Thursday, March 31, 2016

Berlin Walls to Genocide

Today was a very sobering day as we explored the historical reality and political past here in Berlin and Germany.

The memorials to the Berlin Wall and Checkpoint Charlie are a meaningful reminder of why we need more bridges and less walls in all societies throughout the world.

The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe is a powerful place of information and remembrance to the families destroyed by Nazi genocide.

Berlin Wall monument 

Actual Wall sections as art

Checkpoint Charlie - The fam is on the right side of the picture

 The view from the other direction

Italian food abounds in Berlin 

The site of Hitler's bunker 

The legendary East German Trabant 

Two sections of the Wall repurposed

The iconic American Sector sign 

Below ground entrance to The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

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