First plane ride down and one short one to go before we arrive at our final destination of Berlin, Germany around 11 o'clock on Monday May 16th. The flight was fairly uneventful, lack of internet made it difficult for me to post my orientation summary blog and this blog until now as we have an hour layover in Frankfurt.
Most of the flight was spent trying to get a few hours of sleep while also taking what time we could at the wee hours of the morning to get to know those around us a little better.
This morning as we awaited the arrival of the sun and breakfast a few of us talked about experiences and who we are marching for on the trip. Again, and I know it will continue as the week progresses, it is intestine to listen to everyone's perspectives/stories as to what brought them to today. For some those specifics are still being work out and the self discovery portion of the journey will aid in that.
What lays in store for us today is a walking tour of Berlin, including:
- The Neue Wache War Memorial
- Grosse Hamburger Strasse
- Bebelplatz
- Oranienburg Synagogue
- Reichstag/Brandenburg Gate
- Tiergarten Memorial
- Rosemstrasse Monument
- Hitler's Bunker
- Holocaust Memorial & Museum or Bayerische Platz (TBC)
Information on all of this locations (as well as links to sites) can be found on my previous posting on my Weebly site.
In addition to these locations we will be performing a small ceremony at the Memorial for Gay Holocaust victims. During out time at the time various participants who are gay will perform readings over our headsets, followed by the vocal group performing a rendition of True Colours (Cyndi Lauper). While these items take place, participants will have a opportunity to view the video shown at the memorial which is presently of two women kissing. This monument was only erected three years ago, and every two years the video is changed from two men to two women.
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