GERMANY

Location - Western Europe; Capital - Berlin; Population - 83 million; Currency - Euro

I took a train from Amsterdam to Berlin during my 'inter-rail' around Europe in 1991. These photos aren't the best quality - my apologies!

The Deutsche Mark was the currency of Germany when I visited in 1991.

Which was replaced by the Euro

The tower on the right is called the Fernsehturm, Berlin

Kaiser Wilhelm Gedachtniskirche, a church bombed in World War II, Berlin

Former site of Checkpoint Charlie - a crossing between East and West Berlin when the city was divided

Checkpoint Charlie - Berlin

The Brandenburg Gate, which used to the boundary between East and West Berlin

Brandenburg Gate - Berlin

A war memorial near Brandenburg Gate, Berlin

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LINKS

www.germany-tourism.co.uk - Germany's tourist board

www.about-germany.org

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