Springwatch: Lake District, Malta and Japan are travel guide bestsellers

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True, the initial destination was not as inspiring as some: I was heading for a lay-by that happened to be across the road from an “adult entertainment” shop called Prowler in central Bristol. The reason: this was the location for [the pioneering long-distance intercity electric coach journey](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9lbGVjdHJpYy1jb2FjaC1mbGl4YnVzLWJyaXN0b2wtbG9uZG9uLWIyNTE2MzM2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPThvcnFwcHNqemNibSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjItMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmX88S79ZZMvL_FSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), on FlixBus to Victoria Coach Station in London. “Living the dream” barely begins to describe my morning. Yet the outlook brightened as I talked to Jude Brosnan, marketing manager for Stanfords – the world’s biggest map and travel bookshop. Almost at the top of her sales charts this week: the Lake District, [Malta](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9tYWx0YS9iZXN0LXRoaW5ncy10by1kby12YWxsZXR0YS1tYWx0YS1iMjQ0ODY0Ny5odG1sP2xpZD03Z3VoYTd5MzFpbGomdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIyLTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl_PEu_WWTLy_xUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) and [Japan](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2FzaWEvamFwYW4vamFwYW4tdHJhdmVsLWd1aWRlLWNvdW50cnktYjIyMjgyMDQuaHRtbD9saWQ9cmE2c25xZTJxa3lsJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZfzxLv1lky8v8VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). The great poets have done their bit for the first two targets. Who wouldn’t want to venture to [Cumbria](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC91ay9lbmdsYW5kL2xha2UtZGlzdHJpY3QvbGFrZS1kaXN0cmljdC1iZXN0LWhvdGVscy1wdWJzLXJlc3RhdXJhbnRzLXdhbGtzLWIyMjkzNTM4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWYyYWw0c3ozanFzNCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjItMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmX88S79ZZMvL_FSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) for Wordsworth’s “host of golden daffodils” or the middle of the Med for Byron’s “joys of La Valette”? Japan, though, surprised me – and Jude. “People used to go to South America or different parts of Asia, but never Japan,” she says. “Now it's really taking off.” Beside the cherry blossom (best seen in Kyoto in the first two weeks of April), the sheer ease of travel around the nation by rail is a key attraction. 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this one is in Hakone National Park [Try 6 months of Independent Premium for just £6](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP0S5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3Vic2NyaWJlP2xpZD02b2x4Mjg3dmN3ZGUmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIyLTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl_PEu_WWTLy_xUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)   Get inspired... ~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9ub3J0aC1hbWVyaWNhL3VzYS9uZXcteW9yay9uZXcteW9yay1jaXR5LWhvbGlkYXktZ2hvc3RidXN0ZXJzLWZpbG0tYjI1MTMzMzcuaHRtbD9saWQ9aXIzMGJ0ZzVlaTU5JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZfzxLv1lky8v8VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj [See New York City like a Ghostbuster](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9ub3J0aC1hbWVyaWNhL3VzYS9uZXcteW9yay9uZXcteW9yay1jaXR5LWhvbGlkYXktZ2hvc3RidXN0ZXJzLWZpbG0tYjI1MTMzMzcuaHRtbD9saWQ9bWpjamZiZnFiY2V6JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZfzxLv1lky8v8VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) With a new Ghostbusters movie about to hit screens – and 40 years after the original was released – our writer ‘set jet’ into the Big Apple for a tour of the films’ locations. [Check them out here](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9ub3J0aC1hbWVyaWNhL3VzYS9uZXcteW9yay9uZXcteW9yay1jaXR5LWhvbGlkYXktZ2hvc3RidXN0ZXJzLWZpbG0tYjI1MTMzMzcuaHRtbD9saWQ9dWh5YXk5NmU2ZTR3JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZfzxLv1lky8v8VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). ~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2FzaWEvd2hhdC13YXMtaGlwcGllLXRyYWlsLXRoZS1zZXJwZW50LWNoYXJsZXMtc29iaHJhai1iMjUxNTUyNy5odG1sP2xpZD1hdHNmYWFtaTEyNzYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIyLTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl_PEu_WWTLy_xUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ [What is the 60s/70s 'hippie trail'?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2FzaWEvd2hhdC13YXMtaGlwcGllLXRyYWlsLXRoZS1zZXJwZW50LWNoYXJsZXMtc29iaHJhai1iMjUxNTUyNy5odG1sP2xpZD1iM28wYnYydWQ0bzYmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIyLTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl_PEu_WWTLy_xUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) The Eurasian route saw renewed interest with BBC series The Serpent. 