When we decided to move to Berlin, and that I would be staying at home for awhile with Alani, one of my goals was to get to know the famous sites of Berlin. Today I made a first step towards that; Alani and I had an amazing morning walking down to the East Side Gallery. From what I have read this is the largest out-door gallery in the world. The paintings were done by artists from all over the world to memorialize the end of the wall. There is also a theme of the wish for world peace throughout the wall. It was really amazing to admire the work of all of the artists. Since the wall is outdoors it was also a great hike for us, we walked the 4 km there plus the distance of the wall, but took the train back. After viewing all of the paintings it was very difficult to choose a favorite, so I have posted a few that I found interesting below. There are also some cameos from Alani, she really loved looking at all of the bright colors and the people there taking pictures of the wall. There are also a couple pictures of old East German cars, I think Alani's stroller is sturdier. Overall, it was a great morning.
These are such great photos! I love the one where Alani is squinting by the car--she looks like such an art connoisseur. Is this a stretch of the actual old wall that was painted? It looks pretty neat.
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This is a strech of old was that was painted by artists from around the world. After the wall came down people were literally tearing chunks our of it to keep or sell and an artist decided that some of the wall should be preserved to memorialize what had happened. So he worked to set up a conservation society that is responsible for the up-keep of this section of the wall.
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