Friday, May 4, 2012

Berlin II


We stayed in Berlin for two days and we saw a lot of stuff.  Most of it is geared towards tourists, or businessmen, but what is there about the classic life here?  The Trabant vehicle was an icon in the '70s & 80s. A two cycle example of socialist efficiency. Many businesses are now built around them. They probably make more money off them now than they ever did when they were the only gig in town.
The Berlin Wall is a source of income too. One can buy a postcard with a tiny piece of the wall in it for a couple of Euros.
We found out a little too late about an open air museum, the Topography of Terror, a few blocks from our hotel that chronicled the history of Nazi oppression. We got there fifteen minutes before they closed right before we left Germany.




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