European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Travel t is on the roads Highway construction Sites Austria a a-13 Brenner autobahn Between the Stu Beitat and Matreci exits. A. A Germany a a-3 Between the Oberhausen and Oberhausen Avest interchanges a-5 Between the Baden Baden and Jastatt exits and Between the Wes Kruez Frankfurt and Nordnes Kruez Frankfurt interchanges. A 6 Between Grunstad and Watte Nheim. A-9 Between Nurnberg interchange and the Schnaittache exit Between the Weidensee and Plech exits and Between the Munchen Sud and Defrees exits. A-8 Between Karlsbad and the Karlsruhe interchange. A-10 Between the Rii Mersdorf and Berlin Kopeck exits and Between the fal Kensee and Potsdam Nord exits. A-61 Between Emmel Hausen and Pfalz Feld exits. A-66 at the Langen Seybold interchange. Netherlands a a-4 Between Amsterdam and the Hague at the Schizo Tunnel. A-9 Between Alkmaar and Amstelveen at the Velse Tunnel. This is a partial list of major projects Mountain passes closed Austria a autobahn and Mam through roads Are Clear. The open passes and Mountain roads have partial Snow. Closed for Winter. Gros Glockner Silvetta Stalle Sattel and a. V a. Timmel Joch. A a. A v. A a. A Quot France Snow completely or partially covering the approaches to All Winter sport areas As Well As the open passes. Closed for Winter Alios Cayolle Croix de far Galbier Glandon Iserman Izzard Kleiner St. Bernhard pass Mont Cenis and rest fond Labonete. V Italy a icy conditions on some open passes and Mountain roads. Closed for Winter for cola i Livigno Gavia Penser Joch and still Serkoch. Switzerland a Snow partially or completely covering All open passes As Well As entrances to parking areas and most ski recreation areas., a closed for Winter Albula col de la Croix Furka Graube Bulen Grimsely grosser St. Bernhard pass St. Gotthard pass Klausen Luk Manier Numen in of berate Slugen Susten. And umbral. M gasoline us prices prices Are per liter for unleaded super. Austria a $1.01 Belgium a $1.05 Bulgaria a 35c czech Republic a 73p Denmark a $1 Finland a $1 France to $1,10 Germany a $1,11 on the Economy great Britain a 97c on the Economy Greece 90c Hungary a 88c Ireland a 96c Italy a $1.07 on the Economy Netherlands a $1.19 on the Economy Norway a $1.27 Poland \ a 5.70 Portugal a $1.08 Romania a 30c slovak Republic a 7.0c Slovenia a 55c Spain a 92c Sweden a $1.13 Switzerland a 94p Turkey a 63c. V i Fol Highway 171 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 a 01169 highways traffic in Germany Europe Al Gemeiner Deutscher automobile club German language  a 06-4212 or 06-43631 highways traffic in Italy italian automobile club acl italian language only., a. A source Al Gemeiner Deutscher Avito Mobil club Munich Ermany. Despite the Northern climate Thisu warms wafer of comfortable temperatures in Visby. File regular flights scheduled to Visby by Terence Neilan the new York times q i would like to Fly from Stockholm to Visby on the Island of cof and for a 24-hour visit in july but cannot find information on hours of admission for planning a visit to the caves at Lumm Elunda. And to avoid the High Cost of renting a car is it possible to get around the Island by Public transportation. A the town of Visby has one of a the More interesting histories in a Europe and sightseeing there and at Lumm Elunda will take up a Good a portion of your 24 hours. But should you  to squeeze m a few a More Side trips there is a municipal bus  on the Island and taxis Are also available. Because the Island is largely a Flat and has a mild climate bicycle rentals Are also a popular alternative. Quot athe flight from Stockholm Southeast to Visby takes 40 minutes and is served by three airlines scandinavian airline. Systems Skyway and Malmo aviation. On Sas there Are up to five flights a Day from monday to Friday and three a Day on saturday and sunday. During july the persons Buss. Company runs a bus from Visby to. Lumm Elunda at 2 ., each Day arriving some 20 minutes later. For a reservations Call 46 498/219-965 0498 if calling from swede the trip which includes a guided tour of the a Limestone caves costs $9,30, r q amp a calculated at 7.5 swedish Kronor to the Dollar. The caves which Are believed to have been formed some 400 million years ago Are famous for their. Stalactites and draperies. About 200 Yards of the Cave system who Civ even a today has not been completely a a a a a explored Are open to the Public. The municipal transportation service runs frequent daily buses from Visby to the caves from May to september at a Cost of $2.50 one Way. You could take the noon bus from Visby for. Example and return from Lumm Elunda at 3 50  Admission to the caves is $5.60  person. -. A a \. A a a a the caves Are open from May 1 to june 24 from 9 . To 4  From june 25 to aug. 13 from 9 . To 6  And from aug 14. To sept. 10 a from 9 . To 4  Visited by Cerman merchants in the a 11 the Century Visby became one of the first members of the hanseatic league  great wealth and. A prominence As the commercial Center of Northern Europe. The ruins of 10. Fine churches and the restored a a Cathedral of St Mary s 1225 Are. Reminders of its former wealth. Taken by the swedes in 1280, sacked by the Danes in 1361 and returned to the league in .1370, it became , a stronghold for the next two decades. To finally passed to Sweden in 1645, Visby s medieval Wall nearly two. Miles of which survives is considered one of the Best preserved in Europe. The City is also Home to the Fornal museum which contains medieval a. Artwork and Silver hoards  Viking a Days. A. A a Al is it possible let alone Budge Tarity probable to travel from Central France to Lodi Poland a there Are two trains a Day from France to Poland and both of them Start in Paris. A. A the first leaves the care do Nord at 12 33 ., travelling by Way of Brussels arriving 3 54 .Cologne 7 16  And Berlin 3 10 . Arriving in Warsaw at 10 29  a from Warsaw there Are frequent local trains to Lodz about a two hour v. Journey. -. The other train from Paris leaves the care de 1  at 5 16 ., travelling by Way of Frankfurt 11 15  And Dresden. 6 54 .reaching Lodz Kaliska hear the Center of town at 3 29  The train continues to a Warsaw arriving at the third of its a stops  City at 5 44  ,. One Way tickets from Paris to a Warsaw Cost $280 in first class. Calculated at 5.4 francs to the Dollar and .$191 in second class. The first a class round trip fare from Warsaw to Lodz is $34. The Warsaw to Lodz ticket has to be bought in Poland. Trains get Competition As French air travel becomes affordable by the new York times pricing on two popular Domestic. French airline routes is becoming More competitive with at least two carriers offering prices lower than the corresponding train fare. The monopoly on Dorn Eslic flights a that w As Long held by air inter the air France subsidiary is scheduled to end this month with the opening of routes a from Paris to Marseilles and Toulouse to other . A Paris Marseiles flights Wall  operated by air inter am and Tat and Paris Toulouse Fig his by air inter Tat and air liberte. C. Although am and Tat seem to be sticking to their fares of about $144 a plus $3.70 tax for a weekend round trip to Marseilles or Toulouse air inter is lowering its round trip Paris  on some flights from $149 to $53 the Paris Marseilles fare currently remains a $ 149 plus lax. A. Air liberte is now offering a promotional round trip fare of $68. Plus tax on some of its weekend and weekday flights. Air liberte s ,. 1 president Lotfi be Hassine says that a after the current promotion ends the. Airline s fare will continue to remain lower than second class Tiv train. Fares which Range from $ i 30 to $162 round trip from Paris to Marseilles and from $154 to $ 1 7-1 round trip a from Paris to Toulouse. 20 stripes Magazine january 19, 1995