When i was born to go was located on the fringe of the German Federal republic germanys and our border right only a few kilometers from here that separated has end to lincoln 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 spigot has been at the heart of germany. Today i want to take you on a little tour along the border between hassett and well visit places that still bear witness to the Cold War Division of germany and thats mick tims 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 castle one of the symbols of german reunification. And globetrotters steve hanif sends his regards from durban and south africa. Im heading south all the way along the border between hessen a