A retreat area the park that takes us to this weeks topic and to the starting point of my tour. Ill be following the berlin wall trail right through the heart of the city. Today i ride along before my border between east and west berlin on this bike following the line of the berlin wall i would like to see what remains of the history of the division of Europe Germany and berlin so im starting here in moa park going to the Brandenburg Gate and then all the way to the east side gallery lets go. Well find out what became of the wall and why pieces of it are Still Standing. Our weekly viewers video spirits you off to the norway. Plus a check in fan takes us around the sights of his hometown sent francisco. My 1st stop on the berlin wall trail is the memorial site on bet and i watched austin its the 1st stop for anybody wanting to learn more about the citys division rust colored told in sections of the wall mart the location of the former border 2. Here a section of the wall has been reconstructed as it was during the division. The viewing platform provides the best view of the border fortifications true dimensions this is how they appears up to 989 the main wall and inner walls with the death strip in between. In order to help us understand the impact the war had on the city and of course on berliners people who experienced it firsthand often tell their stories here at the berlin wall memorial its exciting and you can learn a lot about how people cope with adversity. These 4 children from berlin spanker district no the wall is little more than a rusty artifact of the bible into his. Elko rosen remembers it as part of the world she grew up in thats part of her street she lived about an hour stress a love and just above street level. No. Rosen was 16 when the border cut through a street and her life how can she communicate this experience rosen leads the kids along a street that bears no resemblance to the burner strasser of her childhood. When this was all east berlin and the street over there on the other side of their response was west berlin yet our building stood here now just imagine when we leaned out the window our low bodies were in east berlin and i had buddies in west berlin. The construction of the wall in august 13th 961 put an end to that situation from not right away 4 days later the streets leading from east to west had been blocked but the front door to burn or strasser 11 was still open. I had lunch our parents said all right when youve done a single take a few belongings and today were going to flee. Were leaving east berlin. This is on both look theres our escape thats my mother running a camera man happened to film the family as they fled. We were able to leave by the door and my father handed baggage out because we wanted to take a few things. Look there i am my sister my mother and my father. And just imagine i even took my bird along and its cage. I couldnt leave it behind i think it was the only bear that fled to the west. Was little more than a walk across the street participants in the events like rosen are living proof of what happened here in a divided city. A building on. Top. Torn down and eventually replaced by the actual pearl and what the city remain divided for 28 years. If i were pulled in now i wouldnt think it was so nice. Id be very very curious about whats behind the wall what it would look like and how it would be if i were allowed to cross it off to. Take my i want even wall in my worst enemy because he wont have much room to move around. Some of my. Business and all i know is that im a mix of east and west one parents from the west and the others from the east but i dont know which ones from where. Last year over a 1000000 people visited the birla more memorial on the last loss of it includes this Documentation Center historian on our blog short me around the permanent exhibition. We display historical objects here that are important because they allow for an immediate experience especially for visitors who dont know much about it who dont know the details about the berlin wall. Only taken as given you here only see pieces of homemade diving equipment that who about hoya buying used for his escape in 1963. Well why did the berlin wall exist why did they put up a wall through a city thats meant to be an accomplice thats a very complicated question but if you want the short answer id have to say that it became clear after the founding of east and west germany in 949 that 2 different political systems would become established. And then theyd have a situation of mass exodus. There were many people who wanted to escape east germany in the 1950 s. And it culminated in the building of the wall. It was a consequence of this exodus 8 i know for a good leader. How did the war stand for so long. Also because it was a manifestation of an entire system. East germany was integrated into the system of eastern bloc states and so it was dependent on developments there. And not until the 980 s. Was the development such that a little bit of an opening was possible one would hope everything. But of course it was the east german citizens who took the decisive steps towards toppling the wall here. How do you teach such a complex subject to someone who is no connection with berlin who perhaps comes from south america or asia and then