European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 12, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Quot Soyland Quot was across the Street from the Church. The neighbourhood was full of prostitutes posing lackadaisical by in windows full color in the flesh ads for themselves Back at the train station Graffiti scratched into a Wall read Quot Amsterdam is depraved. I m  a at 7 06 . T did just that boarding Iho Hieronymus Bosch. With its big Plush seats and empty compartments it was the posh est train i would see on this trip. Unfortunately t had to leave the Lovely Hieronymus in Duisburg Germany near Midnight Sci change trains. Happily the train to Copenhagen was a Sweet dream. Couch ettes were sold out and i was forced to pay $75 for a first class sleeping compartment. It was the rite of rail travel. My compartment had seating for two two upper bunks with Crisp White sheets a sink Mirror and shelves. But its greatest asset was what it lacked other passengers. I slept undisturbed by the sounds and smells of strangers until 6 a.m., when the conductor pounded on the door. On the Copenhagen City tour Sven the guide tried to be witty and interesting but i dozed anyway. The City was what i d expected a sleek and clean and expensive but not Overly engaging at least when viewed from this haphazard Angle. The most  popular tourist attraction. The Little Mermaid statue. The greatest revelation made by Sven minimum wage for danish workers Over age 18 is $13 an hour. No. Wonder a Coke at Mcdonald s costs $2. \. The train from Copenhagen to Berlin was packed a party crowd convened in the narrow passage outside the. Row of Couch ettes talking and drinking late into the. Night. Gradually my Couchetta filled with other passengers. A a a a a a a a a. A a a a a -. I was assigned a Bottom bunk reservations Are random. Upon discovering she had a top bunk a Young continued on Page 10 v a s&3 Nofen a Tunsoi one of Copenhagen s top draws the Little Mermaid. If ass Mic fool a Ami two attractions in Amsterdam the voor Borgwat canal with the Oudekerk in the background above Ana the red Light District left. The nude Herk Amsterdam s oldest Church sits right in the Middle the red Light District. An artist offers his wares in Paris Montmartre District ass f a january 12, 1905. Stripes Magazine 9