+ JOURNAL ENTRY ON SATURDAY, JUNE 12: The Wilde Bartle Lands End Traveling team is tired but exhilarated by our touring of Frankfurt, Berlin and Dresden. Tomorrow we head for Nürnberg. I am enjoying the capabilities of my new camera, particularly the telephoto lens. I have uploaded all my photos into my computer and maybe I will send some off on Facebook soon. We are getting better and better at dealing with the language and cultural barrier. Many people can speak English, some very well and others just a little. John Bartle knows some German and so do I now that I have been studying it for the past few months. It’s fun to try to speak it and we have been able to avoid some travelling problems because of our knowledge of a few key words.
Frankfurt was heavily damage in WW2 but now is very modern with few signs of this tragedy. Berlin was largely destroyed in WW2 and then was divided during the Cold War. The Western part was an enclave of the West and was rebuilt soon after the war. The heart of Berlin was in the Eastern part and its reconstruction was spotty until the reunification of Germany in 1990. Now it is coming back to its former glory.
Same with Dresden. WOW! The restoration of several impressive buildings and plazas and gardens is a sight to behold!
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