Having a Ball in Bavaria: They pined for new ornaments -- and ended up in a fairy-tale village. (Post, Nov. 28, 2004)

Das Beach: Berlin's 'Shores' Offer Sun, Sand And the Wall (Post, Sept. 21, 2003)

Hamburgmania: On a Beatles Tour, the Old Haunts Still Rock (Post, May 11, 2003)

Dreaming in German: Returning to Berlin after a long absence, both Marc Fisher and his daughter find it hard to separate what is remembered from what is real (Post, Sept. 23, 2001)

The Tropics Of Germany: The Bodensee has swaying palms, fragrant blooms, shimmering azure waters -- and heaping platters of bratwurst. (Post, July 22, 2001)

SHOESTRING EUROPE Berlin (Post, March 4, 2001)

BERLIN: Das Boom (Post, March 5, 2000)