What is left of the wall...A symbol of good times ahead

Clocktowers and Beer Houses

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February 22nd 2008
On January 6th we took an all day train from Krakow, Poland to Berlin. This was one of the cities in Europe I was most looking forward to. Obviously, having grown up during the Cold War you would hear Germany, and especially Berlin, was under communist rule and it really was not a place you wanted to visit. So, I was eager to see Berlin after it had been free from dictators for almost 20 years. On ... read more

Europe » Germany

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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