DESTINATIONS.
BUT THE CITY HAS A CHARM ALL ITS OWN.
NOT TO MENTION SOME EXCELLENT MUSEUMS.
BERLIN AND FRANKFURT ON THIS EDITION OF PASSPORT.

==== Captions performed by 
Tom von Strong and Tom von Strong.Photography.
 
This clip was originally recorded off-the-air from an AMERICAN FORCES NETWORK
afn - Berlin broadcast that I recorded in my youth. Recently, transferred from VHS to video file to preserve a historical record of Cold War life in Berlin in 1986, before the wall came down, and before Berlin Brigade's mission was completed.====
===Unfortunately, the entire episode did not survive the test of time.  After 5 minutes, it got recorded over and erased. ===
I believe that the show was originally produced by AFN- Frankfurt.
THIS IS THE BERLIN WALL.
PART OF A UNIQUE CITY.
IT'S AN ISOLATED CITY OF OPPOSING FORCES.
IT LIES 110 MILES INSIDE THE EAST GERMAN BORDER.
BERLIN IS THE LARGEST CITY IN GERMANY.
IT OCCUPIES AN AREA OF 341 SQUARE MILES.
YOU HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THIS
FASCINATING PLACE DURING YOUR EUROPEAN TOUR.
AND YOU CAN GET THERE FREE.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TRAVELING BY DUTY TRAIN.
LIKE SPACE-A TRAVEL ON MILITARY AIRCRAFT.
MANY TIMES THERE ARE SEATS AVAILABLE ON DUTY
TRAINS.
AFTER DUTY PASSENGER REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN
FILLED.
AND UNLIKE SPACE-A FLIGHTS WHICH COST $10.
THE DUTY TRAIN COSTS NOTHING.
THAT MEANS A FREE VACATION RIDE TO OR FROM
BERLIN FOR ALL ID CARD HOLDERS.
DEPARTURES GO NIGHTLY FROM FRANKFURT, BERLIN,
AND BREMERHAVEN TRAIN STATIONS.
THAT'S ALSO WHERE YOU'LL FIND THE MILITARY
BOOKING OFFICES THAT HANDLE DUTY TRAINS.
THESE ARE GERMAN TRAINS WITH SLEEPER COMPARTMENTS.
THE ONE FROM FRANKFURT LEAVES AROUND 8 PM
NIGHTLY, AND ARRIVES IN BERLIN THE NEXT MORNING
AT ABOUT 6.
YOU CAN SLEEP ON THE TRAIN BE READY TO SEE
THE SIGHTS THE NEXT DAY.
YOU CAN MAKE RESERVATIONS UP TO SIX WEEKS
IN ADVANCE.
IT IS WISE TO DO THAT FOR A GUARANTEED SEAT.
YOU CAN TAKE YOUR FAMILY.
THEY WILL TRY TO ARRANGE FOR ALL OF YOU TO
TRAVEL IN THE SAME COMPARTMENT.
THERE ARE GOOD AND BAD TIMES TO TRAVEL.
THE BEST TIMES ARE DURING THE WEEK.
THE WORST TIMES ARE FRIDAY, SATURDAYS, AND
HOLIDAYS.
ONE THING WE NOTICED ON THE TRIP, REFRESHMENTS
SERVICE IS LIMITED.
IT IS WISE TO BRING YOUR OWN SNACKS.
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS FREE RIDE, YOU'LL
HAVE SOME IMPORTANT BORDER CROSSING PAPERWORK
TO GET IN ORDER.
CHECK WITH YOUR PERSONNEL OFFICE FOR DETAILS.
AND WHAT ABOUT THE TRAIN RESERVATION?
FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN CALL THE DUTY
TRAIN BOOKING OFFICES.
ON YOUR ARRIVAL IN BERLIN, YOUR FIRST STOP
SHOULD BE AT THE INFORMATION TOURS AND TRAVEL
OFFICE.
YOU CAN ASK AT THE DUTY TRAIN ARRIVAL POINT
FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO GET THERE.
THEIR HOURS ARE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 9:30
AM UNTIL 5 PM, SATURDAYS 8 AM UNTIL4 PM.
CLOSED ON SUNDAY.
THEY HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION THAT YOU'LL
NEED TO SEE THE SIGHTS AND GETTING AROUND.
THERE IS A MONTHLY CALENDAR OF TOURS.THE FLIP
SIDE HAS REQUIREMENTS LISTED FOR TRAVELING
TO EAST BERLIN.
THERE'S A HANDOUT ON HELPFUL HINTS FOR TRAVEL
TO EAST BERLIN.
THERE'S A THINGS TO SEE AND DO HANDOUT.
THEY HELP YOU GET AROUND THE CITY WITH A 
U-BAHN PLAN.
THERE IS A MAP OF THE CITY.
ABOOK IN ENGLISH CALLED BERLIN FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
HOW ABOUT A BERLIN PROGRAM?
SORRY, THIS IS IN GERMAN.
BUT STILL IS VERY INFORMATIVE.
THERE IS A BERLIN BROCHURE IN ENGLISH.
ALL THE MAJOR SIGHTS ARE LISTED HERE.
THINGS ARE FREE FOR THE ASKING AT THE BERLIN
ITT.
JUST A SHORT WALK FROM THAT ITT OFFICE, THERE'S
A U-BAHN OR SUBWAY STOP.
BERLIN HAS A GREAT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
AND USING IT IS EASY.
GO TO ONE OF THESE MACHINES LOCATED AT U-BAHN
STOPS.
YOU''LL NEED SOME CHANGE.
IT'LL COST 2 MARK 10 PHENNIGS FOR ADULTS AND
1 MARK 30 PHENNIGS FOR TWELVE AND UNDER TO
TRAVEL TO THE CITY CENTER AREA.
YOU MUST GET A TICKET BEFORE RIDING THE U-BAHN.
THERE IS NO PLACE TO BUY ONE ON BOARD.
THESE TICKETS ARE ALSO GOOD FOR BUSSES.
WHICH ARE BY THE WAY DOUBLE DECKER.
YOU CAN ALSO GET TICKETS FOR BUSSES FROM THE
BUS DRIVERS.
SEE YOU DOWNTOWN.
THIS IS THE 
HEART OF BERLIN.
THE Kurfürstendamm OR KUDAMM.
IT IS THE CENTER OF ACTIVITY BOTH DAY AND
NIGHT.
FOR AMERICANS IT IS BROADWAY AND FIFTH AVENUE.
ORIGINALLY, JUST AN ALLEY WAY LEADING TO THE
PRINCE ELECTOR'S HUNTING LODGE IN THE NEARBY
GRUNE--------
