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Checkpoint Charlie
... ground water from the numerous building sites. Alexanderplatz seems to be the biggest main area with once again plenty of people around and much to Mum's delight a small market set up in traditional German style. Came across a small protest around this area I think it was something to do with cruelty against animals there was a giant pig with video playing of pigs being de knackered. Looked very painful.
Berlin was about 80% destroyed ...
The new and cosmopolitan Berlin.....
... site (although didn’t go inside the Museum) and we were told about the blockade of Berlin and the Berlin airlift in the '50s. I wasn’t quite prepared for the level of activity when we rounded the corner and stood in front of the former Checkpoint between the east and west. It was a mass of people, tour buses and other activity! I managed to get a few quick photos, but people were constantly in front of the Checkpoint and the two actors dressed ...
Oh What a Wonderful Day
... it could be. It may have something to do with the hostel I stayed in and the people I encountered, but my experiences there will be some of my favorite. The second day, a group of us from the hostel saved money (I'm really bugdget traveling now) by taking the train to the concentration camp memorial ourselves and going on a audio tour. I will admit that the site was different than Auschwitz in that it wasn't as cheerful. There were fewer buildings left standing and the ...
The Unity of East and West
... popular and renowned museums. We bought a ticket that was good all day and visited four of the five. The buildings surrounding the museums and the museums themselves were stunning architectural masterpieces. The Berliner Dom and the Altes Museum were along the sides of a big grassy square with a nice fountain in the middle of it. Along the street leading from the square was the Pergamonmuseum, the Neues Museum, the Alte Nationalgalerie, and ...
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
... like Dachau. The layout of the camp was different and was designed like a triangle with the idea of intimidation. At the base of the triangle was the guard area and the main entrance. From this observation area, all areas of the camp could be under the watchful eye of the SS. In the end, this never really worked because the camp had to be expanded to house the growing number of Jewish prisoners. Other things they had that were different was a shoe testing area (they ...



