Michelin Web site

Michelin Web site
Michelin, the century-old expert on European travel, has gone online in a big way.
Its Web site, www.viamichelin.com, lets travelers plan driving trips with directions, plus more, reports Gem & uuml;tlichkeit, a travel newsletter specializing in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (www.gemut.com).
The Michelin site includes details for every city on your planned route that has rated hotels and restaurants. It also includes tourist attractions.
All can be saved to a customized miniguide.
'20s style in Berlin
In celebration of Berlin's connection with the glamour of the 1920s, Berlin Tourismus Marketing celebrates "Entertainment at its Best," dedicating 2003 to the art forms made famous during that time.
The era is highlighted by the renowned Kit Cat Club, made world famous by Liza Minnelli's Academy-Award winning performance in the motion picture "Cabaret."
Berlin offers a diverse range of show revues, acrobatics, slapstick, satire and comedy.
For more information, visit www.berlin-tourist-information.com on the Web.
Train show canceled
Damage from a recent snowstorm in Maryland has forced cancellation of the "Fair of the Iron Horse 175, Festival of Trains," organizers have announced.
The event celebrating the 175th anniversary of American railroading had been scheduled June 28 through July 3 at the Baltimore and Ohio (B & amp;O) Railroad Museum in Baltimore.
Wind and the weight of snow collapsed the museum's 1884 roundhouse and did "catastrophic" damage to the collection inside, according to Jim Brady, chairman of the museum board.
For more information, visit www.borail.org on the Web.
Artist puts muralson California buses
According to the Public Works Department in San Luis Obispo, Calif., the town has the world's first hand-painted fine-art bus.
Local artist Liz Maruska finished painting her first city bus, which was put into service in December.
The response has been positive, and, "The transit manager is enthusiastic about the possibility of having all the buses painted in the future," she says.
The murals, featuring the area's green volcanic peaks, are painted with iridescent colors that change in the light as the bus moves. "I like my work to be out in the real world, not tucked away in a museum," she says.
Visit www.lizmaruska.com on the Web for a look.
Michelangelo at Louvre
On display through June 23 at the Louvre in Paris is a magnificent collection of 40 Michelangelo drawings, all owned by the museum and not presented together since 1975. They include "The Resurrection of Christ."
For more information, visit www.louvre.fr on the Web.