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...line), which is popular with expat amateurs on the weekends. Saturday morning is the best time to show up. Local team Vertex is always looking for new blood - it practices every weekend, but time and venue vary (contact vertex@mlc9.infoseek.co.jp). • You can be fined for playing near Berlin's Reichstag, but Tiergarten Park is a great spot. On weekends and after 4 p.m. weekdays there are often games in progress...
...occasion; it was lighter gray than the regular army uniform, with shiny gold buttons, a swastika and the Iron Cross medal he had won in the previous World War. As more than 1 million troops flooded into Poland and began taking civilian prisoners, Hitler drove to the Reichstag to appear before the Parliament. "I myself am today, and will be from now on, nothing but the soldier of the German Reich," he said. "I shall not take off this uniform until we have achieved victory." Within two days Britain and France jumped to Poland's defense, and World...
...compared Bush’s actions to Hitler’s burning of the Reichstag as a way to elicit popular support for a fight against a nonexistent enemy...
...tour of Mitte begins at the stately parliament building known as the Reichstag. A suspicious fire gutted the building in 1933, prompting Hitler to take dictatorial powers. The Reichstag has been rebuilt entirely, topped by British architect Norman Foster's breathtaking dome. The parliament is off limits to visitors, but it's possible to climb to the top of the dome for fantastic views of the city. A short walk from the Reichstag is the Brandenburg Gate. Built in 1791 to look like the Propylaea of the Acropolis, the gate became a symbol of the Berlin Wall, which was first...
...Best Sightseeing: An outfit called Berlin Walks has a series of fascinating walking tours of Berlin. Daily, there's a Discover Berlin tour that includes the Reichstag and the Brandenburg Gate. Also a tour of Infamous Third Reich Sites. All in English...