November 9, 1989: Down Came the Wall

November 8, 2014September 23, 2015

This month marks the 25^th anniversary of the tearing down of the Berlin Wall. The wall came down on the 9^th of November, 1989 with the whole world watching. Back in early 2005 and again in late 2012, I visited Berlin. Fortunately, the Wall that I saw was in pieces; no longer a barrier, it was covered in street artwork. Here are some photos from those visits.

This is one of my favorite photos because my then-5-year-old ran around on the Wall, free, with no idea what it symbolized.

But she did learn a bit about it outside of Checkpoint Charlie.

Which apparently was exhausting…

How do I talk to my little one about the history of Germany?

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Kari Martindale

Kari Martindale likes words, so she uses them a lot. Kari sits on the Board of Maryland Writers' Association and is involved with various nonprofits. She writes spoken word poetry, children's books, and other stuff, like whatever blog post you just read. Kari has visited over 35 countries and all 50 States, and is always planning her next road trip. She likes her family a lot; they tolerate her just fine.

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