Comments on: Coming to Terms With History in Berlin

By: 2014: A Photo Review | Farsickness

2014: A Photo Review | Farsickness — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 13:02:24 +0000

[…] Berlin was quite possibly my favorite destination of 2014. A lot of it had to do with the abundance of awesome street art. […]

By: Explore Some More - May - Estrella Explores

Explore Some More - May - Estrella Explores — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 14:50:19 +0000

[…] is one city I really want to visit because of it’s historical significance. Reading this post about the German capital’s past is giving me more reasons to […]

By: Explore Some More | Estrella Explores

Explore Some More | Estrella Explores — Sat, 08 Nov 2014 10:19:17 +0000

[…] is one city I really want to visit because of it’s historical significance. Reading this post about the German capital’s past is giving me more reasons to […]

By: Amanda Slavinsky

Amanda Slavinsky — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 14:26:01 +0000

I agree, Julie!

By: Julie K.

Julie K. — Mon, 26 May 2014 07:02:46 +0000

The aerial view of the Holocaust memorial left me speechless — it truly resembles a cemetery more than anything else..Germany has been repenting of its Nazi past since the war ended and it seems to me they will seek some kind of closure forever..which is quite sad.

By: Amanda Slavinsky

Amanda Slavinsky — Sun, 25 May 2014 17:20:52 +0000

I agree with you, Ceri. It sickens me the way the US ignores basically all of the mistakes we as a country have made, so I definitely respect the way Germany is so open about their troubled past. And I do agree with you, constantly learning is a good thing!

By: Ceri

Ceri — Sun, 25 May 2014 09:33:34 +0000

I actually hate the way certain countries sweep their mistakes of the past under the rug. Children are then only taught a biased view of their country and are made to think that theirs is the greatest, and that kind of clouded judgement is so damaging. For one thing, it’s how history repeats itself.

I guess the reminders are there to show us that we’ve owned up to our mistakes, are now acknowledging them, and are now trying to right the wrongs and pay respect to whoever may have been hurt by them. I don’t necessarily think you can’t move on when those tragedies are constantly staring you in the face – I think they help a nation improve and better themselves because they’re constantly learning and going forward with different ideas next time around.

This is a really great topic. Thank you for writing this post.

By: On Not Being Wooed By Warsaw - Farsickness

On Not Being Wooed By Warsaw - Farsickness — Thu, 22 May 2014 13:44:46 +0000

[...] Kate wrote about recently, Warsaw may have been a victim of timing. I had just come from Berlin, a city I absolutely loved and didn’t want to leave. I think I wouldn’t have been [...]

By: Explore Some More | Estrella Explores

Explore Some More | Estrella Explores — Mon, 19 May 2014 11:03:52 +0000

[...] is one city I really want to visit because of it’s historical significance. Reading this post about the German capital’s past is giving me more reasons to [...]

By: Amanda Slavinsky

Amanda Slavinsky — Sat, 17 May 2014 11:02:34 +0000

Thanks for the great comment! I agree completely that patriotism can also be very dangerous. Living and traveling abroad has really opened my eyes to how patriotism is so ingrained into American life and how strange and uncomfortable that makes me at times.