Hi Tony,
I think I have some interesting places for you to visit, so you can really get a feeling of the Berlin's Cold War history.
The best thing to do is to visit the real Berlin Wall. In the centre of Berlin, there you can find the three last meters, where the Wall is still standing in his original form. One is the memorial Berlin Wall in the “Bernauer Straße”, the other is near the house of Parliament in the “Niederkirchenstraße” and the last 15m are in the “Liesenstraße”. If you want to take a piece of the Wall with you, it is possible to buy one. It is about 2,50€ and the owner promises that it is no face and he saved it before they would have been thrown away.
As you know, there are about 130 people who left their lives while trying to pass the Wall. The museum Checkpoint Charlie commemorates the victims killed by passing the Berlin Wall. It is the most visited museum Berlins', that is located at the border crossing point. The main message the visiters get to know in this museum is the importance of freedom. The house at the Checkpoint Charlie, opened in 1963, was actually a place, where all the refugees were welcome and supported. The task for the museum was to illustrate, how it was made sure that nobody could pass the Wall without a permission. As a result of the friendships to refugees, the museum has a hot-air balloon, cars for a escape attempt and a lot of other spectacular means for a successful escape.
I hope you will like Berlin and I could give you some helpful tips.
See You, Bianca
