Just back from a great weekend in Berlin with friends and family. Met some old friends I hadn't seen for over 25 years and had a mostly good nostalgic trip on the 21st anniversary journey of the old British Military Train, despite a breakdown in communications meaning the General ended up with no Russian interpreter! Never mind, he told me later that the Russians didn't turn up anyway!
Here is the BBC video of the event and then a few of my photos from the weekend.
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Here is the BBC video of the event and then a few of my photos from the weekend.
 Above: The business end of the old Checkpoint Charlie border crossing point. Right: The preserved (or reconstructed) U.S. military checkpoint where they would check documents were in order before allowing military personnel to enter the crossing point. |
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N.B.1 - these are not real U.S. soldiers, just guys dressed up to make a fast buck being photographed with tourists.
N.B.2 - McDonalds! Ubiquitous! That wasn't there before!
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The Brandenburg Gate. In my day the gate was sealed. What a difference today.
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 99 Euros!!! Can you imagine! |
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