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Squeeze it in, Berlin! By Dani
... 8217;re the designers intentions- to remind us what the Jewish community went though, a harsh grey time in history. To create a feeling of insecurity, anxiety, becoming lost, hopelessness, the feeling of entrapment - all by plain, rectangle, cement blocks. Brent & I both really liked the memorial & respect the designer for not giving into controversial negative remarks & protests to stop the construction.
The tour continued to the point that we ...
History
... antsy about blind flag-waving nationalism nowadays, to prevent the hyper-nationalistic superiority complex from ever happening again. The exhibits certainly did not flatter anyone and were blunt even on the country itself. The images were extremely affecting and nearly brought me to tears - not just images of the fighting, but of victims led to be hanged (and hanging) or shot, soldiers posing with prisoners, dead bodies, ...
Los geht es
Damit Ihr nicht nur immer die „Sonnenscheinbilder" zu sehen bekommt- hier mal die Vorbereitung für so einen Trip. Wir haben seit Dezember 2011 Sachspenden gesammelt, die mittlerweile mehr Platz einnahmen als unser Kellertreppe hergibt.
Clemens und Timo haben toll geholfen, diese ganzen Tüten, Kartons und Einzelteil nach oben ...
The new and cosmopolitan Berlin.....
... 8221; formalities or request to provide my Passport. I decided to have a short rest.
I woke up at about 16:30 and went down to the Lobby to get some information on local restaurants, ATM’s etc. Charlie was providing information to a group of four young ladies, and there was another man waiting for the “spiel” also. It turned out that his name was Andy, from Atlanta. When Charlie finished with the young ladies, he provided maps and ...
Mega Sightseeing!
... for photos) but was impressed with the sections of the Berlin wall that were on display.
We then headed down to the Jewish Museum for a truly sobering experience. It was such a powerful place and it is still un-imaginable the suffering that was suffered by people all over Europe.
We were beginning to feel the strain on our feet now so headed back to our hotel via KaDeWe to look around the famed department store. I resisted temptation to buy lots of German ...
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