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iris I y committee US brim Club ir V ihImiMr By SIMON IhU year w d W lace Hello said forgetting where I was Bonjour he replied In the out Airport that sunny morning I doted my copy of voice of policemen Passport He stretched out a tomorrow year a Hitchhikers Guide To Europe and leaned over the hand bring big wing person next to me for my first look at Paris fumbled for a moment and then produced the savings It it first thing saw was the airport terminal little blue book cents for a total of 13 building a large spaceage edifice that is more are fromCanada English Canada he issues of the Student a few group Last years members did iiwembl Introduce the inside than put It is modern efficient and asked converting to English or as the Europeans Again Newmarket ugly are miles of corridors ami luge carpeted refer to it the vulgar tongue will have a golf team lounges just like any other international airport Yes Toronto I beamed The terminal was not busy I went through dance very well In their tour- customs my and changed a Rookie and were travellers cheque all within an hour of landing a near Where are you staying in Paris camping he asked sometime In October agai this yea No no I Im looking for a youth hostel held hoping for a big success impossible feat in one of the worlds busiest airports There wasnt one for miles and I didnt have a youth bus to the centre of the city cost about a hostel card anyway dollar and thats cheap compared to the price of taxis Obviously he had faced this situation before on his or the ordeal of trying to hitchhike beat The lineup for the bus was the first and last time I Do you have a pencil he asked saw all three travel classes mingling together Once again I rummaged through my pack finally producing a pencil jostle for a taxi stood about looking uncomfortable In The youth hostel Is at number three Boulevard the heat fanning themselves with their theatre Kellerman The telephone number is and looking dishevelled after the eighthour flight tourist class travellers or culture vultures as theyre known In Europe stood loaded down with cameras and flight bags chatting about the food on the plane the weather and other such things I thanked him NOT SAFE It Is not safe tosteep In this park he warned I recoiled in horror Dont worry I reassured him as he returned my I stood in the midst of this group with my pack passport wouldnt sleep in this park Too many nuts upon my back like a beast of burden occasionally on the loose shirting the weight from one foot to the other as a sleepy horse does The bus pulled up at the curb and I climbed on i BREAKNECK SPEEDS already tie of a to maw site of This remark succeeded In confusing him so with a cheery wave I made my retreat before he could utter another word The result of this encounter was a timeconsuming The journey from to the bus terminal at walk around the block It was almost dark when I the Hotel des is not the most scenic in- crawled through the hole in the fence I found a flat to central Paris Rushhour traffic Is spot unrolled my lightweight sleepingbagand soon chaotic In all large cities and the French capital is no drifted into a muchneeded sleep exception The bus driver like most Parisians drove I awoke with a start the luminous hands of my at breakneck speeds ignoring pedestrians and watch said 230 1 did not hear the noise that woke me motorists alike but it left me with the feeling that it did not come from I had the misfortune to be seated behind a rather far away I listened intently but heard only the ever loud American and an unlucky French businessman he present hum of traffic through the trees in Jeffrey hopes to Id a series of classes for le interested In the for Research find Enlightenment j group studies ash kills three Hi RICHMOND HILL rival at York Central were killed Hospital following the Kere early Sunday crash- when the car in According to police were riding ih trio was travelling concrete sewer on Major MacKeniie Dr when the car mounted the curb and Mark of struck the pipe at the end LOOM Keele St Maple of Albert St at ap- Guy Prince 20 of 10104 proximately am Keele St Maple and The Richmond Hill of l Fire Department and had befriended The American gesticulating with a wellthumbed copy of Movie World was explaining how in California our women still look good at 60 because of all the sun we get out there The Frenchman politely agreed and remarked that he had seen a similar effect in the ruins of Egypt Here the conversation might have become in teresting had not something In the Frenchmans comment prompted the American to a lecture on US foreign policy that lasted the entire journey and spared the mind and dreams no one on crowded little bus except those who were Depending on the asleep or deaf concensus of the group when the bus finally jerked to a stop I was first off weekly meetings are I swung my knapsack onto my shoulders and armed scheduled for Thursday