As of today the Berlin Wall has been down longer than it was up.
Spare a thought for all those mourning the loss of the Soviet Utopia. :-( Poor Jeremy, Owen and peter :-(
Lived in West Berlin as a kid and went back for the
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Sir C
Spare a thought for all those mourning the loss of the Soviet Utopia. :-( Poor Jeremy, Owen and peter :-(
first time in 45 years recently and have to admit, I missed the wall. Checkpoint Charlie even had people inaccurately dressed as GI's for selfies. Walking through a pristine Brandenburg Gate was bizarre given I knew it as a grim edifice standing in the Death Strip, riddled with bullet holes and Hitler's bunker still in sight.