Evening star., 1939-05-14

A perceptive host, alert to please
the divers natures of her thou
sands of tourist visitors, France has
moderated the hustle and diligence
required of those Americans who,
having become satiated with speed,
move against the tourist tide in their
quest for a slower paced vacation
abroad, calm, serene and reflective
While the average American might
picture speedboats and automobiles
that eat up space as corollaries to
waterways and paved roads, France
has smoothed the path and added
allure to two pastimes of the Gay
Nineties-bicycling and canoeing.
These two recreations. fast-grow-
ing fads even in America, offer to
the tourist abroad a new picture
Of France-including some 125.0OO
kilometers of charming rivers,
streams and canals-that French
men themselves are discovering as
the large boating clubs grow larger
and the bicycles continue as vital
part of life.
Latest in special services avail
able to tourists as well as members
of special clubs are arrangements
for shipping canoes by train to sec
tions noted for their beauty, at
small cost, and an improved port
for yachts and small pleasure craft.
on the right bank of the Seine and
quickly accessible from hotels and
shops. The port development in
cludes garage for automobiles, re-
pair shops and special canoe ga
rage. Boats may remain at the
port two days without charge,
whether or not the visitor is
member of the Touring Club of
France
The new railways service for
canoeists, if economy is factor,
promises to become popular For
as title as 33 cents canoes may be
shipped to favored spot, the craft
arriving with the passenger.
Enthusiasm for inland water tour
ing has developed to such proper
tions that special guidebooks have
been published in three languages,
containing 80 maps and giving data
on each river.
In announcing a new railroad
service that does for the bicycle
enthusiast what is done for the
canoeist-taking the rider and his
self-propelled transportation to
some picturesque countryside-the
French Government Tourist Bureau
discloses that the more conventional
tourist might also notice the
change, for so much part of
Jacques Bonhomme is his bicycle
that he and his wheel crowded
other passengers off the trains on
week ends.
This summer. in handling the
peak loads of cyclists, special trains
will be arranged to transport the
bicycles. Vacationists may go di-
rectly by train to the center of a
distant region chosen for the tour
and their bicycles will follow on the
special within "a hours: or. by
shipping a day ahead, will be ready
1OT lIle OWIleI Oll ItlS dI Nv al. ,
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Europe in June, in spite of mere
rumors to the contrary. promises to
be very attractive place for those
Americans and Canadians who have |
booked their passages for an early |
summer holiday there. 1t is "busi-
ness as usual during alterations, If
any, so far as entertaining tourists
is concerned, in the following
schedule for June:
JUNE.
1-ENGLAND: Glynebourne Mozart fes-
tival at Lewes until July B. FRANCE: |
Pardon of the horses at st. Elei near
Szam Brittany. GERMANY: 1,000th |
anniversary celebrations all summer
at Steyr, 0berdonau. Slesian Music
Festival at Breslau for four day..
Bodo till July 13. SWITZERLAND: |
Swiss National Exposition at Zurich
o-FPANrE. pardop Of uorhot