berlin

i began my fourteen months in romania with a week in spain, where i had a conference with the gypsy lore society. it is only fitting that i end my time in romania with a week in germany, kicked off by a human rights conference in berlin. let's get all the touristy stuff out of the way...

here's checkpoint charlie. i paid a euro to get a pic with this cute soldier. you know there must be a woman behind this marketing ploy


















this is the last remaining section of the berlin wall (well, except for the thousands of chunks you can buy in the tourist shops)













brandenburg gate where east met west. the new american embassy will take up residence just to the left













holocaust memorial... very disorienting. major kudos to the architect













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