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fiogf49gjkf0d SOUVENIR SHOPS WITH A RANGE OF ITEMS FROM THE EXPENSIVE TO KNICK KNACKS ARE CALLED ANDENKENLADEN. IN ALMOST EVERY TOWN IN GERMANY THERE IS A PEDESTRIAN ZONE WITH A VARIETY OF SHOPS. DEPARTMENT STORES AND SPECIALISED SHOPS. SPECIAL THINGS TO WATCH OUT FOR ARE TOYS, POTTERY, TEXTILES AND CLOTHING, PORCELAIN, LINEN AND PEWETERWARE. GOOD PLACES TO FIND AUTHENTIC SOUVENIRS ARE MUSEUM SHOPS. THERE ARE A GREAT MANY MUSEUMS IN GERMANY. THE SHOPS PROVIDE A GUARANTEE OF WORKMANSHIP ON MANY GOODS SUCH AS TEXTILES POTTERY AND PEWTER. OTHER ITEMS WHICH MAY BE PURCHASED IN MUSEUM SHOPS ARE ART PHOTOGRAPHS, LITHOGRAPHS AND HIGH QUALITY REPRODUCTIONS. FLEA MARKETS ARE POPULAR IN GERMANY THE BEST ARE TO BE FOUND IN BERLINS NOLLENDORFPLATS, IN MUNICHS IN AUER DULT ON MARIAHILFPLATZ, IN HAMBURG AT ST PAULI AND IN FRANKFURT AT THE OLD SLAUGHTERHOUSE IN SACHSENHAUSEN. THE FLEA MARKETS ARE A GOOD PLACE TO FIND ANTIQUES. THERE ARE ALSO MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF CLOTHING OF GOOD QUALITY FOR EXAMPLE IN THE HAMBURG HARBOUR AREA FISHERMANS WOOLLEN CLOTHING AND WET WEATHER WEAR CAN BE FOUND. THE LODEN CLOTH OF BAVARIA IS ESPECIALLY HIGH QUALITY MADE INTO COATS AND SUITS. OTHER GOOD BUYS ARE LEATHER AND SPORTS WEAR ESPECIALLY FOR OUTDOOR SPORTS SUCH AS HIKING. IN THE BLACK FOREST AREA THE CUCKOO CLOCK IS MADE. THE LARGEST SELECTION CAN BE FOUND IN FURTWANGEN. TOYS ARE ALSO A SPECIALLITY IN GERMANY FOR AN IDEA OF THE RANGE THERE ARE MANY TOY MUSEUMS. MUNICH, BERLIN AND NUREMBERG ARE JUST THREE. GERMAN TOYS WITH A REPUTATION WORLD WIDE ARE ELECTRIC TRAIN SETS, MODEL TOYS SUCH AS BOATS, PLANES AND SOLDIERS. COSTUMED DOLLS AND PORCELAIN DOLLS TEA SETS ARE AN EXAMPLE OF OTHER SPECIALLITY TOYS. IN THE EAST OF GERMANY MEISSEN IS FAMOUS FOR ITS PORCELAIN. THE SHOWROOMS ARE AT LENINALLEE NINE. AT PILLNITZ THERE IS AN ARTS AND CRAFT SHOP DISPLAYING THE REGIONS CRAFTS. FURNITURE, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, PORCELAIN AND CRYSTAL. IN BERLIN THERE ARE A GREAT MANY SHOPS. THE MAIN SHOPPING AREA IS BETWEEN LEIBNZSTRASSE, HARDENBERGSTRASSE, LIETZENBURGER STRASSE AND TAUENTZIERISTRASSE. ELEGANT SHOPS ARE TO BE FOUND IN AVENUE JUGENDSTIL. BOOKSHOPS AND GALLERIES ARE ALONG GROLMANNSTRASSE. THERE IS ALSO THE EUROPA CENTRE ON BUDAPESTER STRASSE WHICH HOUSES MANY BOUTIQUES. THE KA DE WE DEPARTMENT STORE ON TAUENTZIENTRASSE HAS PRODUCE FROM MANY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
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