Passes can be bought at Midori-no-Madoguchi (green window) reservation offices or Travel Service Centers at any JR station serving long-distance trains, but these will not have timetables in English.
RESERVATIONS No reservations.
Some members of the opposition Greens also have reservations, with member Hans-Christian Ströbele calling it "politically and militarily wrong", but the motion is expected to be passed by Ms Merkel's "grand coalition" of conservatives and Social Democrats.
Despite her reservations, Greening is also said to have backed the policy and the Liberal Democrat development minister Lynne Featherstone told her party conference that she was "absolutely committed to it… No ifs, no buts".
On Saturday and Sunday, Jeff Richman will lead a tour in the Green-Wood Cemetery, meeting at 1 p.m. at the main gate, at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street, Brooklyn; $20. Sponsored by the Green-Wood Historic Fund; reservations are recommended: (718) 210-3080, green-wood.com/toursevents.
A lecture, cooking demonstration and tasting featuring corn, by Zarela Martinez, is scheduled for Sept. 23 at 6 p.m. at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green (Broadway); free with reservations.
I've seen papers given the green light despite major reservations about how it's been graded because an examiner needed to move on to their next marking gig.
And the Irish Green Party has also expressed reservations.
Tee-time reservations are strongly recommended; green fees start at $30, with club and car rentals available.
The personable concierges are well versed in the city's culture, both high (art galleries) and low (green chile cheeseburgers), and quick with reservations.