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This event takes place every 25 years, and 2025 is the next. “Estimates are that 25 to 40 million people will come to Rome in one calendar year, particularly from Easter 2025. This one is likely to be even busier than the one in 2000.” He recommends a visit to the Italian capital between mid-November and mid-December 2024. [5 BEST VIEWPOINTS IN ROME](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS9pdGFseS9yb21lL2Jlc3Qtcm9tZS12aWV3aW5nLXBvaW50cy1iMjUxMzM0NC5odG1sP2xpZD13ZXc0Zm1iNG9wMDgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIyLTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl_PEu_WWTLy_xUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)   [Travel rucksacks](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvZXh0cmFzL2luZHliZXN0L3RyYXZlbC1vdXRkb29ycy9iZXN0LXRyYXZlbC1iYWNrcGFja3MtYjIzMDU5MTkuaHRtbD9saWQ9Y3Bydmk0Ym10dzE0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZfzxLv1lky8v8VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) We've rounded up [the best travel backpacks](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvZXh0cmFzL2luZHliZXN0L3RyYXZlbC1vdXRkb29ycy9iZXN0LXRyYXZlbC1iYWNrcGFja3MtYjIzMDU5MTkuaHRtbD9saWQ9eHBtZWZmY3M2aXNhJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZfzxLv1lky8v8VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) - tried and tested during hiking holidays and city breaks.   Simon’s dispatches Spring brings a sense of rebirth. And while it is difficult to get overly lyrical about a disused airport in South Yorkshire, considerable joy accompanied [the surprise announcement that Doncaster Sheffield may once again see arrivals and departures](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP4QJAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvZG9uY2FzdGVyLWFpcnBvcnQtY291bmNpbC1yZXNjdWUteW9ya3NoaXJlLXNoZWZmaWVsZC1iMjUxNjM3MC5odG1sP2xpZD1oc3c1ZmJuNm5mam0mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIyLTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl_PEu_WWTLy_xUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)– with the local council taking out a 125-year lease on the site. “Really great news for Yorkshire, Lincs and North Derbyshire,” says reader Ed Byard. The West Midlands, too, have seen some aviation celebrations – with [easyJet launching a base at Birmingham airport](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9iaXJtaW5naGFtLWFpcnBvcnQtZWFzeWpldC1yeWFuYWlyLWpldDItYjI1MTQzODAuaHRtbD9saWQ9Zmh3c2oxa2lzYzU2JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZfzxLv1lky8v8VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). Competition this summer is likely be ferocious, with Britain's biggest budget airline squaring up against incumbents Ryanair, Jet2 and Tui. Airport boss Nick Barton told me: “None of the airlines are fearful of competition, so we can only expect to see them challenging each other and getting better.” [He has big ambitions for Birmingham airport](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9iaXJtaW5naGFtLWFpcnBvcnQtZWFzeWpldC1yeWFuYWlyLWpldDItYjI1MTUyMTAuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZWpyMmFkYWhtZTJmJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZfzxLv1lky8v8VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). In Scotland, Edinburgh is preparing to make it easier for travellers to reach the United States. If you’ve flown the Atlantic to the US, perhaps you know the feeling: you’re exhausted after a long flight, and then spend an hour or more lining up for American immigration. The airport serving the Scottish capital aims to solve that problem by [clearing transatlantic passengers through US border formalities while they’re still on UK soil](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL25ld3MtYW5kLWFkdmljZS9wcmVjbGVhcmFuY2UtdHJhdmVsLXVzLWZsaWdodHMtZHVibGluLXVrLWIyNTEzNDA1Lmh0bWw_bGlkPWZybGU1N2dwMmMxbiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjItMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmX88S79ZZMvL_FSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). Dublin already offers Preclearance, and it is a marvel. Gordon Dewar, Edinburgh’s chief executive, says: “If you look at what Dublin have achieved – they’ve got a similar size population to Scotland in Ireland and yet they've probably got about four times as much connectivity to the States. A big part of that is about Preclearance.” Don’t book your ticket until 2027 or so, though. By now you may be dismayed at all the talk of aviation. Isn’t there a climate crisis? Jude Brosnan of Stanfords is back with some heartening news. “It seems like lots of people are trying to do less flying, more train travel,” she says. “People are really more interested in slow travel – cycling to destinations and exploring the places closer to them. The perennial top of the charts may surprise you, too. “Our best-selling book is always the European Rail Timetable.” It may look like an endless list of stations and times, but for many of us it is the key to a dream trip. And not on a bus. [150 years of European rail timetables](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL3JhaWwtdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZWFuLXJhaWwtdGltZXRhYmxlLXRyYWlucy0xNTAteWVhcnMtYjIzMDk0MDMuaHRtbD9saWQ9dTI3YTF5Y2h6YXY0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZfzxLv1lky8v8VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)   Question of the week Question of the week New arrivals in Berlin?     