Berlin-Day1

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Brandenburg Gate
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Bullet holes in the Brandenburg gate from WWII.
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Inside the memorial.
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Matt in the memorial with light descending upon him.
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Matt and Holly in the memorial.
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Outside the memorial.
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Matt outside the memorial.
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The grass was the location of the bunker where Hitler killed himself. The locals use it for dog poop.
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Bullet holes in a random building.
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Soviet mural of what life was supposed to be like under communism.
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The Berlin Wall - what life was really like in Berlin.
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Mural on the Wall - Part I.
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Mural on the Wall - Part II.
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Mural on the Wall - Part III.
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Checkpoint Charlie. WW III almost got started here.
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The center of some square.
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Just some cool plaza.
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Matt and Holly in the book burning square.
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Humboldt University and the square where the Nazi's burned books.
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Our tourguide (in blue) and the rest of the group.
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Memorial to the book burnings. Empty book shelves for 20,000 books - about the number burned.
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"Those who burn books, will some day burn people," said in 1820 - how true.
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Memorial to war and tyranny. A mother with her dying child.
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Just a neat photograph.
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Yet another neat photograph.
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East German cartoon character used for walk/don't walk signs.
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The Altes Museum.
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Berliner Dom (Church).
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A Poseiden statue. Notice the sickle that the statue and I are holding.
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Matt, Holly, and Poseiden.
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Me drinking a French created beer. Very manly.