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  1. THE UK TRAVELLER
  2. IN GERMANY
  3.  
  4. Since the unification
  5. of East and West Germany
  6. in 1990 the possibilities
  7. for travel in Germany
  8. have almost doubled.
  9. After 45 years it is now
  10. possible to travel from the
  11. German border with France
  12. to the borders of Poland
  13. without once leaving
  14. Germany.
  15.  
  16. Germany contains great
  17. industrial regions but
  18. many areas of beauty.
  19. Main areas to visit from
  20. the UK would include the
  21. Rhineland and the Rhine
  22. (as a river cruise),the
  23. Black Forest, Bavaria,
  24. and the German Alps.
  25. Popular city breaks from
  26. the UK are Berlin and
  27. Hamburg.
  28.  
  29. How to get there:
  30. Ferry:North Sea Ferries
  31. to Rotterdam and then
  32. by road to north Germany.
  33. Harwich to Hamburg.
  34.  
  35. Air:Both Lufthansa and
  36. British Airways operate
  37. daily flights to most
  38. major German cities
  39. from Manchester,Heathrow.
  40. Companies such as GTF
  41. also operate daily
  42. charters to Dusseldorf,
  43. Berlin,Frankfurt,Munich
  44. etc from Manchester and
  45. Gatwick.
  46. Frankfurt has now become
  47. a major hub of European
  48. through traffic and can
  49. be used as a transit
  50. point for flying onwards
  51. to other parts of
  52. Europe and the Far East.
  53.  
  54. Sea:The major port is
  55. Hamburg and many cruises
  56. originate or pick up
  57. here.
  58.  
  59. Tour operators:
  60. Cosmos Tourama (Coach)
  61. Thomson Cities
  62. British Airways Cities
  63. DER Travel
  64. GTF Tours
  65. Travelscene
  66.  
  67. Capital:Bonn
  68.  
  69. Major cities:
  70. Berlin,Munich,Dresden
  71. Hamburg,Frankfurt,
  72. Leipzig,Dusseldorf,
  73. Bremen.
  74.  
  75. Language:
  76. German.
  77.  
  78. Currency:
  79. Deutschmark
  80.  
  81. Pop:77,845,000
  82.  
  83. Status:Federal Republic
  84.  
  85. Passports etc:
  86. British Visitors Passport
  87. is ok. From UK no health
  88. problems.No visas required
  89. for British citizens.
  90.  
  91.