European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse A Lyova loft Waren s waterfront and a Thoi a nearby decayed a warehouse left a half timbered building in euro to. Car left Fie East a a the kind of rampant industrialization that turned the Leipzig Dresden Chemnitz Triangle into a . It has also left the population less vulnerable la the Specter of unemployment that other regions face As. Outdated factories Are inevitably shut Down. Wiessmer says the fact that the eco ppm is based More on tourism than Industry Puls the Region at a Dengue a a a. Advantage during this period of econ Oral upheaval. Quot we Are Happy we Are in tourism she says. The Hope of local people is that the Region will be further developed for. Quot gentle a i. A ,. It is unlikely there will be a strip of High Rise hotels along the Lake front Wiessmer says. Quot we Don t want to make the same mistakes As in West . Because of the opening of the Border this tourist season was not nearly As crowded As past years Wiessmer says. An influx of Western visitors could not make up for the thousands of former last germans who took advantage of their first Chance to vacation in the West. A it is a big Region with much to see and do. Popular a warm weather activities include camping hiking fishing boating and windsurfing As Well As swimming excursion boats leave from the town Dock in Waren they run daily in the summer and Are available for groups in the of season. In addition Waren has a Freshwater aquarium and a Folk museum. Quot if you want to see everything it will take a week Giess Mersay. A a a a tips top the streets in Waren need major repairs above a crumbling House one Block off the main Square the Mecklenburg Lake District is in northeastern j Germany in the stale of Mecklenburg Vor Pommert from the Hamburg Berlitz autobahn take the Berlin Rostock autobahn cel off at Maichow add Lake local highway.1 9i2. Toward everywhere else in the former last Germany rooms Are hard to find. Currently there an Only two hotels in. Waren the am Baumhof and the cold Erie Kuncl. Both were full when we were there and we stayed about three piles outside town West Shore of the Lake in the erholt Nosheim Solidarity a former communist party recreation facility arid now a hotel owned by the party s successor the pm it Partei Des Demoura Rischen socialism us. A a a. Facilities were the Best we found in Eastern Germany with new Beds and furniture clean modern bathrooms and even television sets in the rooms the Price was 45,go $31 per person per night in a double room. Desk personnel said the hotel s future is unclear it May be sold or converted to a Home for handicapped children. On the other Side of the Lake about six Miles outside Waren in the town of Klink is the huge former last German army resort is also a youth Hostel in Waren. The Immert Bouk a o in e is at am Kietz 14 in Waren. They have listings of More than 1,000 Beds available in the , Many of these Are in summer. The tourist office also has some private rooms listed. On Jan. 1, the tourist office will take Over the whole for More information Contact Frem Jenver Ehrsam Waren Murit Neuer Markt 19, Waren murium20go, Tel. 4172 december 13, 199q stripes Magazine 7