I haven’t been to Berlin since 2009 and plan to head back in May. What have I missed that’s opened in the past 15 years?     Your timing is perfect: early summer finds the German capital at its loveliest. If you are flying, you will arrive at [Berlin Brandenburg](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvYmVybGluLWJyYW5kZW5idXJnLWFpcnBvcnQtZmxpZ2h0cy11ay1vcGVuaW5nLWIxNTU3NzU4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTVpZzltY29wZHJ4bCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjItMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmX88S79ZZMvL_FSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). The new airport arrived nine years late, but is now a pleasure to use. It has fast, frequent and inexpensive rail connections to the city centre from a station directly beneath the centre of the terminal. My favourite new(-ish) hotel in central Berlin is the [NH Checkpoint Charlie](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvaG90ZWwtc3VzdGFpbmFiaWxpdHktc2luZ2Fwb3JlLXJhZmZsZXMtYnVmZmV0LWIyMjE4NDk2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTQzdjI1amcxNHMxcyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjItMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmX88S79ZZMvL_FSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~): modern, surprising (in a good way) and within easy walking distance of all the new treats I shall now outline. When you were last in Berlin, the Neues Museum was in the final stages of resurrection before reopening as a breathtaking venue for classical antiquities. The nearby Humboldt Forum opened in what was previously the Berlin Palace, in 2021. Its brief is not exactly narrow: “human history, art and culture”. The venue is spectacular, and you can access the roof terrace for a fresh view of the city. Yet for anyone with a memory of the Cold War, probably the most powerful memorial dates only from 1962. The Palace of Tears at Friedrichstrasse railway station is where people checked out of East Germany to the West – a profoundly emotional experience. Since 2011, it has been a free museum bearing witness to [the human tragedy of a divided city and nation](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdHJhdmVsL2V1cm9wZS93cml0ZXItcy1ibG9jLXNpbW9uLWNhbGRlci1yZXR1cm5zLXRvLWVhc3QtZ2VybWFueS0xODE2MTgyLmh0bWw_bGlkPXY3NGZ6amtnMXkwdCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjItMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmX88S79ZZMvL_FSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). As you probably discovered in 2009, eating and drinking in Berlin is a good-value joy. I enjoy the bars, restaurants and street food stalls around Hackescher Markt (directly outside the S-Bahn station of that name). When I visited Berlin most recently earlier this month, friends in the city introduced me to the excellent Hugo Notte Restaurant – occupying the crypt of the magnificent “French cathedral”, a Hugenot church on Gendarmenmarkt. [Berlin City Guide](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP4QRAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9ldXJvcGUvZ2VybWFueS9iZXJsaW4vdHJhdmVsLWd1aWRlLWJlc3QtaG90ZWxzLWNpdHktcmVzdGF1cmFudHMtdGhpbmdzLXRvLWRvLWE5Mjc1MDMxLmh0bWw_bGlkPXN0ZHpkbmJ6Y3V4MyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjItMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmX88S79ZZMvL_FSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Essential reading ~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvY2hhbmdlLWhvbGlkYXktbW9uZXktYWlycG9ydC1leGNoYW5nZS1yYXRlcy1iMjUxNjI1NS5odG1sP2xpZD1lMG5ubnM2eTFsYmgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIyLTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl_PEu_WWTLy_xUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~ [This holiday mistake could cost families over £300 million this year](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3RyYXZlbC9uZXdzLWFuZC1hZHZpY2UvY2hhbmdlLWhvbGlkYXktbW9uZXktYWlycG9ydC1leGNoYW5nZS1yYXRlcy1iMjUxNjI1NS5odG1sP2xpZD1ueGRtbDAycWxpNW8mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIyLTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl_PEu_WWTLy_xUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) STAT OF THE WEEK 11% [Decline in visitor numbers to top UK