with a street map set off to see the sights evenings with all the great places to visit within half an hours walk of each other by far the best and cheapest 1 way to see Parish is on foot Had I been smart I would have deposited my pack in the left luggage at the bus terminal The com bination of all the walking and my knapsack being stuffed to capacity began to take its toll on me A LITTLE FORTIFICATION I felt I needed a little fortification In a poorlylit comer shop I chose a bottle of red wine from a wallhigh rack The proprietor a little old lady climbed up a ladder and fetched it down for me She gave me a large toothless grin as I handed her a tenfranc note and I smiled unwittingly as she gave me half my change and put the other half in her pocket For more formation about the group and about in troductory classes call power of Allan Jeffrey at Elmwood Ave Rich Hill were pronounced dead on York Regional road crews were called to assist at the scene So occupied was I with listening that I failed to notice the glowing cigarette light approaching from the hole In ihe fence until it was no more than a dozen yards from where lay The bobbing light was followed by others and I caught the sound of whispering the night air became heavy with the smell of French tobacco doubted any persons wandering in the fencedoff sections of the park in the early hours of the morning could be there on any legitimate mission and so lest I should be murdered or mugged on the first night of my vacation I deserted my luggage aid sleepingbag and ran for the fence BRIEFLY ATTIRED 1 leapt over the fence in a single bound and didnt stop running until I stumbled breathless o the side of the road where earlier I had met the gendarme Here I realized that in my haste I had neglected to pick up any clothes so all I had to protect me from the elements was a conspicuous pair of white briefs I decided through lack of any options to wait by the hole in the fence until the intruders had finished their dirty deeds and left Careful not to be seen from ihe road I skirted the woods back to the place where I had climbed through the fence As 1 approached it I heard the buzz of excited voices I melted into the shadows and crept closer There by the hole In the fence stood several middleaged prostitutes posing salaeiously calling and waving lo a stream of roughlooking men at the curb Dressed in miniskirts reeking of perfume and flashing fishnet stockings the women made a hideous I shouldered my pack and strolled down to the sight beneath the yellow Parisian streetlight Ob- balmy banks of the Seine to tipple before my last stop these were the ladies who were now too old and of the day the Cathedral of Notre Dame overweight to work on the fashionable Place or Ihe Boulevard do Clichy In the weeks prior to my journey to the Old World A seedylooking couples emerged from I had amassed a variety of tools and gadgets to make hole they seemed harmless and so as was dressed life simpler while on the road Lightweight pots and for the occasion I strode bravely forlh bade the ladies pans an unbreakable mirror 30 feet of nylon rope and goodnight in their own language and then slipped a backpackers sleepingbag tot weighed only two through the hole in the fence before they could get a second glance Leaving the howls of amazed laughter behind me I pounds and felt like it on the cold nights I was equipped for any emergency and yet I had forgotten a corkscrew Nevertheless my pocket knife sufficed although it destroyed the cork to open new headquarters Toe Drinking in public is not illegal In most European countries and the privilege is seldom abused I filled As a spokesman said my little plastic cup toasted the bright May sunshine Monday it will be a finishing the bottle chance for the public to THEFIRSTRULE see the fruits of a The first rule of hitchhikers is to waste nothing raters this Sun- drive mounted by Leaving the bottle because it could not be recorked the society last year would have been unthinkable Society general to an open house at brand new soon located my luggage It had not been touched during my absence I crawled back into my sleeping- bag and was soon fast asleep Fortunately this sort of swinging nightlife Is confined to only a small section of the park Most hitchhikers find the Boulonge a quiet com fortable place to sleep close to the centre of Paris house will from to pm feature exhibits and The new head- The wine quenched my thirst in one drink that quarters is located made the cork picking well worth it yet by the time at Yonge St In half the bottle was gone it had begun to taste a bit off and a little after that absolutely foul For those who prefer to sleep a little nearer to the heart of the city the banks of Seine beneath the Louvre or are perfect as well as being two of the most romantic sleeping spots in all of Europe Handy tips like these are vital to any or low budget traveller visiting the French capital In the summer months cheap