Can you believe it's been 30 years already since the fall of the Berlin Wall?

It is still the single most great thing that ever happened.

I think in German history, it still gives me goosebumps and my whole life depends on it because my whole life played out behind

the iron curtain.

Coming up, guides from Germany, fill us in on the big anniversaries they've been commemorating

this year.

We'll also explore what Poland's Port City of Gadonsk has to offer as an up-and-coming visitor destination.

So it's kind of the gateway to Poland and that makes it very cosmopolitan, very historic.

Or if you'd like to relax in a sunnier climate try Aral. It's where the

oppressionists captured the light and the spirit of the Provence region of

southern France. A lifestyle, right? The laid back, like maybe in southern parts of the United States.

From Provence to Paroges and the big anniversaries in Germany,

it's all in the hour ahead on today's travel with Rick Steeves. Stay with us.

The first battles of World War II started in Kedask where Germany first attacked Poland.

41 years later, demonstrations in the same city in the shipyards started the end of Soviet

communism.

In just a bit, we'll see how today's Kedansk is a growing visitor destination.

We'll also mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and hear how Germany has changed

since then. Let's start today's travel with Rick

Steve's with a look at the town Vincent Van Goe immortalized, Arle.

It's an unpretentious laid-back base for exploring the scenic Provence

region of southern France. And it's where our guide Nina

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