Hello all,
just back from a day in Berlin....
First we saw the Berlin wall...well really only about a 200 meter piece of it. After the wall came down no one wanted to keep reminders so they tore them all down. I imagine this one piece was even hard to keep as before the Wall went up it was a huge cemetery and after the Wall went up all the graves were moved. When the wall came down the relatives wanted the cemetery back, but the government awarded it to a Berlin Wall Memorial. Needless to say it was amazing. I have posted some pictures as I think these speak louder than words.
I was really floored by the tour guide's explaination of how the Wall went up and it's first 10-15 years. For instance
1. Did you know the Wall was built around East Berlin in 1 day?
2. Did you know in East Germany the Berlin wall was called the Anti-Fascist Protection Wall?
3. Did you know that almost 130 persons died trying to leave East Berlin?
The weather did not hold up well and we were stuck in a cafe for two hours, but then it did let up a little for dinner. Turkish food we are told is the German food of this decade so that was on the menu tonight. Happy to say it is very similar to what you get in the states.
Next to come an Aussie glossary of slang...stay tuned
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