Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina, What timing--to be in West Berlin the day the wall opened. I was in Connecticut, moving and without a television to watch it on. I knew that wall well. It separated me from friends. When the Wall opened, they rushed to visit friends and relatives in the Wests. They couldn't them because their friends and relatives had rushed to each to see them. A Tragicomedy. You mention the Brandenburger Gate. It took me more than 35 years to return to Berlin. I made it to the Gate on the night of the anniversary of the Reichstag fire. The Reichstag was just beyond the Gate. I had forgotten how close they were. In fact, I hadn't known how close they were to the Philharmonic. The Wall made it difficult to get from the Philharmonic to the Gate. It seemed to add five miles to the walk to it which now is not much more than a mile or two. Walking through the gate as the sun was setting and the sky was a cobalt blue was an incredible experience. This?had been?an impossibility when I lived there. It sounds like it was a moving experience for you back in 1989 as well. Thanks for sharing your experience. Doug