Germany Travel
Germany is one of Europe's largest countries, with a diverse environment that includes the steep, vertical mountains of the south, the sandy, rolling plains of the north, the forested hills of the urbanized west, and the agricultural plains of the east. The magnificent east-central city of Berlin, which rose phoenixlike from the ashes of World War II and is now the capital of a reunified Germany after decades of partition, and the Rhine River, which flows northward from Switzerland and is celebrated in visual art, literature, folklore, and song, are at the spiritual heart of the country. Hundreds of medieval castles, churches, picturesque villages, market towns, and centers of learning and culture line its banks and those of its principal tributaries all of which are focal points of Germany's burgeoning tourism industry, which attracts millions of visitors each year drawn by the country's natural beauty, history, culture, and gastronomy (including its renowned wines and beers).
Through this series of articles, I intend to share our stories and experiences of traveling across Germany with our fellow photography and travel enthusiasts. I hope they help you plan your travels across this beautiful country!
For over three decades, Berlin, the present capital of Germany, was a divided city, with a wall running through its center. The Berlin Wall divided the city into East and West Berlin from August 13, 1961, until November 9, 1989. Today, the East Side Gallery, the Berlin Wall Memorial in Bernauer Strasse, the Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Memorial, a former Stasi remand jail, and the green Mauerpark are all places where you can find traces of the Wall, its remains, and memorial sites, with The East Side Gallery, formerly a part of the original Berlin Wall being the most famous one. Today I’m going to take you along with me on a journey across the 15 most iconic murals of the Berlin Wall East Side Gallery. Let the journey begin!