One of the many things I enjoy about my job is it's diversity. The daily 'grind' is not a grind at all but rather a very enjoyable set of tasks that change daily....something new is always needed, someone new to contact, moving things along in a very fast paced business accumen - quite exciting!
Occasionally now, from the beautiful island of Malta, I have the opportunity to visit places I have never been before. Although I have traveled extensively in my business career throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico, and a bit to South America and the Carribbean - this is my first venture in Europe.
I attended a convention in Berlin. Beautiful city, I wish I had taken the time to see more of it but I was there for work and not pleasure and most of what I did was work...and I enjoyed that very much....the only 'landmark' I saw was Checkpoint Charlie. Reminding me of World War II was impactful because my father and an uncle fought in the war, did duty in Europe in tanks - so it was 'interesting' lets say to be in an area that my father had actually been in more than 6 decades ago!
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| In the middle of the city - Checkpoint Charlie |
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| It would not have been a happy time to be here when this was active |
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| You can barely make out Checkpoint Charlie |
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| Commercialized - Get a picture - Get your passport stamped! |
Here are some pics of the Museum next to Checkpoint Charlie and a couple more of Checkpoint Charlie in the group as well
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| Books and books filled with pages of the deceased...this is only G-K |
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| They would hide children in suitcases to try to get them out |
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| Another method used for escape |
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