After heading off early in the morning we cruised up from Cologne to Weimar along the beloved German autobahn. Around 400kms covered in around 2.5 hours. For those who haven't been on one, it's a pretty awesome experience. Also probably one of the only places that you can be going at 180km/h and be overtaken. We arrived mid morning, and I went for a walk through the industrial area of Erfurt whilst Peter took care of some business at his office. My walk gave me a quick look at a side of Germany I had never experienced, East Germany. As Peter had explained to me on the drive, Weimar and Erfurt had changed dramatically since the reunification of Germany in 1989. During the period of Soviet occupation architecture consisted of "Neubaude". These were large square apartment
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