A few kilometers from here it separated hessen and germany and all of europe for that matter into east and west but in 1909 the wall came down in berlin and the border between east germany and the federal republic was opened for the past 30 years now and begin has been at the heart of germany. Today i want to take you on a little tour along the border between has said and well visit places that still bear witness to the Cold War Division of germany and thats a victims and well find out what has changed since reunification turning a once heavily fortified death strip and so unattractive Tourist Destination. Well visit a small town torn apart in the cold war. Well check out bob Bullock Castle one of the symbols of german reunification. And globe trotters steve painter sends us regards from durban in south africa. Im heading south all the way along the border between hess and tooling and until i reach the. Thursdays in towns meadows and feels quite unimaginable that this region was once m