Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 15, 1978, Winnipeg, Manitoba Fortune Vij i does by Charles Parr Wolti a personal was country Rural be and even whenever he Opportunity irises desert islands and in not a Lover of Al Petal and although in big jets dump me into in usually on the Way lit again As soon As Ive got Var the the hotel in Tokyo was of film Laiing a Concrete Luff surmounted by a Rev blvd no and with be rooms so Small you had to shuffle in sideways to get ast the the window permanently sealed and existed All my Effort with in lightweight pliers screwdriver which Are an is Enlil part of my one Claustrophobic night As More than at 8 the next morning i was 11 a taxi on my Way to Leno Tallon where i took a train or about 320 kilo to the leave Tokyo in any direct Urt and youre doomed to 45 minutes of sprawling ugly but Japan is full of and one of them is in Speed with which the Sce Ery like a revolving stage in an expensive at one moment youre Taring gloomily at smok in chimneys and piles of usty at the next youre living through open coun with peasant women vide Straw hats working in Myldy and in the Dis sunny Hills covered Vith shimmering to an astonishing Transfer and you see it from Rains wherever you our coach had a Centre panoramic win own and with adjustable Back and p to firs class air plane from time to line Young girls appeared ushing trolleys Laden with i bought a Moked squid in a cellophane a and chewed my Way through this tasty morsel As i watched the for unch 1 recommended the Skiben a Box of delicious ice the Best Ive tasted a selection of As sorted and a pair if throwaway chop you can pass a Happy half hour browsing Over this exotic Sendai has some Fine shop Ling crammed with Noh Atsuma Ware Cream col Ted pottery and dolls in a variety of local my japanese Riend and 1 gave All this Only i Quick after which we hired a car to drive is to a Small coastal town further to the Matsushima not to be on fused with a Industrial Complex polluting the Inland sea 320 Kilometres the other Side of Okyo is Only 45 minutes by Oad from close our eyes for the next 20 minutes said Takashina my Friend and s we through the inv Able mess of fac Dusty roads i told him the Jupa Ese had an Eye for it not ugliness a charac Lustic Tony share with the Takushi was so truck by the truth of this Emark that he wrote it Down t his As though he Ere Boswell to my be was less awestruck when told him it want original it its certainly a Strong smell of fish braided our approach to where villagers were hauling in their then we turned Inland a Short distance and climbed up into wooded quite and another of those instant transforms a further 10 minutes at an easy Pace and we dropped Down into the Village is in pretend the great attraction is the Bay of a thousand is whether there really Are a thousand islands 1 like to but they Are Cert ally numbered in a few of the larger ones Are with a tiny a shrine and a school some Are so Small they support Only a single twisted if you take a few minutes climb into the Hills behind Matsushima and look Down to the the Panorama of tree Clad islands is truly drag yourself out of bed Early enough the next morning and youll see the scattered Pines rising from a sea of Mist a delicate japanese print two of nearest islands Are mme Ted to the main land by a one is tiny entire area occupied by a Fri flu Tara approached by a Long Bridge painted in Bright is Large but Lynh we strolled round it an an pausing every now and again for a glimpse of the Bay through the trac Ery 6f the Pines which sur rounded at one Point we saw fishermen rather sea wee men theres a Ciai name for them in Japa Nese erecting Bamboo Ricardes to trap the As the tides moved it Back and one wonders Why this delicious and sustaining vegetable has never caught on in the and still More so in the half starved third i spent the night at the hotel an attractive class inn right on the in contrast to the suffocating Box room in the luxury hotel in Tokyo i had a Little Entrance with bathroom and toilet facilities through m the then a airy tap room with a eur taif of wooden beads at the leading to a spacious lounge sliding Glass which in turn led to a Moon bal from which one could Admire the Bay at the atmosphere was japanese but the furnishings were 1 could happily have stayed there for a you cant leave Matsu Shima said until youve seen the Zulu anal and made your the Temple was a Little Way Inland approached through a Long Avenue of behind the Trees were Rock blackened with some of the statues and Stone weathered almost beyond dated Back to the temples foundation in the year most of the Temple together with its impressive series of Gate ways was rebuilt in the Early 17th As we went into the Tern music from vineyards welcomes wine lovers by Nathan Chroman the los Angeles