romania 310 slovak Republic 670 Slovenia 580 Spain 900 Sweden $1.07 Switzerland 910 Yugoslavia $1.92. Highway information Telephone numbers listed Are valid for the country named. If calling from another country Check your local Telephone directory for the International Access and country codes. England 0898-500-241 highways traffic in Britain and Europe Royal automobile club. Germany 01169 highways traffic in Germany Europe Al Gemeiner Deutscher autom Obi club German language Only. Italy 06-4212 or 06-43631 highways traffic in Italy italian automobile club Aci italian language Only ,. Source Al Gemeiner Deutscher Auto Mobil club Munich Germany a. Five Young men soak up some Sunshine while relaxing amid the ruins of Pompeii Italy. Trains go often to Pompeii is file by the new York times q. Can you help me with information about the availability of trains Between Rome and Pompeii Italy a. There is a daily train direct from Rome to Pompeii each morning and one from Pompeii direct to Rome in the afternoon. They Are listed As follows express train no. 973 leaves Rome Termini station at 9 15 . And arrives in Pompeii at 11 58 . Express train no. 972 leaves Pompeii at 5 01 ., arriving in Rome at 7 45  The alternative is to take one of the Many daily trains from Rome to Naples and change there for one of the Many local trains that go to Pompeii. Round trip tickets Cost about $23. Q. 77?e Patrick o Brian novels about the adventures of the Seaman Jack Aubrey and his companion the surgeon Stephen Maturin have my wife and me eager to tour Nelson s . Victory where is it and How do we get there a. The Victory the flagship of vice Admiral lord Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in october 1805, has been restored and is one of the main attractions at the Portsmouth historic dockyard on the Southern coast of England. # the dockyard located about 7 Miles from London and built in 1194 by King Richard i presents visitors with 800 years of naval history. Among the other exhibitions on show is  s flagship the Mary Rose. It Sank off Portsmouth Harbor on july 19,1545, As it set off to engage a Fleet of French men of War. The ship was recovered from the Waters of the solent on oct. 11, 1982. Other attractions include . Warrior which dates Back to 1860,and the Royal naval museum. A dockyard apprentice exhibition highlights the craftsmanship of building and repairing the naval Fleet. Construction of the Victory started in 1759. However when she was ready for launching in 1765, a period of peace prevailed and she did not put to sea until 1778. The Victory is still a serving vessel the flagship of the second sea lord commander in chief naval Home command. She is now used for top level ceremonial functions and entertaining. Built at Chatham Kent her enormous keel was made from seven English Elm Trees. About 300,000 cubic feet of Wood was used in her construction including 2,500 mature Oaks. Completely armed she weighed 3,500 tons had 104 guns and needed a Crew of 850. Victory has gone through several refits Over the years including one that amounted to a reconstruction in 1800. She ended Active seagoing service in 1812. Portsmouth historic dockyard is open All year from March to october its hours Are from 10 . To 6  From november to february it s open from 10 . To 5 30  A full Day is recommended to see All the attractions. The last ticket is sold 90 minutes before closing time. Admission costs about $7 for one ship and about $5.25 for children Ages five to 16. For two ships the Price for adults is a bout $13.50 and about $9.75. For children. Admission for three ships costs about $19.50 for adults and about $13.80 for children. Entrance to the naval museum is included in the Price of seeing the Victory the dockyard apprentice exhibition is free. To the dockyard is located about 100 Yards from the Portsmouth Harbor British rail station which is served by frequent trains from Waterloo station in Central London. Q. / plan to be in Rome and Florence Italy in september and would like to attend a class on making pasta. Do you know of schools that demonstrate the preparation of a variety of pastas a your timing is not quite Ideal since september in Italy is still a Holiday month. Also none of the schools surveyed in Rome and Florence offers a course specifically in the making of pasta. Most have courses that Are broader in scope and they begin in mid october. But All is not lost. There s at least one school in each City that can arrange a private lesson in september with a chef who Speaks English in Florence the cordon Bleu is willing to set up a private five hour lesson that covers the basics of pasta making for a Cost of $249. The school is located at 55 via i Mezzo 1-50121 Florence. The school in Rome which Calls itself   set up a private three hour lesson in pasta making. It is located at 60 via Dei Gracchi 1-00192 Rome. The school does t reopen until october but you can leave a message. Its Telephone and fax number is 06-320-3402. To Call from outside Italy dial your International Access , followed by the country code 39 and drop the first 0. The $196 lesson teaches How to make dough for egg noodles Semolina and durum wheat noodles. It also teaches How to make such different kinds of pasta As Spaghetti and Tagliatelle and even How to make stuffed pasta. 24 stripes Magazine August 25, 1994