Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Berlin Day One

I Like Berlin

And it's not because it's particularly beautiful, it's not. It's not because it's particularly cheap, though it is by European standards. I think it's just because it's got a good atmosphere and a fascinating (and very recent) history.
It's a real mixing-pot and has a very cosmopolitan feel. The architecture shows little evidence of being particularly pompous or over done. It is what it is. And I like that.

In terms of history, if I was here when I was six and did the same thing that I've done today I would have crossed the Iron Curtain about 5 times. INCREDIBLE!!! There are endless stories of the division of the city, the Berlin Wall (or "Anti-Fascist Protection Wall") and it's fall, and so on. Then just a few years before that all began, there was this guy in Berlin called Adolf and many bombs were aimed at him (90% of the inner city was destroyed), not long before that was an Emperor and another war... and so on and so forth...

Going to explore the city further tomorrow and Wednesday before heading back to Freiburg on Thursday (flying... a nice change).

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