European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 08, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Let s go automobile magnetism a new exhibit in Frankfurt will get your motor racing if you re a car history Buff. Fascination Auto at the Deutscher Werb museum traces the past Century of German car history Back to a time when no one knew what a stau traffic Jam was. The exhibit at Germany s museum of advertising includes Many historic advertisements. But the main attraction will Likely be the cars themselves. The oldest on display is a Peugeot built in 1900. Other models include the opel Kapitan a Mercedes racing car called the Silbe Pfeil Silver arrows Mercedes 300 so with winged doors Bow 507, a Volkswagen wedding Bug and a German made Isetta. The exhibit is tuesday through sunday from 11  to 6  thursdays until 9 . And runs through Jan. 15. Admission is 8 Marks for adults about $5.25 the Werb museum is at Schmid Strasse 12. The Telephone number is 069/758-04777. Fueling Israel s Fossil search travellers interested in fossils can join a research expedition to Israel according to a los Angeles times report. Jere Lipps of the University of California Berkeley museum of palaeontology will Lead a team from Ben Gurion University to the Negev desert on March 22. The largely unpopulated area of Southern Israel is a treasure trove for palaeontologists. Vertebrate and invertebrate fossils found there Range in age from the time of the dinosaurs to Early mammals. The trip helps support University of California research programs and academic or Field experience is not necessary. The trip lasts 14 Days and the Cost is $1,495 per person based on double occupancy. Lodging at Ben Gurion University meals ground transfers and research equipment Are included. Travellers must secure their own air fare to and from Israel for information write University research expeditions program University of California Berkeley Calif. 94720, the Telephone number is 510 642-6586. Youth Hostel Breaks contain your budget and expand your horizons with More than 50 activity weekends offered through the youth hostels association in great Britain. Climbing and Mountain biking Are among the Many courses listed in the Yea great escapes brochure for autumn and. Winter a. " " courses most aimed at Ages 16-plus Start at 68 pounds about $110 per person the Cost of the weekend break includes accommodations meals and. Instruction. There Are about 240 Yea properties throughout Deutscher Werb museum the fascination Auto fax Hibit at Germany s museum of advertising cruises through 100 years of automobile history. The exhibit which features classic cars As Well As classic ads runs through Jan. 15 in Frankfurt. England and Wales. To order a brochure write youth hostels association at 8 st. Stephen s Hill st. Albans Al 2dy, United kingdom. The Telephone number is 0727/845-047. Austrian powder co Tiki a  tour company is offering one and two week ski packages this Winter to hopfgarten Austria in the heart of the Tirol mountains. There Are a variety of packages from which to choose including Multi share rooms in family run chalets. Prices for the one week packages Start at $295 per person. The two week packages with Multi share accommodations Start at $495 per person. Daily breakfast and dinner Are included in the Price. Transportation to hopfgarten is  s an additional ski pack available with passes to several Mountain ranges equipment rental and lessons prices Start at $229 per person for one week trips $375 per person for two week stays. For details Contact co Tiki at 800 co Tiki 266-8454. A Best bets Here s a list of Best bets for this weekend and one or two special events you can attend a Little later. Austria if travelling to Vienna this weekend be sure to see the annual creche exhibit at st Peter s Church. It features More than 100 cribs made by miners in the Erz mountains. The exhibit runs through sunday Germany this week military communities in Germany head into the Holiday season in High gear. The Holiday spirit 94 Celebration begins today in Baum older at the fest tent on Smili Barracks _. Including the arrival of Santa at 5 . There will be a Christmas tree judging on Friday. And saturday the fest tent will Host a craters Bazaar from 11 . To 4 ,-.