Today is the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall, the world-famous structure that divided East and West Berlin. And I had the privilege of being at that wall a few weeks later on an assignment. The photos in this collage include the Brandenburg Gate and Check-Point Charlie, one of the most well know military check points in history. It was a unique opportunity for me to be precisely at the place that history will talk about into the future.
The most popular “tourist souvenirs” became pieces of the wall – and even though there were vendors hawking the physical remnants of the wall, I was able to grab my own personal “memories.” This photo shows a couple chunks I picked up on my own.
