tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053393564677800908.post1600210520744027361..comments2023-10-28T16:19:13.819+02:00Comments on Berlin heute: Blue skies over PlötzenseeHalcyonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053393564677800908.post-71682765659911844442014-09-28T18:24:19.809+02:002014-09-28T18:24:19.809+02:00What a coincidence! Yesterday I (re)watched "...What a coincidence! Yesterday I (re)watched "Sophie Scholl", a great German movie: same story in Munich.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053393564677800908.post-77960433657974838602014-09-26T17:04:39.125+02:002014-09-26T17:04:39.125+02:00All over Berlin are reminders of our very ugly and...All over Berlin are reminders of our very ugly and horrible past. Never to forget and never to be repeated...anywhere in the world.chai-and-chardonnay.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695930205185323227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053393564677800908.post-67903574706580603942014-09-25T22:13:02.087+02:002014-09-25T22:13:02.087+02:00It's encouraging that there's courage to f...It's encouraging that there's courage to face such an ugly past.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971991029290518107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053393564677800908.post-10943470095558790512014-09-25T22:02:27.600+02:002014-09-25T22:02:27.600+02:00It is a strikingly simple memorial.It is a strikingly simple memorial.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053393564677800908.post-59192503438847646152014-09-25T21:31:20.594+02:002014-09-25T21:31:20.594+02:00I'm wondering who visits this prison now. Are ...I'm wondering who visits this prison now. Are the visitors mostly German or are they from other countries? Anything to do with the Nazis must be difficult for Germans, even those who were born after the Second World War. They have so much to be proud of now but the Nazi past must be forever haunting them.EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053393564677800908.post-13239447947502611072014-09-25T21:29:45.879+02:002014-09-25T21:29:45.879+02:00i can't imagine seeing this in person...i get ...i can't imagine seeing this in person...i get chills just from the photos...Tanya Breesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949602989774270159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053393564677800908.post-79887499145187198412014-09-25T18:56:55.140+02:002014-09-25T18:56:55.140+02:00Such simplicity and how lovely!Such simplicity and how lovely!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053393564677800908.post-66354879395360142732014-09-25T16:56:38.079+02:002014-09-25T16:56:38.079+02:00Somber place indeed. I'm glad there are memor...Somber place indeed. I'm glad there are memorials like this so people will never forget. I will have to check out that book.Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737705457021667861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053393564677800908.post-88596546146671655842014-09-25T16:25:10.443+02:002014-09-25T16:25:10.443+02:00That first photo kind of gave me a shiver when I f...That first photo kind of gave me a shiver when I first opened your site. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053393564677800908.post-15926979591856453332014-09-25T10:40:20.528+02:002014-09-25T10:40:20.528+02:00Thanks. There's more tomorrow.Thanks. There's more tomorrow. Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053393564677800908.post-15554152140657898592014-09-25T10:39:57.147+02:002014-09-25T10:39:57.147+02:00I highly recommend the book. It's a gripping s...I highly recommend the book. It's a gripping story, I could hardly put it down. Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053393564677800908.post-16274738981492099192014-09-25T10:38:58.226+02:002014-09-25T10:38:58.226+02:00Almost 3,000 people were executed here and Plötzen...Almost 3,000 people were executed here and Plötzensee by the Nazis. The majority of them were political dissidents. Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053393564677800908.post-32085202297719158922014-09-25T10:26:50.828+02:002014-09-25T10:26:50.828+02:00The prison in the background certainly contributes...The prison in the background certainly contributes to the stark sober atmosphere. Its indeed a sad place to be.s.chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14053064476533947580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053393564677800908.post-70057964463507967882014-09-25T08:48:08.983+02:002014-09-25T08:48:08.983+02:00How many other inocent people like that were kille...How many other inocent people like that were killed there I wonder. A sad reminder of our past which seems never goes away even in this day & ageBilly Blue Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12053172567806569702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053393564677800908.post-6371664360136078852014-09-25T04:33:49.067+02:002014-09-25T04:33:49.067+02:00The true story behind Alone In Berlin sounds so mo...The true story behind Alone In Berlin sounds so moving and sad! So many unsung heroes during that War! Glad there is a Memorial to help us all not forget.A Colorful Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06890388727784255219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053393564677800908.post-85448348662552889942014-09-25T03:17:21.363+02:002014-09-25T03:17:21.363+02:00Sad and morose, though I do like the contrast betw...Sad and morose, though I do like the contrast between the sky and the structures.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053393564677800908.post-65077783500610736782014-09-25T02:32:37.406+02:002014-09-25T02:32:37.406+02:00the blue sky does cheer things up a bit. thanks fo...the blue sky does cheer things up a bit. thanks for your sharing of this spot.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053393564677800908.post-72227953834804431152014-09-25T01:19:15.165+02:002014-09-25T01:19:15.165+02:00Good post, Halcyon!Good post, Halcyon!RedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9053393564677800908.post-67239045916394071992014-09-25T00:57:30.464+02:002014-09-25T00:57:30.464+02:00Wonderful photos. It is so sad that so many camps...Wonderful photos. It is so sad that so many camps were built for the sole purpose of killing, I don't think any of us will forget.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.com