Cold War

West Berlin

During the Cold War, West Berlin was an exclave of West Germany, and much more prosperous than East Berlin.

Prenzlauer Berg

Prenzlauer Berg is a trendy district in the former East Berlin.

Die Mauer

You know communism is a total failure when you have to build a wall to stop people from leaving.

Brandenburg Gate

Brandenburg Gate stands at the West end of Unter Den Linden Straße.

Mitte

Mitte is Berlin's historic core.

Unter den Linden

Unterdenlindenstraße runs east and west between Brandenburg Gate and Museum Island.

Deutsches Historisches Museum

Deutsches Historisches Museum is an newer museum, conceived in 1987 in West Germany shortly before reunification, but of course its ultimate location is in the former East Berlin.

Treptower Park

East Germany was under the thumb of the Soviet Union during the cold war, and Treptower Park was correspondingly filled with Soviet Monuments.

Stasi Remand Prison

When political prisoners were disappeared in DDR, they would first be incarcerated in Stasi Remand Prison.

DDR Museum

We continued our adventure in East Berlin with a visit to DDR Museum and looked at graffiti on the Berlin Wall.

Palmer Engels and Marx

On Wednesday morning Palmer, Engels, and Marx met for several hours in East Berlin to discuss the proletariat of the masses, whilst Mrs Trent grazed about for Ostalgia.

Checkpoint Charlie

Upon arriving in Berlin, we visited Tempelhof Airport, Checkpoint Charlie, and Reichsluftfahrtministerium.

Kathedrale Sanctissimae Trinitatis

Hofkirche is a Rococo Church in Dresden that was elevated to status of Cathedral in 1964. I have questions.

Prague Castle

Prague Castle is one of the main tourist attractions in Prague.

Exploring Prague

Upon arriving in Prague we explored the city, taking photos of historic sites.