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C10-Wednesday, October 29, 1980 - North Shore News

THE PHILADELPHIA STORY: I

I arrived in Philadelphia
STARVING. We left
Vancouver on United
Airlines at 7:45- in the
morning. The breakfast
looked delicious (probably
packed in the CPA kitchens)
but it was too close to the
middle of the night to in-
terest me. Then, we had a

wait in Chicago with food -

services yukky and a fair
hike from our gate. I passed,
expecting the next flight to
serve a tasty lunch. Wrong.
We got a bag of bread sticks
and a little pot of cheese
spread.

Since we were scheduled -
for a cocktail party upon .

arrival, I began to panic.
Who dared to throw a2 couple
of drinks into an empty
stomach and still hope to
remain lucid for the rest of
the evening? Your front-line
travel reporter decided that
a light meal was imperative.
A block from the hotel a
nice looking. delicatessen
beckoned. Shrimp salad?
Sure — a quarter pound
carton for $1.10 seemed like
a sensible choice so I bought
it and brown-bagged my way

Promoting

A ‘skimobile’ is on its way
to promote the province's
ski areas to audiences in the
Pacific northwest states —
Washington, Oregon, Idaho,
Montana -- and as far east as
Winnipeg, the tourism

back to the hotel. Tasty.
Coupled with a hot bath, a
drink from room service and
some clean clothes, I was
ready to face the world.

trayel-

by Barbara
McCreadie

Next morning I felt fine —
for a while! Then my skin
began to turn an appetizing
shade of green. By noon, you

The promotional tour is
organized by the Ski
Marketing Advisory
Committee of B.C. and
funded by the tourism
ministry.

could have used me for a
traffic signal!

The Philadelphia Musuem
of Art is tops on my list of
“must sees”. The big plus
about this musuem is its
layout. Never, ever, have I
seen paintings, sculpture and
artifacts displayed so
beautifully. The building is
grand but someone with
superb taste has planned the
rooms so that each is a
delight. My other two
favorite museums (British
and Vatican) need to hire

‘the same person.

Unfortunately, that
shrimp. salad came back to
haunt me. Hot flashes, goose
bumps and heaving stomach
told me that I'd done
something stupid. The
plumbing in the Art Museum
is excellent.

We carried on to the
University of Pennsylvania
to see their fabulous exhibit
of Egyptian Mummies (there
until next year). It’s also a
great place to visit but much
better when your stomach is
settled.

We drove past the Betsy
Ross House the next day. In
the courtyard was a fountain

‘The Greatest Show on

The ‘skimobile’ will travel
over 6,200 kilometres, with
representatives from B.C.'s
tourist regions and ski areas
distributing information at
travel agencies and ski | Shops
along its route.

TOURISM MINISTER Pat Jordan presented copies of the matutstry 3s new ski

brochure to “skimobfle”
co-ordinator Valerie

Lang before the “ski-
mobile” started on it
6,250-kilometre tour.

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Royal Weekender $39.75

© 2 Nights, 3 Days tn a Large Deluxe Room
Twin, Double or Queen Beds. Taxes Included.

e 2 Breakfast Vouchers.

* Reduced Rates to 5 Major City Attractions.

The Great Escape $55.00 r=...

° 3 Nights, 4 Days in a Large Deluxe Room
Twin, Double or Queen Beds. Taxes Included.
* Reduced Rates to 5 Major City Attractions.

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with several cheeky-looking
cats immortalized in bronze.
Also, I was told, cats live
there, What better reason to
visit the place where Betsy
stitched the first “Stars and
Stripes”?

Sure enough! a cat greeted
me at the gate. Using my
best cat language, I offered
to rub his ears. He accepted.
Two seconds later, he
whacked me with a paw —
all claws — and carried on to
the next sucker. So much for
Betsy’s cats! Later I learned
that there was no reason for
the brass fountain or the
resident cats. Some sculptor
thought cats were. ap-
propriate and so a legend
began. For all I know, Betsy
was a dog lover.

Her grave is in the
courtyard. Her house is
restored, including her little
upholstery store, her
storeroom for materials,
bedroom, basement kitchen
and living areas. It tells quite
a story about colonial
America. See it. Admission
free.

I have found the best
cafeteria in the world! It is
worth the plane ticket to

Earth’

Before starting off on its
tour, October 2, Tourism
Minister Pat Jordan
presented *skimobile*
representatives with copies
of the ministry's new ski
brochure, which will be
handed out along’ with
brochures from the
province's various ski areas.

The ‘skimobile’ will be
travelling until the end of
November — by which time
B.C.’s ski areas should be
engulfed with “The Greatest
Snow on Earth”.

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Danietie McDonald, Mor.

Philadelphia and anyone
visiting the city is a fool if he
doesn’t eat at least one meal
there. ‘“‘THE COM-
MISSARY” is at 1710
Sansom Street. As you walk
in the door, you grab a
check — handing it to the
cooks as you pass each
station, Instead of your
usual tired lettuce and
tomato salad, expect
gourmet treats ~— each
individually mixed with your
favorite dressing. The
sandwiches are prepared on
the spot and other diners
raved about the homemade
soups.

If you desire pasta or
omelettes, these are served
from a counter at the back of
the commissary. Each
omeletie is individually
prepared with your choice of
toppings, including
mushrooms, cheese, onion,
tomato, green pepper and a
host of otheer goodies.

I had the beef strognaoff

,which was — in one word —

GOOD.

If I'd been greedy — andI .

regret it now — pate, steak

Leave Van., Nov. 8, 7:O00am..

Al a host of places inciuding: hotels
entertainment, restaurants.

roundtrip rail
Seattle depot & hotel. Full payment

14 Nights

Le bf 5)

e Transfers

fy david ingram’'s

CENTA

TRAVEL

SKYLINE TRAVEL SERVICE
—The Seattle—King Country
Convention & Visitor’s Bureau
Combine to bring you the annual

XMAS SHOPPING TRAIN

Cc. WEEKEND AT SEATTLE
WITH CANADIAN MONEY AT PAR (OR BETTER

sight-seeing,
, Ticum Vilage & many others.
Stores Open Sunday
Choice of hotels starting at $64 per person. Can. tunds, dble oc-

required with

SKYLINE TRAVEL SERVICE
563 Granville St., Van. Phone: 685-6102

Per Persou/DUIE Occupancy

Each Package includes:-

¢ Roundtrip WardairClagh
, airfore Honolulu
thge ata top Watkin hotel

° 4% Hawail State Tax

quiche, stuffed

tartare,
mushrooms, | seafood
cocktails and smoked

salmon were all there to pig
out on.

If you want wine, you go
to the wine bar. If you want
a drink, you go to the drink
bar. If you are all alone and
want to keep yourself
amused, you sit at the
counter near the pasta and
omelette bat and read from
the collection of cookbooks
overhead.

Unfortunately, the
cafeteria is very busy. It
opens for breakfast, lunch
and dinner but try to avoid
the regular hours for each.
Saturdays are less busy since
the office workers aren't
mobbing the joint. Try it!
Wish I'd gone there instead
of that deli that poisoned me
with their shrimp salad.

passport

photos

while you wait
North Shore Darkroom
1527 Lonsdale 988-9813
1560 Marine Dr. 926-0421

Seattie Nov. 10, 7:15¢

. Shopping,

2 nights hotel and tax, bus between
reservation.

Mid-Week Departures
Pec. 25 - Jan. 22

o Soret porterage

1139 Lonsdale Ave.

North Vancouver
980-0321