Berlin Part II
Checkpoint Charlie
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| Notice the McDonalds sign! Yep, that's where we had supper! Guess whos request!? |
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| Checkpoint Charlie is the spot where you crossed from East to West Berlin. It was armed with guards at all times! |
Berlin City Gate
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| The Berlin city gate! It was lit up in different colors. There was lots of concerts going on in this location! |
Balloon Path
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| The city lined the path of the Berlin Wall with 8000 lit balloons that would be released at the exact moment the wall came down! |
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| A shot of the balloons at night! We had an awesome time in Berlin and the experience will be unforgetable! I am so glad that my children got to experience this as well. Hopefully if they know what has happened in the past they can help prevent history from repeating itself! You just never know where they may end up! If nothing else, the education is priceless! I was very humbled by this experience ! The amount of people that turned out from all over the world was incredible! It was almost surreal ! The somber looks on the faces of those who remember touched the soul! The Balloons that lined the entire city, on the exact path of the wall, truly brought about reality! These people were actually "fenced" in! The conditions were horrible and they knew that there family and friends were just feet away from them.....but they were not allowed to go to them! There is power in people joining together for a common cause! Never give up! |
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