Germany celebrates memory of Berlin Wall falling

By MATT MOORE, Associated Press Writer Matt Moore, Associated Press Writer

BERLIN – Twenty years ago Monday, they danced atop the Berlin Wall, feet thudding on the cold concrete, arms raised in victory, hands clasped in friendship and giddy hope.

On that cold night, years of separation and anxiety melted into the unbelievable reality of freedom and a future without border guards, secret police, informers and rigid communist control.

This weekend, Germans celebrate with concerts boasting Beethoven and Bon Jovi; a memorial service for the 136 people killed trying to cross over from 1961 to 1989; candle lightings and 1,000 towering plastic foam dominoes to be placed along the wall's route and tipped over.

On Nov. 9, 1989, East Germans came in droves, riding their sputtering Trabants, motorcycles and rickety bicycles. Hundreds, then thousands, then hundreds of thousands crossed over the following days.

Stores in West Berlin stayed open late and banks gave out 100 Deutschemarks in "welcome money," then worth about $50, to each East German visitor.

The party lasted four days and by Nov. 12 more than 3 million of East Germany's 16.6 million people had visited, nearly a third of them to West Berlin, the rest through gates opening up along the rest of the fenced, mined frontier that cut their country in two.

Sections of the nearly 155 kilometers (100 miles) of wall were pulled down and knocked over. Tourists chiseled off chunks to keep as souvenirs. Tearful families reunited. Bars gave out free drinks. Strangers kissed and toasted each other with champagne.

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The link:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091108/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_after_the_wall

Der Spiegel photo album of the Wall's fall:

http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-48542.html

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I still feel horrible so I've been spending my time watching Friends. :)

And there is maybe a tiny chance that I felt too lazy to go about making a photo.

Deutsche Welle-TV Video:
"Cola und Bier waren gestern: Wer cool sein will, trinkt sogenannte Lifestyle-Brausen mit Cranberry-, Mango-Lime oder Tannenwurzel-Geschmack. Viele dieser neuen Sorten stammen nicht von großen Brauereien, sondern von jungen Unternehmen. Und die sind sicher: Ihre Getränke sind mehr als nur eine prickelnde Modeerscheinung..."



English version of the video:
"Germany is experiencing a soft drink revolution, with 80 new flavors hitting the market. Among the fresh flavors are cranberry, mango-lime and pine-tree-root (also: GARLIC! :o). We look at the growing popularity of these drinks. The new range of thirst-quenchers is part of a craze set in motion by Bionade, which is manufactured in southern Germany."