Off the Wall
Ina peaceful revolution 20 years ago the people of two Germany dismantledthe Berlin Wall. As a unified nation celebrates the fall of the Wall onNov 9, Sujoy Dhar walks past the remains of the structure that divided a people for decades
''Shortlybefore coming to see this [the Berlin Wall] I found myself in anapoplectic rage because my American debit card would not work at theATMs here [erstwhile East Germany]. People died trying to cross thisthing. Apparently the other side was nothing but tourists.''
-- A flaking spray writing by an unnamed traveller on the graffiti-bombed Berlin Wall at Kreuzberg.
Text & Images: Sujoy Dhar/ TWF
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