Berlin Day 2

My sickness did not improve, so I diagnosed myself with the flu and once again headed out into the jungle of Berlin. On this day we started to feel The Wall and see how its ghost is still painfully visible even after 18 years. Checkpoint Charlie was one of the few locations where diplomats could cross from the American Sector of West Berlin into East Berlin. Today it's just another metro stop in the center of the city, but not so long ago it was the edge of the world and heaven's gate for certain desperate East Germans. The harrowing stories of escape and near-escape (death) are guaranteed to make you forget about your flu symptoms for a little while. The CC museum is designed to provide information overload, but come prepared and it can be the perfect place to wrap your mind around the realities of Cold War Berlin.
Checkpoint Charlie is a tourist zone, so you're bound to find clever things like this. Only my co-workers back in LA will be able to fully appreciate my emotions as I chomped down on a footlong Subway sandwich. And the lady behind the counter didn't even get angry when I turned down the jalapenos!