Brandenberg Gate

Back into the free world again … and finishing our bus trip in London

June 6th 1974
We were away from the campsite at Warsaw by 7am and reached the German border (500km) some 9 hours later after a short lunch stop. The countryside was still devoted to farming, but much less intensive than in Russia with greater variety and a nice contrast of greens. Most of the farmhouses were two-storeyed stone houses, with characters all of their own. The joint border took less than 2 hours, ... read more

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As Europe's largest economy and most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20t... ... read more

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Joan & Neil

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Joan and Neil have posted blogs below on the following trips: 1. South America for 3 months, from Sept07 through to Nov07, visiting each of Ecuador (including the Galapagos Islands), Peru, Bolivia, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina. 2. Far north Thailand in Mar08 where Neil taught English at a Summer School for the SPF charity he was involved with. This also included a side trip for the weekend to Luang Prabang in Laos. 3. Russia (cruise from Moscow to St Petersburg), then visit to each of Croatia, Budapest & Vienna for a total of 4 weeks, starting in mid Sept08. 4. Neil did a similar SPF te... full info

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The Gate
It is an amazing piece of architecture that has stood the test of time.

29th September 2021

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Joan & Neil

Berlin
By pure chance, I was in Berlin 2 weeks after the wall came down to speak at an international sugar conference. I remember vividly the advice of a local taxi driver, who warned it could be dangerous to visit the old East Berlin as he suggested that the physical wall that separated East and West had been instead replaced by an invisible wall separating the 'haves' and the 'have nots'. He claimed all those from the East with 'get up and go' had moved over to the West side, and all the deadbeats and crooks from the West had been pushed onto the East side. I'm sure it was grossly exaggerated, but an interesting observation!

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