Big Brother is watching you.....

This is the cafe on one side of the Checkpoint (the other is a museum). It was standing during the Cold War and we presume was built by the Soviets. They used the building and watched every move made through the checkpoint. Check out the teeny windows on the very top floor....someone is watching..

National Socialists, The Red Army and A Great Big Wall

August 7th 2007
Well we've almost caught up, we were only in Berlin last week! Upon arriving in Berlin our expectations were shot as we walked from train station to hostel in a seemingly dodgy area. Once we reached the hostel things still didn't look better - crappiest place we've stayed at so far. We had a cry about it, ate a fantastic falafel from down the street and woke up to a beautiful Berlin summer's da ... read more

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