-_. The bad Kreuz Nach and Grafe Wohr communities Light their Christmas Trees tonight. The Crafe Wohr festivities will include a performance by the v corps band Christmas show. And wednesday dec. 147 the Usa eur band brass quintet will perform at the Mannheim Christmas Market. The show starts at 6 . Italy handmade jewelry and knitted crafts Are just some of the finds at a Holiday Bazaar saturday at Mas Simonella. The Bazaar is open from 10 . To 3 . At the activity zone All purpose Center. Also saturday would be chefs can meet author Mary Taylor Simeti who has written the cookbooks persephone s Island pomp and sustenance and bitter. Almonds at 1p.m. She will be available for signing books and cooking questions at the Simonella Library. Sweden next tuesday the st. Lucia festival comes to towns All Over Sweden. Coir unities detect a local girl to play Lucia and Lead a candlelight procession through the town s Maii Street another tradition of this popular Celebration is the eating of Saffron Flavoured buns known As Lucia cats which Are baked into ingenious shapes. " Switzerland on the night of dec. T1,1602, the City of Geneva was attacked by soldiers serving Jive Duke of Savoy. As soldiers tried to scale the City a _ ramparts the townspeople fought them off. This weekend the annual Escalade festival which Means scaling the Walls celebrates this Victory. A Torch bearing procession of people in period costumes will March through the Geneva s old town. Typically there is someone dressed like the legendary Mere Rayaume a woman who did her part in the 17th Century Battle by pouring a pot of hot soup on a Savoyard Soldier. The party culminates with a Bonfire at st. Peter s  kingdom tonight in London see the. Illumination of the annual Trafalgar Square Christmas tree. Visitors can enjoy Carol singing around the Iron each evening through Christmas eve. Also in London see the Winter blooms at the Royal horticultural society Flower show. It runs Friday anti saturday at the Royal horticultural Halls. Telephone card is needed to Access 800 numbers in the states and you will be charged a fee for the Call Mush hairy four legged athletes apparently have quite a fan following every Winter in Austria s Kantner Oberland. Visitors Are invited to watch a sled dog training Camp this month in the Village of Reisweck. Huskies samoyeds and alaskan malamutes will take part in the Camp which begins dec. 21., for  to interess Gemeinschaft Carnter Oberland co ,a-9815 Reisweck Austria. The Telephone number is 04783/2050 75. To Call from outside Austria dial your International Access code followed by the country code 43 and drop the first 0. Crocodile safari in Scotland of there Are no crocodiles in Scotland. No tigers elephants or other beasts one expects to encounter on safari. But that apparently does t discourage lain Morrison from leading safaris through Scotland s rugged Highlands. Morrison is a Scot who lived most of his  Australia. He recently returned to his Homeland to launch Crocodile  Morrison leads Laid Back six Day trips for up to six people travelling by vehicle and on foot through the Remote Kyle of Tongue Sutherland. In Between Beach barbecues picnics and traditional music evenings his Tours allow time for some Independent exploring and photographing of this Beautiful Remote location. As reported by the British tourist authority Morrison s Crocodile Sutherland safaris run year round and Cost 395 pounds per person about $640. For More details Telephone or fax Highlander safaris at 084756/286. To Call from outside the United kingdom dial your International Access code followed by the country code 44 and drop the first 0. V Cycle through the Saarland Start peddling and planning now to take advantage of a series of bicycle Tours organized by tourism officials in the German state of Saarland. Saa Pfalz touristic just published a newspaper listing a Here than 10 different cycling Tours scheduled for 1995, some of which will " keep you on your seat As Long As 10days.the Renzland tour from Saar Brincken to Luxembourg covers 320 pm about 200 Miles of the Border Region in Eigl Days the Cost to go with a group is 698 Marks about $-456. The Cost is based on double occupancy and includes seven nights in a hotel with breakfast four dinners a wine tasting a guide maps a. Etc. The Cost for an individual tour is 429 Marks $280. This includes seven nights accommodations a detailed tour description maps and train travel recommendations. Another eight Day tour covers 250 Miles and three countries. The Saa Brucken Basel ride runs through the French cities of Sarr Bourg Saverne Strasbourg Rique Wihr and go Enwiller before dropping into Switzerland. The group Cost is 1,120 Marks $732. Per person and the individual tour Price is 698 Marks $456. " most of the Bike tour dates Are scheduled for the summer months. The newspaper also lists a few organized hiking trips. For More information write to Saa Pfalz touristic landsat same Postrach 1550, 66406 Homburg Saar Germany. R Calendar and let s co Are compiled by Theresa Bujnoch and Marian Hamilton items should be received by stars and stripes at least two weeks in Advance. Send them to let r go special sections _ _ european stars and stripes unit 29480" Apoate 09211 or Postrach 11 1437 64278 Darmstadt Germany " fax Dan 348-8463 or Cicillian 06155-601 463 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 for your local Telephone directory for the Correct code. December 8t 1994 stripes Magazine 21