tourist attractions since 2019, with Chinese visitors not yet back and Brexit rules keeping out some 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Podcast’ – available free on [Spotify](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly9vcGVuLnNwb3RpZnkuY29tL3Nob3cvMHMwSGwyaExoazR5VTFIMGFHVG5Vdz9zaT05V2dSS3NjYlROMlc1eElLYi1zT0lBJm5kPTEmbGlkPWJub2QzZjVvczhlMSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjItMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmX88S79ZZMvL_FSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), [Apple Podcasts](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly9wb2RjYXN0cy5hcHBsZS5jb20vZ2IvcG9kY2FzdC9ncmVlbi1saXN0LXRyYXZlbC13aXRoLXNpbW9uLWNhbGRlci1hbmQtdGhlLWluZGVwZW5kZW50L2lkMTU2NjkxNTc3MD9saWQ9ampneWlreGVtcDhyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZfzxLv1lky8v8VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), [Pocket 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Every day from Monday to Friday I tackle a top travel story, or explore a topic in more detail than usual in ‘Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast’ – available free on [Spotify](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly9vcGVuLnNwb3RpZnkuY29tL3Nob3cvMHMwSGwyaExoazR5VTFIMGFHVG5Vdz9zaT05V2dSS3NjYlROMlc1eElLYi1zT0lBJm5kPTEmbGlkPTRieTNoYnBvNzliMSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjItMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmX88S79ZZMvL_FSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), [Apple Podcasts](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly9wb2RjYXN0cy5hcHBsZS5jb20vZ2IvcG9kY2FzdC9ncmVlbi1saXN0LXRyYXZlbC13aXRoLXNpbW9uLWNhbGRlci1hbmQtdGhlLWluZGVwZW5kZW50L2lkMTU2NjkxNTc3MD9saWQ9OWhjZTlyaGM5eGl4JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZfzxLv1lky8v8VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), [Pocket Casts](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP0SpaHR0cHM6Ly9wY2Euc3QvbXU0bDNjd2Q_bGlkPTJnMGZjZWF2YmlkMCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjItMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmX88S79ZZMvL_FSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) or [Acast](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP0TiaHR0cHM6Ly9wbGF5LmFjYXN0LmNvbS9zL2dyZWVuLWxpc3QtdHJhdmVsLXdpdGgtc2ltb24tY2FsZGVyLWFuZC10aGUtaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQ_bGlkPXR6YmNnczRqdTg5NiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVNpbW9uIENhbGRlcidzIFRyYXZlbCBXZWVrIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMjItMDMtMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX1RyYXZlbF9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmX88S79ZZMvL_FSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). I find the easiest way to rush out stories is to tweet them on X, formerly known as Twitter. It’s also an easy way to contact me. My direct messages are open and I read all DMs, though regrettably I can’t respond to every one. Let me know your thoughts [@SimonCalder](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP0S0aHR0cDovL3d3dy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9zaW1vbmNhbGRlcj9saWQ9enh6NG83dTEyb2Q0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZfzxLv1lky8v8VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) I find the easiest way to rush out stories is to tweet them on X, formerly known as Twitter. It’s also an easy way to contact me. My direct messages are open and I read all DMs, though regrettably I can’t respond to every one. Let me know your thoughts [@SimonCalder](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP0S0aHR0cDovL3d3dy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9zaW1vbmNhbGRlcj9saWQ9djV6MmFqNG5ocHB1JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249U2ltb24gQ2FsZGVyJ3MgVHJhdmVsIFdlZWsgTmV3c2xldHRlciAyMi0wMy0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfVHJhdmVsX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZfzxLv1lky8v8VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Each Saturday and Sunday I take questions live at 5.30pm British time on Instagram Live – from wherever I happen to be in the world – so please do come and say hello. Follow me on Instagram (and also now on Threads) [@Simon_Calder](~/AAAHagA~/RgRn37PxP0S5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5zdGFncmFtLmNvbS9zaW1vbl9jYWxkZXIvP2xpZD1qdzZ3bmJwN3JicDgmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1TaW1vbiBDYWxkZXIncyBUcmF2ZWwgV2VlayBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDIyLTAzLTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9UcmF2ZWxfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpl_PEu_WWTLy_xUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Each Saturday and Sunday I take questions live at 5.30pm British time on Instagram Live – from wherever I happen to be in the world – so please do come and say hello. 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