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WIN A WEEKEND BREAK IN AMSTERDAM WITH AMSTERDAM TRAVEL SERVICE

If I didn't know better, I'd say there was something sinister hereabouts.Unsure of my bearings, I consult my map. "Danger Area" is plastered in redacross it. To my left is the turn-off to a ghostly village: population zero.A church, yes; an old manor house, yes; cottages, yes. Completely desertedfor 56 years, although fortunately there's a good reason.

The map reveals that I am about five miles east of a famous coastal feature,to which I motor with all haste. On the way, I pass a castle built in 1608and owned by the same family since 1641. It hit the headlines in 1929 whenit was gutted by fire, and for decades stood as a ruin until recently beingrestored. A mile or so beyond, I take a sharp left turn and descend thesteep, narrow road to a horseshoe bay, once the home of pirates andsmugglers.

I leave the car to find myself in a geologist's paradise. Here, MotherNature hiccuped; what once were horizontal rock strata now jab skywards. Thelandscape continues to change to this day, and I soon discover a spot wherethe seaward-facing barrier of hard rock has been punctured, allowing thewaves to scoop out the softer rock behind - the germ of a new bay.

I retrace my footsteps and head west along a steep clifftop footpath,turning every now and then to admire the view behind me. The further Iclimb, the more spectacular it is, and the more puffed I become. After abreathless mile, I come to a promontory, on either side of which are smallsheltered bays. From here I can see a bull, a cow, a blind cow, a calf and abat's head - yet this is no menagerie. And were I to walk just a littlefurther, I'd have an encounter with a scratchy bottom! These, however, arenothing compared to the star feature: a magnificent arch on the promontory'swestern edge, carved by the sea from solid rock, the same rock used to builda very famous cathedral.

Keen to inspect it at close quarters, I descend what seems like scores ofsteps to the shingle beach below. There I peer through the arch to the oceanbeyond. This rock is 150m years old; what must it have witnessed? And whatwill it make of the new millennium, a mere speck in the annals of time?

THE QUESTIONS

1 What is the name of the ghostly village?

2 What is the name of the arch?

THE PRIZE

A two-night break for two, staying at a choice of 12 four-star hotels incentral Amsterdam, including flights from your local airport, andairport-to-hotel transfers, with Amsterdam Travel Service. Also included isa day's bicycle hire, and an evening cruise along the city's beautifulcanals. The prize can be taken any time up to December 23, 1999, excludingbank holidays, subject to availability.

Amstersdam Travel Service, a short-break specialist, is one of the leadingtour operators to Holland and offers a wide selection of one-to five- starhotels. It also provides a range of extras such as free cycle hire and canalcruises, and has its own information office on Dam Square. For furtherdetails, call Amsterdam Travel Service on 01992-456080.

The winner, and two runners- up, will also win two Rough Guide travel books

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