GERMANY
Planning your trip to Berlin
The Festival of Freedom celebration on Nov. 9 ends with an official reenactment of the toppling of the wall using specially designed 4-foot-tall dominoes arranged along the former border. They will be knocked over, and the last domino will fall at the Brandenburg Gate, where a major concert and street festival with fireworks will take place.
THE BEST WAY TO
From LAX, Lufthansa, KLM,
TELEPHONES To call the numbers listed below from the U.S., dial 011 (the international dialing code), 49 (country code for Germany), 30 (the city code) and the local number.
WHERE TO STAY
Arcotel John F, 11 Werderscher Markt; 405-0460, www.arcotel.at. Reasonably priced, with doubles starting at about $122 a night.
WHERE TO EAT
Lutter & Wegner, 56 Charlottenstrasse; 202-9540, www.lutter-wegner-gendarmenmarkt.de. Entrees start at about$22.
Refugium, 5 Gendarmenmarkt; 229-1661, www.restaurant-refugium.de. A variety of set three-course meals starting at about $48.
TO LEARN MORE
Berlin tourism: www.visitberlin.de/english/berlin- infos/index.php
German rail: www.bahn.de/international/view/en/ index.shtml
About the wall: www.berlin.de/mauer/index.en.html
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