Monday, December 28, 2009
To the left of the woman in the red coat is where the thousand year reich came to a premature end. The fuhrer bunker or what is left of it is underneath the grass. Behind it are the houses given to East Germany`s favorites such as Katarina Witt when the pleased the regime. According to our guide the houses are cold and not well insulated from the sound.
This is the jewish monument in Berlin concerning the holocost. The monument has caused a great deal of controversy partly because there was little information on the holocost present until the German government put its foot down and partly because the large German company that provided the chemical to safeguard this prime graffiti territory also supplied Zyklon B for use in the gas chambers.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Here is a photo in the general direction of the Metro station we caught home. If you can`t tell by the photos it has been pretty well freezing so catching the efficient Moscow metro system would assist. While we didn`t get lost or get off at the wrong station let us just say reading the Crylic alphabet would have assisted.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Red Square in Moscow. Ironically to the right of the picture looking over at the Kremlin is a expensive shopping arcade for the new rich of Russia. Lenin must be turning in his grave which is just to the left (pun I know but true) of the picture. When did not get to see Lenin`s tomb but we did see quite a bit and had a busy day.
The next stop after Instanbul was Moscow. This is what is commonly known as St Basil`s Cathedral. It is basically a monument built by Ivan the Terrible to commerate his victory over the Tatars. After having it built he is reputed to have blinded the architects so that nothing of comparable beauty could be built.
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