The Cold War and The Berlin Wall Walking Tour

Just as World War II ended, Berlin became a focal point for a new war. The Cold War. Of course, I can take to the obvious places like Check-point Charlie and the remains of the Wall. However, if you are history freaks (like me) then maybe you will be interested in seeing a bit more. From the "Palace of Tears" in Friedrichstrasse, to the ghost stations of east Berlin. I will take to the main Berlin-Wall memorial, a site where not only a piece of the wall itself was kept, but also some sections of the no-man's land ("the death strip"). I will tell about the ways East German manage to escape, about the tunnels that were dug under the wall. From East to west and from West to east. We can discuss the reasons why it was built and how it might have made the world a safer place. I will tell you abot the lives of people from both sides and their suffering. We will also hear some spying stories, the ways both sides kept a tag on each other, and how East Germany became, as Anna Funder calls it, "Stasiland".

- Friedrichstrasse Control Station and the Palace of Tears Museum. - The Berlin Wall Memorial with original pieces of the No-Man's Land - "The death Strip" - Original Piece of the Berlin Wall and one of the Guard Towers - Church or Reconciliation and the Memorial to the victims of the Berlin Wall - The sites of the famous 57-Tunnel below the Berlin Wall - "Ghost Stations" - Museum in der Kulturbrauerei - Life under the GDR dictatorship OR - The site of the former headquarters of the Stasi (GDR secret police) - Karl Marx Allee - the main Avenue of East Berlin ** Contact me if you'd like to customize the itinerary.