Europe is a construction site
Pariser Platz
Originally uploaded by amsterboy.
I just got back from Berlin. I l-o-v-e it. I was there for a seminar
by the IJP which is an exchange programme for German journalists who
want to work abroad and for foreign journalists who want to work in
Germany. Excellent work. Met some absolutely fab people.
When we were having lunch and watching the view you see in the
picture, I remembered an essay by G�nter Grass about Berlin that I
read as a part of my studies on German culture at the university. In
the essay Grass stated that if you want to know what Europe of today
is about, look at Berlin. I think it is an excellent statement. Just
watch the picture:
- evidence of division still exists (Brandenburger Tor)
- capitalism is present with full power (Potsdamer Platz in the
background)
- difficult history is looming in the back (Holocaust Memorial) or
carnevalised (the U-shape pictures of Berlin after the war, a popular
place for posing)
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