Berlin blew cold then hot, but underneath it all is still Berlin

I remember the old West Berlin before the Wall fell in 1989, it was a strange place to visit as a tourist, writes Michael Russell
Berlin blew cold then hot, but underneath it all is still Berlin

A crowd of people are separated from the Brandenburg gate by the Berlin Wall on November 10, 1989. File picture: Paul O'Driscoll

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