Today marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Seven weeks later, the Soviet Union Collapsed. At the beginning of 1989, no one could have imagined these two events. Last summer I had the opportunity to make a super brief visit to Berlin. On the street in front of the Brandenburg Gate, […]
The Last Victim
Even though Berlin is nowhere near the north coast of Germany, it was the first city in our cruise itinerary. Our day “in port” involved a 3-hour bus ride from Warnemunde, where our ship actually docked, to Berlin, taking a 5-hour walking tour, followed by a 3 hour bus ride back to the ship. For […]
The Berlin Wall
This morning I ran across this interesting article about a previously undiscovered section of the Berlin Wall that was recently found by locals out on a walking tour. Here’s how CNN reported it: The Berlin Wall came down in 1989. But it seems that its story still hasn’t been fully told. A previously unknown section […]
