European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Strolling in East Berlin by Linda White travel editor the other Side of the it should be seen its easy to get Between Tours operated by the army and the air buses especially for the american Community go to East Berlin every Day except some of the Tours Are sightseeing Only some Are All free time some Are our buses Are usually full 49 said a spokeswoman for the air Force recreation the morning i showed up hoping to get a it is better to make a reservation and cancel it than not to be Able to the group that Day was it takes a few minutes to Cross at checkpoint Charlie cameras out of taking pictures at the crossing is hats on for the everyone else put the picture Page of your passport to the window right Side the Border guards cant Board a military Only count when the Driver gets the signal to he the bus through the narrow Street and pops out onto the Broad boulevards of East past the Bunker where Hitler spent his last 100 past the building that was the nazi propaganda min past a higher Section of the on the the new czechoslovak first Stop the Brandenburg for 170 years this was the triumphal Entrance to the classical columns Are one of the most strik ing architectural expressions of the Rise of the Gate is crowned by the blazing Copper goddess of Victo facing the goddess was badly damaged in world War the United states had the original Mold for the statue and agreed to provide a new one if East Berlin would restore the but the reconstructed Gate has to be viewed from afar it stands on romans blocked and leading away from is East Ber Lins showcase Street now embassy Row Unter Den its mile runs past the state the state the former Palace of Kaiser Wilhelm i and the once the close by the Zeu Ghaus is the Neue or guard where an eternal flame Burns in Honor of the victims of racism and it is guarded by soldiers of the Peoples wearing world War ii design uniforms and bearing guns that weigh about 15 on the changing of the guards at 30minute intervals always attracts a eager to photograph the Goose step when a couple marries in it is customary for them to visit the Neue Wache just after the ceremony and leave the brides bouquet at the Tomb of the unknown across the Street is where the Book burnings of 1938 not far away is hum Bolt whose professors and students once crossed to the West to found berlins free tucked away behind Bebe Platz is Green domed he wigs seat of the Bishop for Berlin and East every it is crowded for the Allied mass and its regular sunday masses attract considerable numbers of people of All its circular Interior is classically with strings of Crystal lights suspended from the music from the Organ of pipes surges and Billows round the farther across the Bridge where the Street be comes stands the simple gothic Marie Kirche which contains the oldest painting in Germany of the dance of death the Story of the plague dating from rising behind the Church is the television Tower its Antenna rising to nearly about a third of the Way a steel Ball contains radio and television studios and a it costs 5 Marks to visit the restaurant and visits Are limited to one then Back onto the bulling Center of social life and several streets radiate from and there Are both Urbahn and Spahn Public transport the City tourist information office is though they May not have information in it is better to Stop in one of the cafes and soak up the the Berliner Kaffee Haus serves exceptionally Good mocha Coffee and excellent As Well As Light try the a Light puff pastry with a huge Dollop of whipped Cream under its a Kiin Chen Small pot of mocha costs Marks and the pastries Are in the 2to 4mark the most expensive lunch is under 8 shopping in this area can be although every thing depends on what is in Stock at the sever Al of the East bloc stores Are in the Vicinity usually Good for Folk records and sometimes Art the hungarian and polish shops Are on Karl Liebkn Nech Strasse the russian is under the second Pink awning beside the Hunters shop on Seibels just off the czech shop is a bit far on the bulgar Ian shop and the soviet Book which also has Are on Unter Den one centrum department store is on the Alexande Platz another is located on one of the better shopping Schofhauser the Alexande Platz centrum is like our Wool Worth the one on Schofhauser is More like said the tour a Good record shop and a Large Zeiss optical store Are on Karl Marvallee near the and very close upstairs on the Corner at 29 Karl Liebkn Echt is the another Good place for Light a Small Beer and a plate of five kinds of salads Cost the pricey Meissen shop for hand painted porcelain seconds sometimes available is on Unter Den along with several Book Art galleries and boutiques which May have clothes in the windows that Are not for some Tours go to treptow Park and the soviet War a stupendous Monument at the burial place of some russian soldiers who fell in the Battle for Berlin in persons who Cross into East Germany individually not allowed with a sofa stamp in your passport Are required to change 25 West German Marks at the offi Cial on Toone rate upon this requirement is waived for those entering on the military tour but it is illegal to bring in East the army and air Force Tours Cost and de pending on the extent of the details As to reservations and necessary paperwork for the military Are available from the army at 0308196523 and the air Force at Page 14 members of the american military on a tour of East Berlin join other passersby making photographs of the changing of the photo by Linda White Alexande Platz is always crowded with tourists from East and file photo photo by Linda White the Brandenburg Gate is now in the just on the dividing line of the it is no longer an Island and Hast been since a Branch of the spree River was filled in but it is known Over the world As museum that Cluster of treasures in East it is the oldest exhibition Center in the it All began in when King Friedrich Wilhelm Iii decided he wanted the Public to see the Art treasures scattered among his palaces and it ended with five some of which still Bear the brutal scars of world War but for the most their collections were kept Safe and Are Back on some of the items removed when Berlin was captured have been others Are on exhibit in the in Berli Dahlem but the huge classical architectural works and sculptures can be seen Only in the easts museum the museum that seems most attractive to americans is the Pergamo filled with the soaring architecture of ancient Asia minor Marble Blue and Gold heroic the High literally and is the Pergamo altar built 180 160 in gratitude to zeus and the wings of the museum contain the far Eastern the stars and stripes the museum of the near Eastern museum and the islamic entry is Marks camera buffs must buy a 1mark ticket to take the main parts of the Pergamo museum arc open daily 9 Friday from 10 but the auxiliary collections and the other museums Are closed monday and Here is a list of the other with opening Bode museum Early Christian and byzantine collect egyptian museum and papyrus museum for primeval and Early numismatic picture gallery and sculpture collection from 14th to 18th open wednesday sunday 9 fridays from 10 National gallery painting and sculpture of the 19th and Early 20th open 9 fridays from10 old museum part of the National gallery with Art from East open 9 Friday from 10 study rooms Are open monday thursday 9 and 15 fridays from 10 the new museum is undergoing May the stars and stripes Page 15