ubmitted hoto THE RATHAUS, or city hall, in Bons Icoks over a cobbled square and a cafe. Luxury cruise tempts From page 34 that's double occupancy, meaning I'd better win one of the bigger lotteries since I'd have to cough up the cash for some deserving family member to go along. The cruise departs Jan. 5 from San Francisco. If ever two months of the year deserve avoiding in February top the list. Oh, well, while I go get my snow tires checked, maybe some of you with plenty of spare cash might be looking for a wonderful place to spend it. And, if you suspect that your spouse is short of gift ideas (and long on money), you shouldn't have much trouble cali- ing attention to this unique way of BONN — Contrived capital cities such as Ottawa and Canberra don’t always ap- peal to the romantic travell- er, but Bonn is worth a stop for several reasons. For a start the city is 2,000 years old, having been szttled by the talk David Wishart Romans. Baths built by the Romans have been excavated op- posite the university, itself grandly housed in a mustard-colored arch- bishop’s palace dating from the 17th century. The Romans packed up hurried- ly after 400 years and nothing too uplifting happened until 1792 when the spa waters of nearby Bad Godesburg became fashionable. It was at Bad Godesburg that 35 - Sunday, November Beethoven gave his first concert, Britain's Queen Victoria met her beloved Albert, and Jess happily, Hitler and Chamberlain convened at the Rheinhotel Dreesen in 1938. Today Bad Godesburg’s hotels do a roaring trade with wealthy Arabs who come toute famille for medical treatment at Bonn clinics, some of them putting up in the towering medieval castle that is now a hotel. Most tourists come to pay homage to the Dirthplace of Beethoven, thoughtfully walking the creaking wooden floors of the modest house in the centre of Bonn. Here are displayed Beethoven’s death mask, a manuscript, his vio- lins, a piano he may have played, but most tragically the awful ear trumpet contraptions with which invited ... 5, 1989 - North Shore News he struggied to hear the world. This year has also been the 40th anniversary of the German Parliament, the Bundestag, which meets in a converted water works complete with an overhead crane maintained in working condition. Most things here work these days, not least democracy, which the Germans picked, like everything else, from the rubble of the Second World War. Today Germany has one of the most democratic systems in the world, and its booming economy is a magnet for East Germans and other refugees who have seen Mr. Marx proved wrong. There is even a Winston Chur- chill-strasse in Bonn, which, simi- lar to the Nelson Mandela Square See Don't Page 36 Portugal In April March 30-April 15 Lisbon, Estoril, Algarve, Madeira Plus an optional cruise — Madeira, Canary Islands and Morocco. Attend a very special evening and learn more about Portugal and this fabulous tour escorted by Diane Redfern (Travel Writer). Wednesday, November 15 Lonsdale Quay Hotel 7:00 p.m. Film & Refreshment R.S.V.P. EYP PRIME TRAVEL 1681 Marine Dr., West Van. 925-1212 North Vancouver, January and handling the problem. Corporate & Vacation ‘Travel. Arranged: with ‘Swiss. efficiency. Cindy Horton Wendy Ray: julie Walls uo _ Verena Furrer ~owner- PURCHASE ANY VANIA PRODUCT AND RECEIVE ONE, PACKAGE OF 30 PANTY LINERS FREE. ——— eee Maxi Pads ‘Vania Panty Liners | REGULAR - PKG. OF 30 ; hen MAXI THINS-PKG.OF 26 [ReRRaP~ PACKAGE OF 30 SUPER MAXI-PKG.OF 22 [Eee