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Published: August 1st 2008
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The Brandenburg Gate
One of the most iconic monuments in Germany. During the Cold War, it served as part of the boundary between East and West Berlin. Also, Napoleon really liked the Quadriga on top, so he lopped it off and brought it to Paris. When the Germand recaptured it, they changed the goddess on top to Victoria (for victory) and her face now looks down on the French Embassy. Hey all!
This will be a short post, as the keyboard here is really annoying and I don't have much patience for it right now. Just a quick update: Laura and I got to Berlin 2 nights ago and this is our last night. Tomorrow we head to Prague. We did a walking tour of the city yesterday and it was excellent. We saw all the major sights: the Wall, the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstagg, the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Checkpoint Charlie, the Bebelplatz (where the Nazi book-burnings took place), Museumsinsel (''Museum Island'', where 4 major museums are), and much more. There are lots of photos, but I can't post them yet from where I am. I'll try to get them up ASAP.
Anyway, all is good. It's in the low 30's here and sunny all the time. Scotalnd and Ireland were good, but this actually feels like summer.
Oh, and I've decided to extend my trip. I'm going to head to Greece for about 3 weeks at the end of August. I here they have one or two ancient ruins worth seeing.
That's all for now. Tchüss! (Bye!)
Carly xoxo
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