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Rail Europe’s Chris Shares his Personal Account of the Berlin Wall Fall in 1989

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

November 9, 1989. I still remember that day like it was yesterday. I was studying for my High School finals and had the TV on as background noise. All of sudden, the movie was interrupted for the breaking news that changed the history of Germany and entire Europe.

Only a few weeks earlier I went to Berlin using an overnight train from Stuttgard to Berlin, now no longer an overnight journey due to the ICE High Speed Train. Nothing fancy, a 2nd class couchette cabin which had to be shared with 5 more travelers.

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Tags: 20th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Berlin, Berlin Wall, East Germany, Germany, High Speed Trains, ICE Trains, Intercity Express Trains, rail travel, S-Bahn, Stuttgart, train travel, travel, West Germany
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