Walking the Berlin Wall
May was filled with holidays and we spent most of them exploring Berlin from a historical angle, following the Mauerweg, the path of the fallen Berlin Wall.
We tackle four of the Berlin Wall trail's city routes, from Bösebrücke at Bornholmer Straße all the way to the East Side Gallery at Warschauer Straße. On it we pass through many of Berlin's most popular tourist sites, learn about the fascinating history of St. Michael's Church in Kreuzberg, and try to understand a little more about the place we find ourselves living.
It's worth noting that the holiday on May 8th to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII is not normally celebrated in Berlin, as it marks not just the end of the war, but also the start of the wall and Germany's division. While we only scratched the surface while walking a small section of the Mauerweg, as newcomers to Berlin, we felt we ought to give it out full attention this month, especially given the city's one-time regional holiday.
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Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:50 Bornholmer Straße - Bernauer Straße
6:13 Nordbanhof - The Library of the German Bundestag
11:03 Reichstag - Checkpoint Charlie
16:35 St. Michael's Church - East Side Gallery
23:08 Preview of next episode
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