Do you need a visa to enter East Berlin from West Berlin or is a British passport sufficient?
You do not need a visa to go to Germany, just a passport. Once you are there you can go anywhere you like in the European Union. In Berlin you don’t even have to carry your passport around with you. But you should carry a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). This entitles you to free emergency medical attention based on your NHS contributions. If you don’t have one on you when you have your accident then you’ll have to pay locally and claim back. East Berlin is now delimited by a row of bricks laid in the middle of the road between the Brandenburg Gate and Potsdammer Platz. If you cross the road you’ll see the line of red cobbles that mark the line of the Wall. Don’t get run over – the traffic is almost as dangerous as the old border guards. There are a few other places where bits of Wall remain for sentimental purposes. The only document, apart from your EHIC, that you should carry at all times is the Berlin Welcome Card. This is the city “Travelcard” and entitles you to bus, tram a
