European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 19, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Continued from Page 9 Sells off his red starred Cap to a tourist for 30 Marks and seemingly serious offers his ak-47 assault Rifle for 400 More. He seems almost As sad As the Young woman artist painting in the Garden of the Zwinger Palace who having just lost her subsidy from the state says she will no longer be Able to continue her Art studies. What will she do now Quot i Don t know she says. Quot i Don t know what will happen. I Don t  just like 16 million other East germans. But there Are no sad ones on this gambit offered by top Tours a Brand new tour into East Germany. Even though too much time is spent on the bus rather than on the ground and the sex communist party recuperation Center which serves As the hotel has not yet caught on to such Western luxuries As soap decent bedding Telephone to and restaurant on this tour none of that matters on this tour Quot expect the unexpected Quot warns Fischer who has a Knack of turning discomforts into hilarious adventure and passing on his own excitement about what what he is seeing. On this tour you see a lot a lot of country. As East and West Speed toward one deutschland forget the amenities. It s like walking into a history Book and having the pages enfold you As East Germany rubs the red sleep from its eyes and wakes from its Long sic Kness it s All just too incredibly educational to w Orry about soap or the fact that state supplied toilet paper seems better suited for sandpaper. Besides Quot rough is better for you,&Quot.As they say in the East. Topf dilapidated buildings seem to be everywhere throughout Bast Germany. Right world War ii ruins in Dresden. Below fishermen near bad Brandenburg. Above Trinity Cathedral in Dresden. Slis sri s a it offis a. A a a ? a Ike v 1 10 stripes Magazine july 19, 1990c y Ltd