European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Topf the Interior of the Schuhs Skirchen with Luther s sarcophagus in the foreground. Right the Church Tower. Above a bust of Luther. \ Wittenberg is in the state of Sachsen Anhalt about 50 Miles Southwest of Berlin take the Nurnberg Berlin autobahn to co swig then follow local Highway 187 to Wittenberg. A a a a. A a a. A there Are Only two hotels in the City the Goldener Adler and the Miltenberger Hof at College Strasse 56 staff at the Goldener Adler said the hotel is in the process of changing hands and will be closed for extensive renovations. The City information office has a list of approximately 30 private rooms. Average Price is 20 Marks without breakfast and 25 Marks with breakfast. A Good place e to eat is the rates choke at Markt 14. A meal without drinks costs around 12 Marks. Avoid the Goldener Adler where the prices Are inflated and the Lack of customer leads one. To suspect the freshness of the. Food. A a a a a a a a a. For More information Contact wit Lonberg in formation  8, Luther Stadt Wittenberg 4600, Tel. 2239. English speaking staff members a re available to a a answer inquiries. A wrought Iron Fence protects the Brome theses door. Restaurant and Greasy locating Good restaurants in Eastern. Germany is like scan Hing for pearls in oysters its not that they Don t exist hut. You can look a longtime before you find a . A a a.  1 finding any restaurant can he a problem in some areas. This is especially surprising for anyone who is used to the abundance of guest houses and eateries in Western Germany,.most Eastern German towns of t 5,000 or Mote inhabitants have at least one restaurant. Some have two. Hut it you Are passing. Through by car they May hot be easy to. Find a y Quot a. A. At the restaurants we visited the m e n us we re us u a 11 y sin a 11 a f i be or six main dishes a and the food uninspired. Schnitzel was common As wore Wurst and potatoes. You will not go hungry but your cholesterol count will Likely skyrocket nearly everything had too much grease no Vuolle c cuisine has no yet made itto the area. One plus is the pric e s generally a least 20percenl to 3.0 percent below. A Western Germany. A Bergen on the. Island of Rugen a schnitzel witha Cro oriottes peas and carrots was 7.50 Marks $5. In Waren Chicken nuggets on Toast with Cole Slaw and cucumber., a salad Cost 4.80 Marks in i ii Benau a Rump Steak with Pluto Sand vegetable was 10.50 Marks. If you Are in the go there will be times when you simply cannot find a. Restaurant the Way to survive is at the to misses. These Are sir full snack bars a. Usually aluminium trailers with a Grill Anda refrigerator a located at strategic places along the highways sinc e monetary unification in the summer Many former East germans have taken. F 1 advantage of this Chance to become private businessmen for a minimum investment. On the autobahn you Fin done every 10 or 15 Miles. Standard fare is two kinds of Wurst grilled and boiled hamburgers French Fries potato salad Beer soda and a a. Candy. The Price for a grilled Wurst averages about 2.50 Marks $1.66. A soda is usually 1.50 Marks. If you Are travelling on Bat k roads around mealtime arid you see an mass do not pass it by. In some Amas you can r drive a Long Way to t he next one december 13, 1s9q stripes Magazine 9