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Hello! I am Rodrigo, born and raised in the amazing city of Buenos Aires. Throughout my life I've also lived in Dublin, Ireland; Copenhagen, Denmark; different parts of Norway; Berlin, Gemany(I have a passion for good weather...) and also in Freetown, Sierra Leone. I have been a tour guide for more than 8 years and across 3 cities (Buenos Aires, Copenhagen and Berlin, always in English) and also worked in tourism in Norway and Sierra Leone. I really enjoy what I do. I studied political science and journalism, currently I am studying tourism and sustainable development and I also write. I try and mix what I’ve learned in all the places I have lived on my tours so I can tell you a story and make you feel as if you were actually watching it happen. I am enthusiastic, outgoing and love telling stories, anecdotes and sharing my knowledge of the city I live in. And I also like to have fun, so it is not all about history... ask what you want to know! Can do tours in English and Spanish, so get in touch in any of these 2 languages if you have any questions or want a tailor made tour.
No other city in the world experienced the Cold War the way Berlin did - after all, there was only one Berlin Wall.
The tour begins at the Brandenburg Gate , which stood alone between East and West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, when the city was divided. From there, you will go further into East Berlin, stopping to see what was the Soviet embassy (and now it is the Russian one). You will learn about the good and bad of living in the so-called "communist regime" , what life was like under the GDR (German Democratic Republic) and the reasons behind its downfall. You will learn not only about the Cold War era espionage between East and West (with tunnels, double agents and gadgets), but also about the spying that the East German government carried out on its own people , with the Stasi collecting thousands of searches, imprisoning and interrogating its citizens.
From there, you will visit the Tränenpalast (Palace of Tears) to hear how families in the West and East suddenly split when the Berlin Wall was erected in 1961, and their limited reunions over the next 28 years. We will see a real piece of the Berlin Wall , explaining to you how the two wall system worked (with the Death Strip in the middle) and telling you about some of the people who died tragically trying to cross the Wall.
I will contextualize the history of the Berlin Wall in the broader history of the Cold War and how the events that took place in Berlin during this time period shaped the world we live in today.
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The tour will end at the Bernauer Strasse U-Bahn (underground / underground) station, in the modern and beautiful Prenzlauer Berg district and just 3 stops (5 minutes) from Alexander Platz.
At the entrance door of the Academy of the Arts, in front of the Academy of the Arts. Look for the jolly guy with the mustache
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).
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