learns about the wall here yeah i mean by being so one we do it through the historical sites we talk very specifically about what happened on down the russian so its very clear that the burning will split the street into 2 parts. So one side of the street belonged to east berlin and the other side to west berlin. Everything that made up the cold war in general was condensed here. Thank you so much my pleasure thank you. I press on toward the city Center Following the reverse here behind whats now the government quarter the river marked the border between east and west until 989. But it was guarded just as closely as elsewhere is these white crosses on the banks testify many escape attempts here ended in death. It wasnt just the wall that stopped you escaping from east germany there was also the infamous secret police the star. Had a notorious prison near berlin and thought youre a plenty to flee the country the chances were high that you would end up in that prison. And that snows the shanty prisoners the scene of humiliation and horror she was held there and 974. 00 as a political prisoner of the state security service. I was kept here for almost half a year. And 2 and a half years in one extra back near the texas border in the worst womens penitentiary in east germany at the time in 1974 she was a star announcer on east German Television about her class. But in fact she had no belief in the system on a vacation in budapest she entered the west German Embassy to ask about emigrating upon emerging she was arrested by the shanty. My children were 11 and 12 for 5 months i didnt know what was happening with them and the stasi had no obligation to tell me set up in a former soviet secret police prison. Served as the central Remand Prison for the state Security Ministry from 1951 to 89 after the war was built the prison held mostly people who were trying to flee on emigrate from east germany minister for state security. Personally took it upon himself to interrogate at issue and have. As new could put it weve given you the opportunity to take out this wonderful profession and now you want to turn your back on us. Since i was famous my case went right up through the government circles beyond they know and hanukah. Because they wanted to make an example of me to scare others off anyone from television or any public figure as if to say look what will happen to you if you try this or even entertain the thought that such person. Today shown how to guides visitors groups around the memorial showing them the plane delivery vans like those that once brought them here. This 1000 days fitted with 5 detention sounds. From the 1960 s. On physical violence was not used about the stars he had other ways to torture the prisoners. And here number 104 was my own cell. And while you sat there brooding and thinking and crying. This flats would fly open and somebody would shout were not in the sanatorium here sit on the stool and dont lean on anything. Well a day has 24 hours from 10 at night to 6 in the morning i was allowed to lie on the cot so i had to spend the rest of the time on the stool or pacing back and forth if i wasnt being interrogated. And hence was sentenced to 3 years in prison she waited 2 more years for permission to leave the country but the stars he left its mark on her life even if it never succeeded in making her a victim. The Brandenburg Gate stands as a symbol of germanys reunification until the fall of the wall it symbolized the very opposite it was a part of the deaf strip right by the berlin wall. Do you know what this gate represents. No not really. Do you know where the berlin wall was most here thats what its my guess that it was here around here do you know where the wall ran. Back there behind the gate theres a line on the ground the lady in your good living will be sort of ive been there i like it where are we now in east or west berlin. I mean here. In the west in the east yes the east or. Do you know what the Brandenburg Gate stands for no no i just got here its my 1st time here i actually do not know. A couple start its a symbol of germanys reunification. Exactly im very good. Now its not about my travel experiences but about yours send in your holiday videos and they might end up as a female here on the show this weeks video is by settlement hour from philadelphia seth has been on a tricking trip to norway fantastic picture of your mountains and waterfalls. d now on my tour along the berlin wall trail i for right stock lots here you can see a couple of sections of the original berlin wall during germanys division the area was a vast empty field now its one of the busiest squares in europe. After the fall of the berlin wall everyone wanted to have a piece of it it was. People who took. The war. Later. Well whats left of how many real pieces of the berlin wall. It was a golden opportunity for the socalled. These were people who just went and collected pieces of the berlin wall as many as they could carry a short time before the situation looked very different early in 1909 east germany had in his chilling vision of the burning bulls future. Will be standing in 50 and 100 years. It stood for only a few more months then it was just a way piece by piece and finally served a constructive purpose the broken concrete was used as base material