dresden

top deck - part eleven - berlin

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August 10th 2008
Berlin. Day 21 We had to wake up early today to pack the coach and leave for a long drive to Berlin, with many of the group feeling under the weather due to the night before. On the way we stopped off in Dresden, in Germany, a place that was flattened during WW2, but had been rebuilt using the pieces of the original buildings that had been destroyed during the Blitz. Dresden’s buildings ther ... 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