New Britain herald., 1929-11-30
W|ESBADEN TAKES
 ID MOTOR TRAVEL
Ancient German City AbandOns
 Trolley Cars for Buses

Washington, D. C., Nov. 30-The roar of motor buSses has displaced the rumble of street cars over g miles of the streets Of Wiesbaden, Germany. Wiesbaden is one of the first German cities to make such q marked change in transportation.
 The busses are only one of the modern features of the famous Ger man Spa that hide the city's real age" says bulletin from the Wash ington, D. C., headquarters of the National Geographic Society.
 No matter from what direction you approach Wiesbaden, you pass through modern, wide, clean streets, lined with modern buildings, or spl- cious parks, trayersed by tree-arcn- ed promenadcs. It is not until you reach the center of the city that yoa find yourself in crooked, canyonlike hyways of Wiesbaden's younger days. Even they are fringcd with shops displaying merchandise of recent manufacture.
 There was a settlement on NNies- hadens site before the Christian era During the early centuries A. D. a Roman fortress was built there to stem the advance of German hordas southWard. But there arc only slight reminders of a long history in the city today.
 50 Springs Offer Wiesbaden "Curr"
 Normally Wiesbaden has slightly more than 100000 inhabitants. but when the season (April to October) opens, railroad trains and autos, vic torias and airplanes deposit thou- sands of visitors until, when the in- Aux of newcomers is computed at the end of the season. they number more than twice the normal popull- ton.
 There are fifty or more springs at Wiesbaden where sufferers from gout, rheumatism and neuralgia seek relief. And the overplump. iN search of reduced Waistlnes, jon the parade. Inside the palatial bath houses, the baths range from the common tub variety to those wherc- in said, mud, hot air. electricity and steam are ingredients. You can comfortably lounge in rooms and aven 'bathe' your lungs with mists of mineral water.
 Popular Vacation Resort
 "All Wiesbaden visitors arc not ihere for the cure True, gouty ieet, rheumatic body members. and neuralgia heads impel many visitors, but Wiesbaden. nesting among the forests and vineyards of the Rhine valley, about three miles from the Rhine river, is also popular among healthy vacationists.
 Golf balls whiz over the numer- Ous courses, tennis ballj curve over numerous nets. automobiles tour the surronding roads which penetrate picturesque villages nearby and forest trails ring with the laughter of happy go-luClly mixers.
 Once Favored by Wealthy Russians
 The Wiesbaden boulevards an l streets. some tree-lmed. are flankrI with mansions that would enhance
  these mansions set amid spacious c-studded lawns and terraces, the guides will tell you, were occupied by wealthy Russians during the days Df the Tsars, but the new era in Russia forced the sale of some of the shows spots
 "'The Kurhaus, on the edge of one Of Wiesbaden's spacious parks, is T feature of the city's life. Beyond it's pillared doorway are magnificent ballrooms, a t5,000-person capacity theater, and reading rooms; all rici- iV decorated. There one may hear opera equal to that of Berlin, anl excellent orchestras play at all hours of the day and evening""