"We had so many dreams, not all of them came true"

Daniel Beilschmidt 30th anniversary Berlin Wall fall 9 November Leipzig Recollections of a 12-year-old

Der Universitätsorganist - hier in Melbourne - fuhr am Tag nach dem Mauerfall erstmals in den Westen Source: SBS

Daniel Beilschmidt from Leipzig was 12 years old when the Berlin Wall came crashing down. Where was he on that fateful day and what were his first impressions of life in Germany, following the collapse of the GDR?


Trabis Berlin Wall Fall 30th anniversary personal recolletions Daniel Beilschmidt
"Es ist mir unangenehm, aber es sind diese Marken gewesen, wie Duplo, Raider, Matchbox, nach denen wir uns gesehnt haben und was dann eingelöst wurde." Source: Flickr

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