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The Wall

October 4, 2006
The most enduring item of the cold war division between East and West Berlin is the Berlin Wall. It was erected in 1961 as an “anti-fascist protection barrier”, and fell with the collapse of the GDR in 1989. Today there are only three sections of the wall remaining. The most famous being the east side gallery, that is covered in paintings. Along with a section near Checkpoint Charlie…
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2007 Detroit Calendar

October 3, 2006
If you’re looking for a great Christmas gift, don’t hesitate to pick up the 2007 Detroit Historical Calendar. I bought one last year, and they are fantastic. The creator put a lot of hard work into making this calendar, and I urge you to pick one up, you…
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Ministerium für Staatssicherheit

October 3, 2006
One of the scariest things about the old GDR was the Ministerium für Staatssicherheit, or as it was better known the Stasi. The Stasi or East German Secret Police, engaged in arbitrary arrest, kidnapping, brutal harassment of political dissidents, and the inhumane…
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Berlin Photos

October 2, 2006
I’m back from vacation, and I will be posting some of the more interesting photos over the span of this week. Here are a few from my first day in Berlin. This is the S-Bahn train from Shonefeld Airport into the city. Note the grafitti proof pattern on the seats. An older storefront along the Kurfurstendamm, an upscale shopping street. Think Cartier, and Gucci… etc… The…
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Vacation...

September 29, 2006
Sorry if the pictures have been underwhelming the last two weeks but I’ve been away. I set up the website to automatically post over the last two weeks, but I didn’t have a lot of time to do my ususal descriptions and research on a lot of the posts. Over the last…