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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 03, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Globe trotting a wealth of travel ideas around the world by the associated press a sampling of vacation hot spots for  year s holidays -. Schindler s rest mount Zion where German businessman Oskar Schindler is buried has become a stopping Point for tourists wanting to pay tribute to the Man credited with saving 1,200 jews during the holocaust. Interest has increased since the Story of his efforts on behalf of the jews during world War ii was dramatized in Steven Spielberg s Oscar winning film Schindler s list israeli tourism officials say. Schindler a non jew honoured with a title righteous Gentile is buried in the latin cemetery. A guard opens the locked burial ground from 9 . To noon each Day. Nearby is David s Tomb traditionally thought to be the burial site of King David. The upper Story of the building housing David s Tomb is the traditional Christian Hall of the last supper where Jesus celebrated the first night of passover with his disciples. The chamber of the martyrs commemorating those killed in the holocaust is also in the Vicinity. Tahitian Paradise Tahiti that languid Paradise painted by Paul Gauguin is still uncrowded and Pristine suitable for the traveler who wants Beauty,.peace and Elbow room. There Are fewer visitors to Tahiti and the 115 islands of French polynesia in a year than Hawaii to the North gets in 10 Days say tahitian tourist officials. A traveler might stay in a hotel room that s a thatched roof Bungalow Over the Waters of a Lagoon. Water sports abound and for the adventuresome there s shark diving at Rangi Roa a Large Coral atoll about 200 Miles North of Tahiti that attracts Gray reef Sharks reef Whit tips Lemon Sharks and hammerheads. If you re not certified to dive you can participate in shark feeding standing Waist deep in water As guides hand feed hungry reef Sharks. For information about Tahiti and French polynesia Call the Tahiti. Tourism Board at 310 414-8484, historic Curacao centuries a dutch influenced architecture still stands in Curacao with the colourful Rococo red til roofed houses of Willemstad greeting visitors arriving on cruise ships. And More treasures the Zandhuisen land houses Are to be found Inland around the Countryside. Among them Landhuis Jan Kock a 1650 building now housing a museum said to be the oldest building on the Island Landhuis Brieve Ngat an 13th-Century mansion that was Center of a 1,200-acre Plantation now a museum and cultural Center Landhuis ascension dating to 1700, a restored Plantation House used As a recreation / Center for dutch marines stationed on the Island and i Landhuis Jabaai a 17th Century Plantation House in w Otro Banda the Only remaining jewish Quarter belonging to Early sephardic settlers. For More information about Curacao Call 1-800-332 8266. Dive Sites in Xvi underwater dives in the British Virgin islands include natural wonders and sunken ships wreck of the rms Rhone a Royal mail steam packet company ship sunk during a Hurricane is now Home to Many fish and encrusting corals. The wreck is a Marine Park and Good for a two tank dive. The Bow Section which lies in about 80 feet of water reveals the cargo hold and other Interior Chambers. Also visible Are the ship s foremast with intact Crow s nest and the Bowsprit lying in the Sand. Santa Monica Rock on the outer Edge of the Island chair about a mile South of Norman Island is a Good place to see larger open Ocean fish like spotted Eagle rays and nurse Sharks Alice in wonderland is a deep dive for experienced divers at South Bay on Ginger Island its Wall slopes Oskar Schindler poses in front of a Street named for him in new Providence n./. Tourists Are flocking to Israel to visit his grave site. Gently Down from 15 to 100 feet. Huge mushroom shaped corals give the site its name. The Chikuen another Shipwreck lies 75 feet Down in Waters six Miles North of beef Island. Sunk in 1981, the 246-foot vessel teems with fish big rays horse Eye Jaife barracudas and More. Angada s fringe reefs which have claimed More than 300 ships since the age of exploration have abundant fish life with easily visible wrecks. The decaying belly of the wreck of the Rochus is an example. 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