Evening star., 1954-10-24
The Troyeler's Notebook
Jottings About Tourist
Attractions and Dates

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lon visitors annually. and all 40
States and q number Of foreign
countries were represented In the
voting. Only about q third of
those with preference for Ha-
waii thought they could make
the trip In 1855. Their replies
also revealed that the average
tourist takes q two-week vaca-
tion in the summer. He also
likes the Western United States,
Europe and Alaska as vacation
lands.
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The Holland America Lines
Maasdam. despite recent DAM
age, viii stili make scheduled
sailings from this week on, ac-
cording to the company. That in
cludes Atlantic crossings as well
as the winter cruises mentioned
last week.
Another Mordi Gros
Mardi Gras automatically
means New, Orleans, or Rio or
the French Riviera. Add Woon-
socket to the list. The Rhode
Island city annually holds q
Mardi Gras of its own, and it
draws q number Of Canadians.
That's partly because Woon-
socket has a large French
Canadian population. This
northern version of the pre-
lenten festival will be held from
February is through February
%. There will be a queen, a
gigantic night horribles and
float parade" a public masQuer-
ade ball, an official masquerade
ball, buffet dance and Holly
wood personalities, among other
things.
Filigree should be one Of the
main items on the Christmas
shopping list Of those who, by
accident or design. happen to be
in Portugal before the year-end.
The little town of Gondomer.
not far from Oporto, is famous
for fine flligree work. The lacy
ornaments range In size from
dainty earrings to models of
sailing ships. AS to prices:
Brooches can be bought for as
little as SO cents.
New Roiirood Word
An Eastern railroad has in
vented a descriptive word for a
superbuilding housing it's car
shops, according to the Railway
Digest, issued by the Association
Of American Railroads. More
than 2.750 feet long, the shops
exceed the combined height of
the Empire State Building and
the Eiffel Tower. It is so long.
in fact, that it seems to touch
the horizon. So this name was
coined for the structure-Hori-
zonscraper.
Sportsfishing is in it's infancy
in the Virgin Islands but that
vacation pastime has the natural
resources for development. Ac-
cording to a recent Federal sur
vey. the waters abound with
more than 40 species of game fish
that can be taken by trolling
Those pioneering the sport in
the islands are bringing in tar
pom, tuna. blue and white mar
lin. yellowtail and barracuda
Bonefish also are a favorite
catch. To boost this vacation
pastime, the Virgin Isle Hotel
now offers annual trophies fol
the largest fish caught in several
fclasses.
New Sobeno Office
sSabena Belgium Airlines viii
move its international ticket of.
flee to 1905 Connecticut avenue
NV, opening there on Novem.
ber 2. The address is a street
level Office in the new Ten o ON
Connecticut Avenue Office Build
ing. The office will also provide
a lounge for members of the air
lines Lady Sabena Club, organ
lied last summer.
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Five cruises by the Stell:
Polaris into the Norwegian ford
next summer have been an
nounced. The first three, il
June and July. are voyages int,
the Land of the Midnight Sun.
These 15-day trips. sailing from
Harwich, England. include tn,
| fjords en- route to the Nortl
Cape. The other two cruises. t.