tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383213396413989191.post9153902644583060892..comments2024-03-29T07:41:30.930-07:00Comments on carola bARTz: Made in Germany 19 - August Break #1Carola Bartzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05536486322412234854noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383213396413989191.post-28871376211344747892011-08-02T00:31:27.287-07:002011-08-02T00:31:27.287-07:00Wonderful to read your perspective ... and I under...Wonderful to read your perspective ... and I understand the goosebumps. My DS remembers me getting him out of bed to come and watch the news unfolding on TV the night the wall started to come down, and my telling him: "Remember this: this is history in the making." He has always been glad: especially since he married a young woman from Germany and now lives there!alexahttp://simplyalexa.typepad.com/trimmingthesailsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383213396413989191.post-86613480005241759252011-08-02T00:20:10.917-07:002011-08-02T00:20:10.917-07:00what a great night photo Carolawhat a great night photo CarolaChantalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17722991307791765737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383213396413989191.post-3380178590912022102011-08-01T19:29:08.873-07:002011-08-01T19:29:08.873-07:00I'm old enough to remember watching this unfol...I'm old enough to remember watching this unfold on television. Even then, I felt something wonderful was happening. <br /><br />Loved this post, Carola. And the photo is inspiring. :)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06116903234641971344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383213396413989191.post-36899879412509118022011-08-01T18:15:00.342-07:002011-08-01T18:15:00.342-07:00I got goosebumps reading your post.....revisiting ...I got goosebumps reading your post.....revisiting places where there is family history can be so emotional....thanks for sharing.ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08748316725457763377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383213396413989191.post-71225558553545656972011-08-01T14:21:14.439-07:002011-08-01T14:21:14.439-07:00It seems like just yesterday that the wall came do...It seems like just yesterday that the wall came down. What a wonderful image. And - I love the 'August break' project. What a great idea!!Marciehttp://www.marciescudderphotography.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383213396413989191.post-26717121073235743892011-08-01T11:34:31.482-07:002011-08-01T11:34:31.482-07:00Is it only 50 years since they built the wall? I&#...Is it only 50 years since they built the wall? I'd have thought it was longer, but I was a teenager, so time meant little to me then.<br />My young brother worked in Germany in 1993. The wall was down but East and West Berlin were still quite different from one another. He worked in one, lived in the other, and commuted by bus.<br />I can certainly understand you having goosebumps on going through the Brandenburg Gate, such a powerful symbol of German history.<br />— K<br /><br />Kay, Alberta, Canada<br />An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous TravelKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383213396413989191.post-68718840036924634862011-08-01T10:29:50.788-07:002011-08-01T10:29:50.788-07:00Oh as you know, I'mnot German Carola, but I...Oh as you know, I'mnot German Carola, but I'm an Army child who revelled in Berlin and it's amazing life. My reaction was similar to your when DD and I visited in Winter 2009 for the markets...a shadowed Brandenburger Tor and a silly ice game at Potsdamer Platz. And then DD reminded me that it was breathtaking to see the changes and the sights for real.and she mad me realise the beautiful architecture will be enough. Great post!Julia Dunnithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02164574850662878118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383213396413989191.post-78987204638411740902011-08-01T09:00:27.452-07:002011-08-01T09:00:27.452-07:00It is interesting to read your post today. I can w...It is interesting to read your post today. I can well imagine (I think) your emotions about the wall coming down and the changes in Germany since then, because of that. Nothing more important than FREEDOM.<br /><br />My connections to Germany are through two sets of inlaws. My first husband's parents who were Jewish were born in Berlin. They immigrated to Israel in the 1920's and started the building of that state!<br />My second husband's mother (not Jewish) was also born in Berlin. She met and married an American soldier at the end of WWII and my husband was a result of that union. Germany's always been a difficult country for me to embrace because of what happened there and everywhere in WWII.<br />But I loved all my inlaws; and my husband of course! Lots of emotions to grapple with...lots.Lynn Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12094038275377357886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2383213396413989191.post-78419173852027436402011-08-01T08:50:53.706-07:002011-08-01T08:50:53.706-07:00What an amazing post today Carola. It does sometim...What an amazing post today Carola. It does sometimes make me stop and think about the changes we've lived through in our world. I think it's very hard for most americans to understand what life was really like in Cold War Europe, especially if you haven't traveled and lived in other places. I got a hint of it when we lived in Prague for a month.<br />RindaMaria Ontiveroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00120998825608732473noreply@blogger.com