hannah and i did our sightseeing today. (since yesterday was spent soely sitting and eating.)
highlights:
-the remnants of the berlin wall.
there are a couple chunks of it still left up in the city. Its a pretty wierd thing to see, and not as tall as i was imagining. (somewhat along the lines of a stonehenge type of thing.) the lack of height must have made it that more opressing. Being able to see the other side and know that you could never get over. there was a memorial for some of the victims killed while trying to cross over to the west side by the reichstag...and that was cool to see and read all the info there from the soviet occupation.
-the topography of terror.
this is an outdoor exhibition on the sight of one of the soviets governmental buildings. (cant remember which one...sorry.)
it is on one of the street where all of the third reichs official buildings were (including the balcony where hitler made his addresses from), the gestapos headquarters and their house prison, and all of the soviet governemts official buildings. None of these places are there anymore, but the topography outlined where they all were, and gave you a feel for what those streets were like from hitlers time until the wall fell.
its also been interesting to feel the vibe of east berlin, which we have decided the only way to explain is that it is completely void. It feels empty, and you can feel that the sting of the soviet opression has not really left the people. its odd. there is no culture or charm anywhere. people dont smile much, and the subways over here are down right disturbing.
we walked out of our trendy nice little area that our hostel is in yesterday...and it was just a wierd experience.
anyways, i think thats all from me for now. we are heading to salzburg tomorrow for a couple of days and then onto italy!!! love you all!!
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did you get to the ann frank museum? glad to hear the cafes have made such an impression on you. too bad we're so void of them over here. you may go through withdrawals, though urroco may help that a little. enjoy salzburg-sing a few notes for me.
love you, mom
you will come back so changed from this excursion. I don't know if Taco Bell will be seeing much of you. haha But It's exciting to hear about all your excursions. I think one thing about the culture (or lack there of) is the fact that Hitler wiped away most of it, this Bauhaus and such. That might have been what you've been referring to so yeah.... Anyway, Sue and I were wondering if you wanted to work in July. She's gonna be crafting up the schedule here soon. We miss you lots and lots. Here is how i feel when you are gone:
"Don't want to think about it
Don't want to talk about it
I'm just so sick about it
Can't believe it's ending this way
Just so confused about it
Feeling the blues about it
I just can't do without ya
Tell me is this fair?"
a lyrical gem from Justin Timberlake (not gonna lie, i like his stuff). :)
yes i want to work in july!!! as much as possible!!
preferrably not before the 6th though. that would be superb. :)
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