JimH wrote:
Last night in country, Berlin is a curious place. The utter devastaion we wrought on this city is evident everywhere. The entire city is new. What we did not destroy in the bombings the Russians blew up in celebration. All of the structures that are standing that are "period" have been reconstructed. Almost all traces of Nazi infrastructure is gone. Berlin is definetly a city growing towards the future. The reunification of of Berlin is also bringing on public workk projects of unprecedented scale. Much of the east has not been touched since the war, only drab housing projects stand as a testament to the cold war. cya back in the states
JimH
I was in Berlin, 3 weeks after the Wall came down and we walked around the Olympic Stadium and on the outer walls, the faint outline of the Swastika was still (only) just visible!
I also remember that there were remains of a Cathedral near the city centre, which had been left as a memorial to the dead!
Is it still there?
Another thing that I remember of my visit was the smell of burnt oil. West Berlin being clean air but as we entered east Berlin, the smell from the 2-stroke engines was almost like walking into a wall.
Still, with the only car available being the wonderful Trabbie.
Oh the wonder sound of the 2-stroke engine........can't you hear it now?
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