for new roads. The original intact segments of the wall itself are rare today but some of them can be found on the grounds of companies and institutions that hope to share a bit of berlins history with visitors. In berlins official souvenir shop original pieces of the berlin wall of various sizes and shapes are sold with a certificate. Or hunches of. No but seriously the subject businessman bought them out after the wall came down the 1st several locations i cant reveal the secret. That provides us with authentic pieces of the world. Today they are still professional pickers that work full flow company. He buys up bits of the wall of all sizes. That would otherwise be destroyed. The old saying to city of the pieces is regularly verified in tests that analyze the concretes age and make up a mere visual inspection wont do it. The customers cant verify the authenticity so they buy bits of the wall at my shop and bring them to a Government Agency for an official analysis that happens a lot with our merchandise and weve done well on the test so far. To detecting from east germany with apparent fuckup of love ski takes personal satisfaction from breaking down the wall. One of the obligatory sights in berlin connected with its division and fall of the wall is obviously checkpoint charlie it can hardly be missed with all the tourists and hubbub around it. These large format photos summarize the most important points about the former Border Crossing were east and west faced off toto under high tension. As you know we regularly visit viewers from shows the sights of their hometowns this time with some really big highlights the Golden Gate Bridge cable cars chinatown well you probably already know where were going to be in our media local slot and through his hometown so francisco. America rocks welcome to San Francisco im happy to show you around some of the sights of this beautiful city lets get started. Moving. Francisco is such an exciting and diverse city from the golden gate. Bridge to chinatown theres such a wonderful mix of People Places its just always nice to live here. Where we are San Franciscos famous Fishermans Wharf where over a century fishing boats and fleets have gone out to catch seafood in San Francisco bay and the Pacific Ocean and theyre still doing it to the state. One of the big attractions here are the seals they came here about 30 years ago nobody knows why but i guess they just like francisco who can blame them. On a typical summer day in San Francisco when its foggy and cold i love to come here to say they can eat its a huge arcade full of antique and contemporary arcade games you can come inside warm up and have a great time. This is one of my favorites very much. And if youre in San Francisco you cant miss taking a trip on the cable car. And the cable car takes us right to grand avenue which is the heart of trying to tell. Us. Chinatown is really exciting. Very different very much its own Little Community its the oldest trying to town in the United States still vital still colorful. Here we are at lands end the western most part of San Francisco i mean its the Pacific Ocean lets take a look at the sutro bathroom. The super bass were built in the 19th century as a huge indoor swimming complex they used to the water from the ocean and had numerous pools for diving and swimming about 50 years ago it burned down and this is all the remains. Of. The. Lands end means the end of our quick tour of San Francisco hope you enjoyed it and hope to see in the city soon. I continue on our quest for traces of germanys division along the berlin wall its fall in 1989 was the 1st big step toward reunification. An impressive relic is the longest section of the berlin wall Still Standing in the site gallery. A few weeks after the fall of the wall 118 artists came from 21 countries to paint this section. The pictures are expressions of a new era dawning and hint at the emotions fears and hopes it inspired. The war left many visible traces in berlin and not just in the central tourist spots. There are less unknown places that have come back into their own. One such a way since its called specs. Until november in 1989 it was part of the death strip. The water was gone the basin filled in with rubble and topped with border fortifications. After the fall of the wall the urban green space around being of britain was restored its a good place to end my journey along the berlin wall trail. Ive seen a lot and i have learned a lot and i think its quite good to focus on one topic discovering berlin by following the path of the berlin wall that takes you right through the heart of the capital you have a chance to catch some sightseeing highlights and at the same time you can learn a lot about the citys history or you want more by by see you next time youre on check it. Years after the fall of the berlin wall. W. D a france dear antonio theres a scene here that when your mother was born in 1969 the world was already 8 years old you know my grandchildren were born after the wall fell born in a very fine sure 3 generations one family on a journey through a recent german history. The berlin wall our family and us 15 and d. W. Their wealth isnt calculable. Their egos insatiable. Their rivalry dead. 3 princes. 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