times there May be Little wine making activity in wineries during the summer but dont let that Stop you from a pleasant Jaunt to the califor Nia wine luscious wine grapes Are being pre pared for the Vintage while the summer sounds of music in the vineyards Welcome wine most of the wineries that conduct Vineyard concerts also Supply complimentary wine during others offer wine for Sale to be enjoyed while picnicking alongside the the oldest wine country concert series is Paul Mas sons music at the vineyards celebrating its 21st High above the Hills Over looking Saratoga at the old Paul Masson Mountain win the Alma Trio will appear in a program of Beetho Brahms and Schubert 5 and 26 and Ameri can brass a group of leading brass will concerts begin at with proceeds applied to music scholarships at san Jose and san Francis co state another Vintage sounds popular jazz con certs Are slated at Paul Masson for july 20 and 30 with Cal tjader in an after noon of latin jazz and Bossa with a guest appear Ance by Gary 19 and jazz pianist George shearing with Ste Phane Grapelle will be Fea while a special labor Day schedule brings Back from last year the great Gui tars of Charlie Herb tourism on Rise Ottawa up receipts from the spending of visitors to Canada from abroad in 1977 Rose to up from billion in on this tourism is Cana Das sixth largest earner of foreign after motor engines and Wood pulp and natural Ellis and Barnie concerts begin at with proceeds benefiting guide dogs for the tickets for both series Are available at Paul Masson 13150 Tele phone 408 Napa Valley will present two series the Robert Mon Davi vineyards jazz concerts and the August Moon con certs at Charles mondavis concerts Are scheduled for with Joe pass july Herbie Mann july 23 and Dave Brubeck july concerts begin at 7 for ticket Contact the Robert Mondavi Box Telephone 707 August Moon concerts begin in August with the lamplighters on the Perfiloff russian dancers on the George Shear ing duo on concerts begin at 8 ticket information can be obtained by writing to August Moon con Box or by telephoning the Krug 707 wine masters winery in Lodi continues its jazz con Cert series with Anamani of the Lawrence Welk show and the comedy the wheel july Folk group Randy Sparks and the Back porch majority the concluding Fea Tures the Ink concerts begin at 8 on the Lawn of the cinemas ters House with All proceeds going to the Lodi boys tickets May be obtained in Advance at by sending a Check to wine masters sum Mer Box on performance will be charged assuming tickets Are still for further info Call John Taddeucci at 415 the wine masters winery is located on Quarter mile East of off California for there can be no better Way to enjoy wine than to do so Over music in the most winery concert facilities Are extremely limited to avoid be sure to Call or write for tickets prior to a winery plan a Pic Nic lunch or dinner that will see you through the pleasure of a variety of wine to assay Many wine tastes without Benefit of food could Lead to unpleasant Intorica and not from the music another tip be sure to bring something warm to wine country eve fortunately for the frequently Are Cool and sometimes those not visiting the wine country this summer can still enjoy wine and most notably at the Holly Wood bowl summer festival 1978 with some of the worlds greatest classical music a opening the bowl series july la was Itzhak and Mstislav Ros wine pleasure at the bowl in recent years has intensified so that it is rare when a Box is not graced by a bottle of wine or a magnum is not lugged to the salad seats at the Many a cheap seat has been enjoyed much More Good cabernet or Char i ought to As in my younger Days i spent Many a Summers eve in town still holds fair be la up Bella Coola is one of the few towns left that still holds an agricultural fair every the fair is always held on labor Day weekend and features games and some times with livestock As new York new York weekly departures from 20 from per Irson sharing includes hotel half Day sightseeing orchestra seat to a with Holidis and air Canada ski Steamboat Springs Colorado Vee Kiy departures from 2nd from 137990 per son sharing includes return 7 jets accommodation in 5 Days Ute United with holidays and Frontier amines Una Berg or Anne Patuski Telephone travel Agency Aegean Odyssey tour october 6 for 3 weeks the Ideal time to toys Fly air Canada to London and charter to tour nights nights Athens nights greek Isune cruise Bay tour visiting Patras and Kumpia j680 sharing twin for full details drop in 870 Empress Empress it Eunuce or Call 7865411 pie m were almost swept Back again As a great Gaggle of japanese ail in identical Green dresses and red cascaded Mit of they whooped joyfully when they saw me and screamed Herro sir As they inside we walked through a succession