author: nomad : Berlin, Germany Tuesday, March 7th, 2006
author: nomad : Berlin, Germany Tuesday, March 7th, 2006
author: nomad : Hong Kong, China Tuesday, March 7th, 2006
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Memorial to the dead who in their last breath tried to cross the Berlin Wall (just the ones in Berlin, not from the border between East and West Germany), near Haus am Checkpoint Charlie, a very amazing museum.
Each cross has the picture and name of person who died from that monstrosity. For the most part, in Mitte you won't see any trace of it. Remnants can be found all over the city, though.
Because some of the bodies were not returned to families and/or were not given proper burials, some family members treat these as gravesites, and bring flowers.
I...
author: nomad : Berlin, Germany

Hamburger Bahnhof Museum / Modern Art, Berlin
With love,
Your Friendly Neighborhood Nomad
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