European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Gymnastics championships Twenty two teams from 26 nations Are expected to attend the world gymn5stics championships in the westfalen Haile in Dortmund Germany from nov. 15-20. Eighteen associations will be represented in both the men s and women s events. The finals Are scheduled from nov 19-20. V a each team May consist of five to seven athletes. Six gymnasts can perform on each apparatus. The Marks of the five Best Are counted for the team classification. Tickets have been Selling quickly particularly for the finals. The westfalen Haile seats 9,000 spectators. Ticket prices Range from 10 Marks about $6.50 to 50 Marks about $33. Tor ticket information Contact Rhein Ruhr tickets at 0201/268-081 or Send a fax to 0201/268-089. To Call from outside Germany dial your International Access code followed by the country code 49 and drop the first 0. The Telephone number of the westfalen Haile is 0231/ 1204-666.hotel reservations and travel packages Are available through the official travel Agency of the world gymnastics championships Hartmann Reisen Rolan Strasse 9, 45015-Essen, Germany. Its Telephone number is 0201/ 820-4536. International Garden festival the third International Garden festival of Chaumont sur Loire France is running through oct. 16 in the. Chateau Chaumont s Park. Twenty seven individual gardens have been designed by artists and landscape designers. They be been invited from Argentina France Germany Japan Spain Sweden and the United states among other countries according to the new York times. Each participant was Given a 2,600-Square-foot plot on which to unleash his or her fancy on the theme of a  on the Hilltop site overlooking the Loire Valley it visitors walk through the gardens which Range from the radically innovative to the More traditionally decorative. Two audiovisual exhibitions in the Renaissance chateau s 19th-Century farm buildings complement the displays. Chaumont s third International Carden festival is run by the conservatoire International Des parcs it Jardins it do passage. Student guides Lead free Tours in French English and German. The festival is open daily from 9 . Until Sunset. Admission costs about $7.55. Chaumont sur Loire is a located 11 Miles from Blois and 115 Miles from Paris. For further information Call the conservatoire at 33 54.20,99.22.lipizzan horses perform the famous Lipiz Zan horses of the Spanish Riding school in Vienna Austria have returned to the City s Imperial Palace after their summer respite. To the strains of Mozart and Strauss the horses Complete pirouettes courgettes and. Capriole and even perform a Pas de Deus. The tradition of the Spanish Riding school started in 1572 under emperor Maximilian ii has been upheld for More than 400 years. Performance Are scheduled through december but tickets must be ordered at least eight weeks in Advance. Contact the spa Nische Rei Schule Homburg 1010 Vienna Austria. Tickets Are also available from Vienna based travel Frankfurt Germany resident Ossi trigger shows off his Quot Rome express Quot in the City s downtown Omerberg area. The vehicle resembles a trolley car but is Ridden like a bicycle. Trigger said it took him one year to build the Quot Rome express Quot and the materials Cost about $10,000. Keeping with tradition trigger Quot launched Quot his creation with a bottle of Frankfurt s famous Apple wine. Agencies and ticket agencies. Prices Range from about $20 to $70 for seats. Admission to the standing room Only Section costs about $15. Visitors who Are unable to secure the much sought after tickets in time still have the possibility of attending one of the school s training sessions for which reservations Are not required. The sessions take place through sept. 30, and again from nov. 3 to dec. 16, from tuesday through saturday with a few exceptions Between 10 . And noon y \ a. A v y a. Training session tickets Are available at t he Entrance to the Riding school in Annerer Burghof. They Cost about.