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BERLIN, Germany (Week #2) "It's not a vacation,  it's a lifestyle" Blog Post #58 July 1, 2019 * We witnessed an educational presentation  accompanied by a light show over the River Spree in Berlin, which was produced by the German government  to inform and educate the  German people and visitors Reischstag was the Imperial Rule during Hitler Bundestag is the German government of today WWI  1914-1918 WWII  1939-1945 Holocaust Jewish  atrocities Homosexual  atrocities Cold War  1947-1991 division of  Germany  (East-West) division of  Berlin  (East-West), Berlin Wall  1961-1989 * Berlin After WWII these three sectors were established,  France, Great Britain, and the USA (West Berlin) Soviets (East Berlin) ALL of Berlin sat inside the borders  of East Germany and East Berliners were escaping the rule of the...

BERLIN, Germany (Week #1) "It's not a vacation,  it's a lifestyle" Blog Post #57 June 23, 2019 * Berlin Olympic Stadium 1936 still stands today, much as it did then except for the interior seating replacements and roof installation Original Entry Towers and Original Olympic Rings the bell tower in the background is original Der Führer Hitler called for the opening of the  1936 Olympic Games Hitler  wanted an Aryan Nation Supremacy Victory for Germany, however,   Jesse Owens of the USA  was the Star of the Games  and the Spoiler of Hitler's Dreams At the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games,  Jesse Owens, won gold in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m and Long Jump – all at the watchful eye of Adolf Hitler. Not only did Jessie prevail,   but the  University of Washington   crew team  won Gold over Germany in a rowing event "Boys in the Boat" -Biogr...