The next day we got up and went to the Checkpoint Charlie Museum. This is situated next to the old border crossing to the East from the American sector of the West.
The museum explains the end of the war and the reasons behind the wall being built. It also goes into detail about escapes from East to West as well as the fall of the wall.
From there we went to see another remnant of the wall, and have a look through the Topography of Terrors Museum. This explains the rise and fall of Hitler and Nazi Germany. It explains the different secret police that operated under Nazi command and the people they victimized. They had a huge range of photos that had been taken by the SS officers, it was amazing. Though it was incredibly interesting, it was also extremely confronting. We were both disgusted when we reached the end of the timeline, only to discover that very few men had been punished at all for their crimes. Hitlers second in command had killed himself, while many others were just never punished.
One man, who was responsible for over 1,000 deaths, is still alive today and has never been punished.
From there we went to see another remnant of the wall, and have a look through the Topography of Terrors Museum. This explains the rise and fall of Hitler and Nazi Germany. It explains the different secret police that operated under Nazi command and the people they victimized. They had a huge range of photos that had been taken by the SS officers, it was amazing. Though it was incredibly interesting, it was also extremely confronting. We were both disgusted when we reached the end of the timeline, only to discover that very few men had been punished at all for their crimes. Hitlers second in command had killed himself, while many others were just never punished.
One man, who was responsible for over 1,000 deaths, is still alive today and has never been punished.
We were planning on leaving the city early the next morning, but we ended spending most of the day looking around the city. We found an amazing antique market. It was awesome, so many cool things , and Sam managed to find a heap of old money from all over the world, including GDR Mark, to add to his collection.
From there we found a great English bookstore that sold cheap second hand books. We spent over an hour in there, looking for a range of books. Luckily for us they bought used books too, so we dropped off 7 and only bought 6. Hopefully that should keep us busy until we get back into England.
After buying lunch from another small market, we jumped into the car and headed north. We found a little village just outside of a town called Schwerin and camped there for the night.
The next morning we drove straight up into Denmark, finding accommodation in the city of Kolding.
The next morning we drove straight up into Denmark, finding accommodation in the city of Kolding.
Checkpoint Charlie
Checkpoint Charlie
Checkpoint Charlie
Topography of Terror
The Wall (been picked apart by tourists)
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