07/29 Groß Berlin
“dda, what are you doing next week?”
“Nothing, really, except a Korean culture exam, why?”
“I’ve been summoned by a Berlin judge to testify in a court of law. They’re paying for the air fare. Wanna come?”
“Er, yeah, but I am not flying. Too expensive! And a train to Berlin will take forever…”
“Well, yeah, but since the first day I’ll be in court, you can travel while I testify, and then we can party in Berlin.”Spring 1989, Germany still spells either as DDR or BRD, depending on which side of the Iron Curtain you stood. And Berlin is still two cities, West Berlin, a fragile member of the Free World, carved out of the western part of the original Berlin and its western suburbs; and East Berlin, covering most of the original Berlin - sans most of the historical buildings, which had been flattened out by Allies and the Commies alike. I’ve been a lot to Germany, since I have an auntie who lived many years in Köln, but never to Berlin. Never one to pass up on an opportunity to visit a new city, I head home to my collection of timetables.
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