Standoff

When we lived in Germany my folks took a trip thru East Germany to Berlin.  I still have my Soviet Visa authorizing my passage to the Russian Zone.  Yes, even a small child might have to produce his 'papers' on demand.  This was before the Soviets built a wall and before this cold war stand-off.  

By the time this photo was snapped in 1961 we had already returned stateside.  

In 2023, accompanied by two additional couples, we traveled thru what had previously been East Germany and took some photos at Checkpoint Charlie.  

What a difference 62 years makes.....

  

 

That KFC location is priceless.  Further evidence of significant progress following reunification....