Berlin and Prague: Nazis, Jews, stamp collectors, and beautiful women

by Philip Greenspun
Join Greenspun as he searches for traces of Jewish history among the shell-pocked ruins of East Berlin, visits the luxurious digs of Frederick the Great, takes a pleasure cruise past the birthplace of the Final Solution, rides down the Elbe River valley to Prague, dates a beautiful young Czech, wrests his bicycle from the Czech bureaucracy, tries desperately to impress two Dutch sisters, visits the last battleground of World War II, and is trapped over Heathrow with a New York philosopher.

You'll learn about fascinating history, beautiful architecture, and, best of all, how ethnic strife in Europe lends perspective to our own problems in America.

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The critics are raving about Berlin and Prague

"What is a good argument, What might be called a good description, What is style? Unfortunately, I do not have an answer to these questions. However, sometimes I know for sure that something is neither a good argument, nor a good description and has definitely no style."
Dietmar J. (Freiburg, Germany)
"The best story on rec.travel I ever read"
Svein-Olaf H. (Norway)
"I was extremely impressed with your writing style and your descriptive powers. I wish I could be encouraging about the commercial potential of this material..."
Andrea C. (editor, New York)
"I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Of course, you must know that such compliments from lawyers are to be assessed in context. When your alternative is reading the latest batch of CCH updates on amendments to SEC Regulations, that isn't saying much."
Saul Fridman (professor, Australia National University)
All text and pictures are copyright 1993 Philip Greenspun
philg@mit.edu