April, 1990
Mini's trip to Berlin, combined with the current activity of unpacking and sorting through things to keep and not to keep led to me unearthing a pile of old photos.
A group of us from university were lucky enough to have a scheduled DDR field trip shortly after the wall fell. Jena, Dresden, and a side trip to Berlin. By the time April 1990 rolled around, Germans could cross the wall between east and west with no visa, no worries.
The rest of us had to buy a visa and cross only at Alexanderplatz if we were going to head over to KaDeWe and get a currywurst. Honecker had to have his cut.
I was last there in February 2003, and walked through the restored Brandenburger Tor and down Unter den Linden just as the Germans were able to in 1990 when I couldn't. The pace of change there is rapid, and I look forward to my next visit.
LayHer? LayHim!
Berlin is definitely one of the better places to go in Europe - there's tons to explore, and something new everytime we visit. We'll probably be visiting Berlin again next Easter.
DS: We were considering it for the US Labor Day (end of summer) holiday, but I think I need to take Chaz to Munich for Octoberfest in 2008. I can't keep it all to myself.
Hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair
Flow it, show it
Long as God can grow it
My hair
I want it long, straight, curly, fuzzy
Snaggy, shaggy, ratty, matty
Oily, greasy, fleecy
Shining, gleaming, streaming
Flaxen, waxen
Knotted, polka-dotted
Twisted, beaded, braided
Powdered, flowered, and confettied
Bangled, tangled, spangled, and spaghettied!
(btw, your comment-page doesn't work properly, can only comment via 'preview')
DS: I dont' really miss my golden locks that much these days. I gotta fix a few things with individual entries and such. Thanks for the pointer.