Monday
Sep202010
The City That Should Forget, But Insists On Remembering
Monday, September 20, 2010 at 5:35AM
Berlin- Home to the worst dictator the world has ever seen. A city of such incredible history, for the 19th Century and the rise of the Kaisers, to 1989 and the fall of the Berlin Wall. A city filled with such awful memories, a city which breathes the past, yet a city which is just as modern and vibrant as any other European city. German history is terribly shocking, and the German people know that; they refuse to shy away from their past, instead insisting on shouting the past atrocities from the rooftops. Deservedly so.. they want to make sure history never, ever repeats itself. Never Forget, is the motto which is reverberates throughout the city. As a historian, Berlin was an incredible place to visit. Picture from our brief trip there, are up now on Facebook.
Brandenberg Gate, which the Berlin Wall divided (left)
Holocaust Memorial..incredibly moving memorial, very very powerful(right)
In the Tiergarten..destroyed by bombs
Museum Island(left)
TV Tower-A symbol of the East(right)
The Berlin Cathedral
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http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=227013&id=511178313&l=b07ffa41d5 Part 2
Brandenberg Gate, which the Berlin Wall divided (left)Holocaust Memorial..incredibly moving memorial, very very powerful(right)
In the Tiergarten..destroyed by bombs
Museum Island(left) TV Tower-A symbol of the East(right)
The Berlin Cathedralhttp://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=226909&id=511178313&l=ff426fbce0 Part 1
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=227013&id=511178313&l=b07ffa41d5 Part 2
Reader Comments (4)
Hello Ben - Long time no see. You are very verbose on this blog and it took me a bit of time to trawl through it. Has mummy vetted your girlfriend? You seem to be having a ggod time -enjoy it whilst you can. Don't forget that The West Wing was fiction and Josh Lyman is not a real person! Work hard and get rich. After you have finished supporting mum, you can send the rest to me. I will keep in touch, I have 'signed up'.
Your favourite teacher (please note the spelling of favourite!)
What you mean there wasn't a President called Bartlett? Oh my gosh what kind of a state must America be in right now without him?!
Thanks for taking the time to read Uncle B. I hope you are well. Of course the girlfriend has been vetted, passed with flying colours! As for money.. you'd be so lucky. Internships are unpaid here.
Hope you enjoy, and keep reading.
P.S I thought Geography teachers excelled in colouring in, not spelling.
The city that should NEVER forget
Really, nobody should ever forget!