Thousands cheer 20 years since collapse of Berlin Wall
Ulrich Sauff and his wife stared at the mammoth domino pieces marking the path where the Berlin Wall once stood and reminisced about life in the barrier's shadow.
"It was like a prison," said Sauff, 73, who lived on the Western side of the wall. "For us `Wessis,' the few kilometers from our old home to our new home (in the East) was unthinkable." The Sauffs were among those who gathered on Monday to celebrate 20 years of unity, marking the day the wall came down.
Cheering crowd Thousands cheered as 1,000 colorfully-decorated dominoes along a mile-long route were top pled to symbolize both the moment the wall came crashing down and the resulting fall of communist governments in Eastern Europe.
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"It was like a prison," said Sauff, 73, who lived on the Western side of the wall. "For us `Wessis,' the few kilometers from our old home to our new home (in the East) was unthinkable." The Sauffs were among those who gathered on Monday to celebrate 20 years of unity, marking the day the wall came down.
Cheering crowd Thousands cheered as 1,000 colorfully-decorated dominoes along a mile-long route were top pled to symbolize both the moment the wall came crashing down and the resulting fall of communist governments in Eastern Europe.
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To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.sunstar.com.ph
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