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Berlin Doors 2

July 14, 2016Posted in Thursday DoorsTagged Berlin, doors, Germany, photo challenge, photos10 Comments

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Skywatch Berlin

July 8, 2016Posted in Skywatch FridayTagged Berlin, Germany, photo challenge, photos, sky, skywatch2 Comments

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Berlin Wall Museum – Echoes of the Past

July 7, 2016July 7, 2016Posted in #weeklysmile, Echoes Of My Neighbourhood, Three Things ThursdayTagged Berlin, general blogging, Germany, history, memories, neighbours, remembering, smile, thanks, things, three things thursday, travel theme5 Comments

Berlin Wall Museum exhibition dates back to the museum’s first days, just after the building of the Berlin Wall, and charts the lifespan of the world’s supposedly most secure border system. For over 50 years the Wall Museum, founded in 1962 as a bastion of peace in freedom, has stood at the legendary Checkpoint Charlie border crossing, the geographical focal point of the Cold War, where the West-East divide began and ended.

Wandering through different rooms one can also examine original artefacts used during many of the infamous escapes from East Germany – from escape cars, to hot air balloons, from homemade mini-submarines to deceptively hollow surfboards, the permanent exhibition is a testament to the ingenuity of the human mind when faced with perilous circumstances. Alongside the information boards and escape objects, there was also showcase work by artists, whose only means of dealing with the existence of this cruel divide was to turn to their art.

I’m very grateful that we went to this museum and saw its exhibition. I’m hoping that the world would really know the value of freedom. Let there be peace and love!

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Berlin’s Bears

July 5, 2016Posted in Monday Mellow Yellows, Ruby Tuesday tooTagged art, Berlin, Germany, mellow yellow, monday mellow yellows, photo challenge, photos, red, ruby, ruby tuesday, ruby tuesday too, street, yellowLeave a comment

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Strolling at Kurfürstendamm

July 5, 2016July 5, 2016Posted in Jo’s Monday walk, Our World Tuesday, Wordless WednesdayTagged Berlin, buildings, churches, Germany, history, photo challenge, photos, shopping, street7 Comments

We strolled along Kurfürstendamm, Ku’damm for short. At 3.8. km, it’s the longest avenue for shopping and strolling. Breathtaking architecture, elegant boutiques and lively scenes with street artists around Breitscheidplatz have made this shopping boulevard one of Berlin’s most attractive avenues.

There was a parade of organ grinders on the street.

organ grinder

One of Berlin’s most haunting symbols – Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtnis Church – the tower of the original church, destroyed during World War II – stands in the centre of Breitscheidplatz, serving as both memorial and reminder of the terrors of war.