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November.4, 1997

Travel to Berlin

Currency: The German Mark is worth 0.8 of the Canadian dollar (1 DM = $0.80 Cana- dian and $1.00 Canadian = DM 1.24).

BERLIN

I can’t begin to express the feelings I have for this city.

My father and | accidently arrived in East Ber- lin rather than the preferred entrance via West Berlin. As our train pulled through the city, I was frightened by the bullet holes that smothered al- most every building. Things took a dramatic twist from the beauty of Amsterdam and the playfulness of Copenhagen. After spending three hours at the train station, trying to get help from employees that work only with Eastern European travellers, we found ourselves on a commuter train to West Berlin. Talk about a change in scenery. It is not at all hard to see where the wall once di- vided these two halves. While there is still great evidence of past wars in Berlin, the city is full of gorgeous buildings, fas- cinating ruinsand is very much full of life. There are great things to be learned from visit- ing Berlin.

How to get to Berlin: Don’t land in East Berlin (un- less you know what you’re doing). East Berlin deals al- most only withtravellers from Eastern Europe and if you don’t know German or any Scandinavian language, you will find italmost impossible to get any help in English. You can get to Berlin by bus tour, car, train orairplane, take your pick.

*note: Ifyou go by train, make sure it comes in to the Bahnhoff Zoo.

How to get around in Berlin: Cars are in wide use,

as are buses, which can take you all over the city. Bus routes and numbers are avail- able at tourist information. The bus stops are all together, a short hike from the train sta- tion (Bahnhoff Zoo). Walking remains the safest, albeit the longest, way to get around.

Where’ to __ stay: KluckstraBe Jugendgastehaus is a lively hostel made up of dormitories with six beds or more per room. I quite liked it but be warned women: the showers are completely open. Check out all the hostels in Berlin at http:// www.jugendherberge.de/ berlin.html or e-mail youth _hostel_berlin@bIn.de (for Kluckstrafe).

Where to go:

Kaiser-Wilhelm- Gediachtniskirche (the ruin): near the Bahnhoff Zoo, the remains of this church are absolutely indescribable. The top of the tower is missing due to bombings and to look at it is anunbelievable experience. It has since been added on to.

Brandenburger Tor (Brandenburg Gate), Konzerthaus (concert hall)

and Schlob Charlottenburg (Charlottenburg Castle): These are incredible structures definitely worth seeing.

Siegessaule (Victory Column): Also worth a visit.

The Zoo: | didn’t go in, but it looked impressive from the outside. It’s right across from the Bahnhoff.

And of course, there are many other places to check out. Looking for traces of the wall seems to be a favourite pastime of most travellers. Be careful, locals are understandibly tired of being asked where the wall was. Can you blame them for want- ing to move on?

for Berlin. This place will really get into your bones and maybe in a way that you don’t like. Get plenty of rest and eat well -- little problems and stresses become to huge to bear if you don’t have any energy.

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