$7 for adults and about $1.80 for children. The brochure the Spanish Riding school contains full details about the horses. It is available from the Vienna tourist Board obese Augarten Strasse 40, 1025-Vienna,Best bets Here s a list of Quot Best bets Quot for this weekend and one or two special events you can attend a Little later. Germany Griesheim Bei Darmstadt s Well known Zwiebel Markt onion fest takes place Friday through monday As the town celebrates one of its largest Cash crops. In addition to traditional Wurst and Beer the fest offers two specialities Zwiebel Kuchen is a Hearty onion quiche and Federow Misseris new wine. The fest is set up along much of Wilhelm Leuschner Strasse the town s main thoroughfare. No. 9 Streetcar runs Back and Forth from Griesheim to Darmstadt several times per hour. Ireland the world famous Galway International Oyster festival opens today and runs through sunday for its 40th year. In addition to Oyster lovers the event attracts legions of fans of Irish music dancing and a Nging. A ,. Italy Vicenza s Quot Natale express Quot Christmas Bazaar will fill the Golden lion and the Luna Bubble on Friday from 10 , to 8 . And saturday from 10 . To 6 . More than 50 vendors Are expected to attend with lots of Holiday gifts for Sale. Additional details can be obtained by calling Dan 634-7080. Netherlands As a tribute to 16th-Century flemish Painter Pieter broughel a fest will be held in downtown Losser Overijssel on saturday. Also planned during the Day Are a 16th-Century Market a Parade and folklore from the Netherlands and other countries. United kingdom Swansea Wales is sponsoring a festival of music and the arts from monday through nov. 6. For information Call 0792/302-432 or sending a fax to 0792/302-408. To Call from outside the United kingdom dial your International Access code followed by the country code 44 and drop the first 0. Austria. The Telephone number is 43 1/211-140 and the fax number is 1/216-8492.scottish Palace Castle open a Bishop s Palace and a Castle in Scotland s Grampian Region have opened to the Public for the first time. They Are Pynie Palace near Elgin and Del Gatie Castle near Turriff. The two structures Are located about 30 Miles Apan and Are More than 150 Miles North of Edinburgh. Pynie was the residence of the powerful Bishops of Moray for 500 years beginning in the late 12th Century. It is open daily until sept. 30, and then on weekends until March 31. Del Gatie Castle dates from 1030 and is the Home of the Hay clan. It features painted ceilings a strange animals with human Heads a dating from 1592-97. The Castle is open daily until the end of  runway Berlin theater travellers waiting for a plane in Berlin s Tempelhof. Airport a or people just wanting to expand their cultural horizons a can now see theatrical performances according to the new York times. The Fly and dream Goethe theater housed in a former briefing room for the . Air Force near the Airport s main Hall is the brainchild of Boris von Emde an arts entrepreneur who has had Success in Munich and Frankfurt with the German equivalent of off off Broadway. The theater seats 99 people. Currently most plays Are. Performed in German but von Emde Hopes to begin presenting plays in German and English. He is also considering making a big stage out of a room above the Airport s main Entrance that was planned by Hitler As a a memorial Hall for heroic nazi aviators. Since the War the space has been sealed off. Tickets to the Fly and dream Goethe theater Cost $20, and $10 for students. For further details Call 030/691 -4445. To Call from outside Germany dial your International Access code followed by the country code 49 and drop the first 0.Nepal adventure planned adventure seekers can experience autumn s Mani Riidu festival at ten Boche monastery in the Everest Region of Nepal on a trip that leaves nov. 9 for 18 Days. The festival is a social and religious reunion that coincides with the full Moon. Trip participants will Start in Kathmandu for a few Days of sightseeing. Next on the Agenda is an easy to moderate hiking trek with Sherpa yaks and a Cook to a Buddhist monastery atop a Ridge. The monastery is ringed by the Kan Tega mountains on the East and the sacred Krumbi la on the West. Costumed monks will perform religious dances arid dramas. The Cost of the trip is $1,750 per person double occupancy. Included Are four rights in a hotel in Kathmandu most meals a sightseeing tour of Kathmandu flights within Nepal Sherpa guide and camping equipment except sleeping bags. Not included is transportation to and from Nepal. To find out More information about the excursion Contact Himalaya trekking and wilderness expeditions 1900 8th st., Berkeley Calif. 94710. The Telephone number is 1-800-777-8735. A Telephone card is needed to Access 800 numbers in the states and you will be charged a fee for the Call. Calendar and let a 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 toilets go special sections. European stars and stripes unit 29480 Apoate 09211 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 from another country Check your local Telephone directory for the Correct country code. September 22, 1994 stripes Magazine. 17