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now that is v inspiring. can't imagine that i would ever be in berlin, but would be v cool to ride it.
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08-12-2007, 09:28 AM #1
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The Berlin Wall is now a bike trail
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Last edited by Trek420; 08-12-2007 at 10:17 AM.
Fancy Schmancy Custom Road bike ~ Mondonico Futura Legero
Found on side of the road bike ~ Motobecane Mixte
Gravel bike ~ Salsa Vaya
Favorite bike ~ Soma Buena Vista mixte
Folder ~ Brompton
N+1 ~ My seat on the Rover recumbent tandem
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08-12-2007, 02:45 PM #2
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08-12-2007, 06:41 PM #3
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WOW!
Being of German descent and having been there when the wall was standing, and there to celebrate it's demise, this means something.
In 1987 I was there with a tour group. We had to go through checkpoint charlie- an infamous gate in and out of the east. They checked our passports and because I had a VERY German surname I was pulled off the bus and questioned. It was one of the scariest things I've ever been through.
Once in east Berlin I remember seeing a gentleman lying on the ground at a bus stop bleeding from his head. No one was paying him any mind?? That image stuck with me.
In 1989 I was fortunate enough to return with my family to see the wall come down. I remember the tears shed by all- including me. I knew what that wall mean't. It mean't pain and suffering. It was evil, nothing but evil.
I have a chunk of the wall tucked away somewhere.
To see that now I could ride my bike along where the wall once stood means something. I know I prolly never will, but I would love to.
