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Berlin Wall Tour Reveals Iron Curtain Through a Tourist Bus
A first hand account of a summer trip to Berlin highlights the Berlin Wall as a stark tourist destination. The ride from Kurfürstendamm showcases Checkpoint Charlie East Berlin life, and a Soviet memorial park frames the juxtaposition of two totalitarian regimes.
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Europe
Berlin Wall
Wall
Berlin
Iron Curtain
East Berlin
Lucerne
Kurfurstendamm
West Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm Church
West
Charlie
Soviet Intourist Travel Authority
East
Vopo
Free Areas
Hitler
Sians
Russia
Eva Braun
Gestapo
Paris