hotels are impossible to find The Youth Hostel is not much of a bargain at a The call of Mother Nature prevented me from W and is barred to those without a card issued by finishing the dregs by me away to seek out Association one of Paris famous pedestrian privies Handy tips like these are vital to any hitchhiker or low budget traveller Being only a moderate drinker this they diligence left me quite tipsy All went well however are all expensive Charters cost 399 and are the until while admiring the rose window in Notre Dame I cheapest way to fly to Europe lost my balance and caused a little stir of excitement The only problem with charters is that you must kindly members of the church scooped me up book your ticket a minimum of days before leaving and helped me to the door About this time I began and return a maximum of days from the day you go thinking of a place to unroll my sleepingbag For these reasons I chose the standard youth fare 4i j ticket Its the perfect choice for those under It is I M mv street map I decided on he w system valid I Boulongea large public park bordering the omj can booked Mm central part of the city departing or returning it costs OF KINGS AND NOBLEMEN outrageously some Once kings and noblemen went there hunt and people but considering what awaits the unsuspecting hawk and brave cavaliers to fight their duels today it Canadian in Paris is a mere pittance Is a peaceful refuge from the surrounding city where people go to play chess feed the pigeons and relax lite woods are divided into public paths and fen- off wildlife areas which provide the safest and convenient accommodation for the lowbudget ller in all of Paris f Walking through ihe Louvre or down the Champs are priceless experiences and tippling red wine on the banks of the Seine on a sunny day in May is a unique pleasure not to be missed Just dont forget to lake a corkscrew Simon Is a 20yearold King treeshaded road I found a ready made Township resident who has travelled to Europe hole In the fence swung my pack from aching shoulders four times He first embarked on the journeys at slumped down for a moments rest before moving the age of visiting Europe and North Africa a heard a sound behind me and turned to see the He sold sketches and performed odd jobs imposing of a Gendarme the French civil finance his travels In the article above he takes police He was watching me suspiciously a humorous look at Paris tourists may never see A ve a traveller at Simon of King Township has travelled to Europe four times since the age of Sketches such as that of the Cathedral of Mount St Michel below have played a big role In his travel plans In the accompanying story he presents humorous side of life on European streets right 1 r i cou Fined for leading police on high speed chase No licences man fined i- Kmcke NEWMARKET A 22yearold Toronto man charged with possession of stolen goods and with driving while under suspension got a day Jail term plus a fine by following his conviction in rtiy Newmarket Court last Richard was November by Pat Spiers with driving under suspension and last October with possession of a pair of boots stolen from the Upper Canada Mall v According to the crown attorney the boots had been purchased at a Shoe Store in the Mall by a person using a forged cheque then sold to Mr Cottreti for The boots were valued at Several persons are awaiting trial on charges of fraud and forgery as a result of the incident Noting that Mr has just finished a 60day jail term for an offence in Metro Judge White asked the man How did you enjoy your daysV- didnt replied a sombre Mr Cottrell Judge White said the 22yearold mans record of previous convictions include break and entry and other counts Its important to consider the protection of the public from people like you- Judge While told the accused man You have had your breaks in the past and I dont know that youre not getting another one i NEWMARKET A 20yearold Township youth who pleaded guilty before Judge F White here last week was fined or 30 days in jail as a first offender Frank Smith of Keswick was charged last May following a police chase involving several cruisers Testimony revealed the man had travelled at speeds up to mph in a zone and at in a 50 zone in his forts to evade police The car crashed into a ditch causing worth of damage to the vehicle Mr Smith told police when caught he was to get away because he didnt want to get a speeding ticket NEWMARKET Russell father of three children learned last week thatll would have been cheaper to pay someone towing service than to drive an unlicenced vehicle himself white he too was unlicenced to do so Mr was charged by York Regional Police with driving while suspended and after he pleaded guilty before Judge White he was fined or four days in jail Mr counsel said the Township man had been ordered his father-in- law to get the car off his property He knew he be on the road but no else would move It him his counsel said j