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Caption: SIDEWALK CAFE KURFÜRSTENDAMM WEST BERLIN

Booklet Description: 1. Berlin, capital of the German Empire from 1871 until 1945, is divided into two sections -- East and West Berlin. Buzzing with activity, West Berlin makes almost every kind of machinery run by electricity. Once again, it has resumed its artistic life with film, music, and other festivals. In its art museums hang some of the world's greatest masterpieces. And along busy Kurfurstendamm, the Broadway of West Berlin, are some of the finest shops and sidewalk cafes in all Europe.

Caption: VIOLINMAKER’S WORKSHOP MITTENWALD

Booklet Description: 12. High technical skill and the patronage of the great has given Mittenwald a violin market that has few competitors. Each instrument has its own tone, shape, and character. The art has been handed down from generation to generation since about 1600. The little village also exports guitars, zithers, and cuckoo clocks to all parts of the world.

Caption: A TRADITIONAL BLACK FOREST FARMHOUSE

Booklet Description: 21. In the Black Forest, farms are handed down from generation to generation. Preservation of tradition, in both dress and labor, is a matter of pride with these people. Here families dwell in the front of the house; the livestock is stabled in the rear. Many German folktales center around the Black Forest.

Caption: LINDAU HARBOR BODENSEE

Booklet Description: 20. Lindau, situated on two islands in the Bodensee, is the central point of trade between Bavaria and Switzerland. Authentic records date back to the ninth century when the town was a Roman camp. The lake is noted for its sudden rise and fall. In 1770, it rose 24 feet above its usual level in less than an hour. This phenomenon has never been explained.

Caption: THE REITERALP FROM THE RAMSAU VALLEY

Booklet Description: 19. In Ramsau, as in all the Bavarian Alps, peasants have great affection for their hills. Only a few ever emigrate. Often a mountain, such as Reiter-alp in the background, separates vastly different habits and customs. Running through the valley is Alpen-autobahn, a super-highway linking this region to the rest of the world.

Caption: ROTTACH EGERN ON TEGERNSEE

Booklet Description: 18. Clumsy gondola-like boats and modern craft share the Tegernsee -- a resort area for all. The houses of Rottach Egern, on the shores of the lake, are chiefly of stone covered with smooth plaster. Religious pictures decorate the outside walls. The Benedictine Monastary [sic] of Tegernsee, in centuries past, was one of the great cultural centers of Europe.

Caption: CASTLE OF NEUSCHWANSTEIN

Booklet Description: 17. Neuschwanstein was built in 1884 by Ludwig Il, who dotted the countryside with fairytale castles. Known as the Mad King, he committed suicide two years after his castle was completed. Its interior is decorated with scenes from Richard Wagner's operas and events in the life of Louis XIV.

Caption: THE FAMOUS SPA BAD REICHENHALL

Booklet Description: 16. Germany has over 200 spas where people from all over the globe gather to drink the health-giving waters, take baths, or relax and have fun. One of the most picturesque of these resorts is Bad Reichenhall. A paradise to the ailing, its curative springs have been famous since Roman times.