Rediscovering the Old East.(resorts in former East Germany)(Brief Article)

From: Newsweek International | Date: August 20, 2001| Author: Romanowska, Krystyna; Theil, Stefan | Copyright information

Getting there is half the fun. My convertible blasts along ancient, tree-lined country lanes, through fields of rye ripening under a Curacao-blue sky. Nothing could be farther away from the metropolitan frazzle of Berlin than the wide-open Pomeranian countryside, three hours north of the capital. Past rolling hills and through dusty medieval villages, the road ends at the dock of a small passenger ferry. Across a narrow channel of the Baltic Sea lies a long, low strip of land, reac...

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