Comments on: The night the Wall came down http://www.allthingsgerman.net/blog/east-germany/the-night-the-wall-came-down/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: uberVU - social comments http://www.allthingsgerman.net/blog/east-germany/the-night-the-wall-came-down/comment-page-1/#comment-7027 uberVU - social comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:45:56 +0000 http://www.allthingsgerman.net/blog/?p=1120#comment-7027 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by abritabroad: The night the Wall came down - my memories about the fall of the Berlin Wall http://tinyurl.com/y94v8vx #mauerfall... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Twitter Trackbacks for AllThingsGerman.net» Blog Archive » The night the Wall came down [allthingsgerman.net] on Topsy.com http://www.allthingsgerman.net/blog/east-germany/the-night-the-wall-came-down/comment-page-1/#comment-7026 Twitter Trackbacks for AllThingsGerman.net» Blog Archive » The night the Wall came down [allthingsgerman.net] on Topsy.com Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:23:36 +0000 http://www.allthingsgerman.net/blog/?p=1120#comment-7026 [...] AllThingsGerman.net» Blog Archive » The night the Wall came down www.allthingsgerman.net/blog/index.php/east-germany/the-night-the-wall-came-down – view page – cached Today is a big day in Germany. 20 years ago today the East German government made the announcement that their citizens would be able to pass freely into the West. As one of the journalists asked... Read moreToday is a big day in Germany. 20 years ago today the East German government made the announcement that their citizens would be able to pass freely into the West. As one of the journalists asked from when this would apply, Günter Schabowski of the SED answered “as far as I am aware Read less [...] [...] AllThingsGerman.net» Blog Archive » The night the Wall came down http://www.allthingsgerman.net/blog/index.php/east-germany/the-night-the-wall-came-down – view page – cached Today is a big day in Germany. 20 years ago today the East German government made the announcement that their citizens would be able to pass freely into the West. As one of the journalists asked… Read moreToday is a big day in Germany. 20 years ago today the East German government made the announcement that their citizens would be able to pass freely into the West. As one of the journalists asked from when this would apply, Günter Schabowski of the SED answered “as far as I am aware Read less [...]

]]> By: Maria S. http://www.allthingsgerman.net/blog/east-germany/the-night-the-wall-came-down/comment-page-1/#comment-7025 Maria S. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:35:58 +0000 http://www.allthingsgerman.net/blog/?p=1120#comment-7025 Same here - referring to the last statement. I have only been once to Berlin and that was in 1986. At that time, I was in East-Berlin as well and had a hard time spending my mandatory exchange money. Lines of people in shops with little to be had, tired faces, and I was glad to leave at the end of the day. My most memorable thing about West-Berlin was having my first Döner Kebab. I know, this does not do this splendid city justice, but ... at that time, this seemed very exotic to me. Based on reports I had read in the U.S.A., a few European countries were actually worried about the power of a united Germany back then. Old fears crept up again... Same here – referring to the last statement. I have only been once to Berlin and that was in 1986.

At that time, I was in East-Berlin as well and had a hard time spending my mandatory exchange money. Lines of people in shops with little to be had, tired faces, and I was glad to leave at the end of the day.

My most memorable thing about West-Berlin was having my first Döner Kebab. I know, this does not do this splendid city justice, but … at that time, this seemed very exotic to me.

Based on reports I had read in the U.S.A., a few European countries were actually worried about the power of a united Germany back then. Old fears crept up again…

]]> By: Maria S. http://www.allthingsgerman.net/blog/east-germany/the-night-the-wall-came-down/comment-page-1/#comment-7929 Maria S. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:35:00 +0000 http://www.allthingsgerman.net/blog/?p=1120#comment-7929 Same here - referring to the last statement. I have only been once to Berlin and that was in 1986. At that time, I was in East-Berlin as well and had a hard time spending my mandatory exchange money. Lines of people in shops with little to be had, tired faces, and I was glad to leave at the end of the day. My most memorable thing about West-Berlin was having my first Döner Kebab. I know, this does not do this splendid city justice, but ... at that time, this seemed very exotic to me. Based on reports I had read in the U.S.A., a few European countries were actually worried about the power of a united Germany back then. Old fears crept up again... Same here – referring to the last statement. I have only been once to Berlin and that was in 1986.

At that time, I was in East-Berlin as well and had a hard time spending my mandatory exchange money. Lines of people in shops with little to be had, tired faces, and I was glad to leave at the end of the day.

My most memorable thing about West-Berlin was having my first Döner Kebab. I know, this does not do this splendid city justice, but … at that time, this seemed very exotic to me.

Based on reports I had read in the U.S.A., a few European countries were actually worried about the power of a united Germany back then. Old fears crept up again…

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