of Tatami flatted Halls de by painted screens culminating in the ornately decorated Peacock outside again we came to an open air stall Hung with paper lanterns and rounded by Earnest looking japanese writing on Long wooden 1 had a peek Over one mans shoulder and he was making a Good Job of calligraphy with a Brush dipped in Green a priest presided and was collecting Money in an earthenware Takashi stood treat for a few in Exchange for which he received two he handed one to on this you must set Down your Dearest writing English with a Brush int too but i managed to in scribe perfect weather for the rest of the Safe Jour Ney Home before i ran out of the priest politely held out his Takashi gave Back his own i handed Over the priest placed them on u Little grate behind the turned on a Gas Jet and burned your prayer will Rise to the said Takashi As my stick went up in he Tell me what hed As for the Shin to goods looked after my first and Japan air lines took care of the at 6 the next morning i staggered on to the Moon Balcony to see the Pinero Vered islands entangled in wisps of four hours in warm we were cruising the Bay in Small whenever you see noon or the Bay of a thousand islands is like a Large scale work of Rural Japan is in Faily Small dollops Between Large segments of Urban develop and is consequently a Little hard to but its Worth making the and earmarking a least a portion of your visit for places off the regular tourist where the japanese them selves go to relax and Recu and last but not accommodation and food Are cheaper and a who by Charles pert visitor writes his wish on a Fortune stick to be burned at a country smoke will ascend to the shinto sophisticated japanese still cherish these ancient Charles parrs two wishes were tourist Boom expected up a spokesman for the Newfoundland tourist commis Sion says the province Antici pates a Good tourist season this year and already in quiries have increased by 100 per cent Over he attributed the increase to a successful advertising Campaign by the department of tourism costing about the Campaign involves advertisements in National and International pub in addition to provincial the department is being assisted by the Federal department of regional eco nomic expansion Dree in financing four new tourist chalets under a Federal pro Vinci Al tourism the Federal tourism Branch is paying the salaries of in formation personnel at the an interpretation Centre at port Aux consid ered a Gateway to the prov also is being financed by tourism minister James Morgan said he Hopes a Simi Lar Centre at the terminal for in Marine can be started this officials of via rail Canada and the Federal office of tourism visited the province pleasure Tours offer 234 week holidays summer fail c Choice selection of hotels Fly up air Winnipeg Honolulu Vancouver Vancouver Honolulu Winnipeg 2 weeks 3 weeks 4 weeks from leave return from leave return aug 06 20 aug 13 q3 aug 0sep 03 sep 03 sep 24 15 sep17oct01 oct01qct15 qgtl6qct29 front leave return jul23aug2q augq6sepq3 sep03oct01 qct010ct29 see a travel agent travel service 219818 Portage a venue Hoxie 7750271 Gateway travel 9426491 i bum earlier this year to outline a new super econ program designed to encourage canadians to spend tourist dollars at the entitled know Canada got under Way in june and is designed to encourage travel to new Landing at port Aux Mainland travel lers May visit major Provin Cial centres and several fish ing and farming communities typical Newfoundland the costing a person based on Dou ble were scheduled to leave Montreal depending on de in in planned 12 Tours from begin Ning in june and offering the same program As the based in Montreal but at a higher the provincial govern ment recently announced a restructuring plan for tourism department will further improve and expand the tourist Industry in the Morgan said four new Divi Sions will be established in the department to operate in areas of visitors development and the first Large scale ing program to be offered tourist information officers was held in Johns in the purpose of the course was to provide officers with information on available tourist services in the prov Ince and their local Eaton travel sail the mexican Riviera with Princess cruises from this easy and Carefree cruise takes you to the heart of the mexican youll cruise one Way Between los Angeles and Acapulco aboard a luxurious Princess youll Fly the other and youll see five fascinating ports along the highlighted by an overnight stay in exciting m my visit Eaton travel for full details plan i it includes Jet Between los Angeles and seven Day to five handsome state and All transfers Between ship and departure every saturday from los Angeles or agape Liq beginning september quoted is per Pergoli rate in eur Chat saw car Dan Eaton my 1973 ;