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Christmas spent on the high seas For All Your Fin China Silver Crystal MAIN ST MILTON By VINCENT EGAN Travel Columnist Santa Claus as everyone knows is the worlds greatest and fastest traveller girdling the entire globe the night of Dec 2425 with frequent stops for milk and cookies too Santa Is famous not only for his speed but also his elusiveneds However diligent research shows that there are plenty of places where he Is expected to be seen on his visits this year A strong claim is made by the capital Lapland where his personal post- office address is Arctic Circle Finland From there he replies to childrens let ters in six major languages in cluding English each reply con tains a special game or puzzle about Santa is offering threenight and fournight Christmas in Finland tours to Rovaniemi and even more remote centres in nor thern Finland with adult prices beginning at the equivalent of about Canadian roundtrip from Helsinki starting Dec Activities are geared to the in terests of children with tree- trimming toboggan rides gingerbread baking and visiting reindeer farmers For parents the program includes snowmobile trips saunas and lessons in driving a open slight Oh what fun it is SILENT NIGHT Austria is another interesting country for those who prefer a European Christmas The crowning event of the season is the annual com memoration in the chapel at Oberndorf near Salzburg where the carol Silent Night Holy Night WINTER RETREAT By Trisha Romance Print Price SPECIAL FRAMED 42500 effects GALLERY FRAMING CENTRE 348 STREET lb Centra GEORGETOWN was first performed more than a century ago Austrias last remaining Baro que nativity theatre with rod pup pets is still functioning In the town of Steyr which also claims to have the worlds largest nativi ty scene some 800 figurines in an area of more than 24 square metres Other notable nativity scenes may be visited in Inn sbruck Graz and Vienna In some villages such as Bad Ski reports available The Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation in cooperation with the Ontario SkiResorts Association is once again providing daily information on ski conditions throughout the province The alpine and crosscountry ski reports are available hours a day and provide accurate detailed information on snow surface condi tions weather lifts slopes and operating trails Ontario has some wonderful ski facilities Ontario Miniitery of Tourism and Recreation Peter North said By taking advantage of the Ontario Ski Reporting Program skiers throughout the province will be able to get the most out of Ontarios winter playgrounds Alpine and crosscountry skiing are among Ontarios most popular winter recreational activities and the ski condition report allows en thusiasts to get the most uptodate information available before plan ning theirski outing The alpine condition information line is 416 The cross country information line Is The taped report is available to the public beginning today at am and continuing daily through the Easter weekend of 1991 The report is updated at am and pm Skiers can receive more detailed information by calling Ontario tourism information officers at 416 965tOOfl in Toronto or tollfree at between am and 6 pm Monday through Friday The same service is available in French by calling tollfree at site of the famous pastry shop certain private homes open their nativity scenes to visitors Christmas traditions are similarly strong in Britain so strong that few services public transit places of entertainment etc are open on Dec 25 and foreign visitors must book their meals usually at their hotels well in advance of that day Visitors- can choose from an endless number of short Christmas and New Years holidays at British hotels stately homes and guest houses TOWN COUNTRY CLOTHIERS Royal Columbia Run Bike Swim Fitness 8788622 THE UN Mill SI MILTON Join Us Dec 23rd OPEN HOUSE Hat 1130330 20 DISCOUNT 246 Mmn Street Eur I MILTON 87642441 Pub WEDNESDAY SPECIAL 1130 200 FISH CHIPS BOOK YOUR CHRISTMAS PARTY WITH US Outside Catering Available Main St 8775551 Glen Williams 8773989 WEVE MOVED COMPLETE WINTERIZING PACKAGE Steam Cleaning Interior Shampoo Under Car Oiling ScotchGuard Fire Retardant Engine Shampoo Paint Touchup OO OHr Valid on New or Used Can See You At Our New Location Soon JAKES AUTO CLEAN 265 Guelph St Sinclair Place NEXT TO BELAMYS Georgetown