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Postcards from the Transition

Postcards from the Transition.

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Tag: Germany

Winds of Change, Germany, The Fall of the Wall1 Comment

Walking the Line Between Hope and Despair.

November 9, 2021November 9, 2024 Rich McClear

Thirty two years ago our lives changed forever.  The Berlin Wall fell.  Our family had been in Berlin the summer before and the wall looked permanent.  We went back the next summer in time to see streets opening in the … Continue reading Walking the Line Between Hope and Despair.

Germany, Trains1 Comment

A Train Trip through Bavaria.

May 30, 2015January 21, 2016 Rich McClear

This trip I decided to spend two jet lag nights in Munich, or rather Freisling, a small town near the airport.  This time I decided to take the train from Freisling to Fussen and the onward bus to Hohenschwangu and … Continue reading A Train Trip through Bavaria.

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Palm Sunday, Freising, Germany

April 13, 2014March 25, 2016 Rich McClear

My flight from Tbilisi touched down at 6.  As I stepped out the shuttle at our airport hotel in Freising at 7 AM, after clearing customs and getting my bag, I heard the joyous “surround sound” peeling of church bells … Continue reading Palm Sunday, Freising, Germany

Germany, The Fall of the Wall4 Comments

Berlin, March, 2013

March 29, 2013July 29, 2015 Rich McClear

Note, many of the photos for this post are contained in the posts “Shadows of the Wall,”  “East Side Gallery.” and “Bernauer Str.”  Pictures on this post are general Berlin tourism shots. March 22, 2013 Berlin, Germany Dear Friends, In … Continue reading Berlin, March, 2013

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Shadows of the Wall, Berlin 2013

March 29, 2013July 29, 2015 Rich McClear

Text for these pictures is on the post “Berlin, March, 2013”  These are pictures from the area of the old wall.  Panels of the wall have been re-erected near “Checkpoint Charlie” and feature dictators still waiting for falling.  The man … Continue reading Shadows of the Wall, Berlin 2013

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Residenz Advent Market, Munich, Germany

February 9, 2013November 24, 2017 Rich McClear

In November 2012 I stopped over in Munich on my way home from Tbilisi, Georgia.  In Germany most Advent/Christmas markets open the Friday before the first Sunday in Advent.  Austrian markets open earlier.  Last year the German market opening day … Continue reading Residenz Advent Market, Munich, Germany

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Munich Chriskindl Market, Germany

February 9, 2013November 24, 2017 Rich McClear

In November 2012 I stopped over in Munich on my way home from Tbilisi, Georgia.  In Germany most Advent/Christmas markets open the Friday before the first Sunday in Advent.  Austrian markets open earlier.  The year before the German market opening … Continue reading Munich Chriskindl Market, Germany

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Frankfurt, Germany, Chriskindl Market

February 9, 2013November 24, 2017 Rich McClear

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