"I was the representative of German Tourist in Brazil for 21 years, between 1981 and 2002. Been more than 60 times in Germany, often to accompany groups of travel agents and journalists. In Berlin, the script included the attractions of the western - restaurants, theaters and shops in Kudamm (the Kurfürstendamm) and its surroundings, Tiergarten, Charlottenburg Castle. separávamos And an afternoon to visit the eastern side.

When the bus arrived at Checkpoint Charlie were all forced to descend. The officials conferred passports and searched the bus detail. Put up mirrors under the floor. From then on, a guide in the GDR followed.

The passage always shocked, it was like stepping back in time 40 years. Everything was gray, dull, with marks of bullets and bombs. Any shop had to queue at the door. The tour lasted about 3 hours and there was almost no stops - or at Alexanderplatz was allowed off the bus. The guide showed some oriental prominent places such as Unter den Linden, address embassy, ​​and a cemetery where they were buried Russian soldiers. The Museum Island was included and it was great, of course. Finally, we all went to tea with slices of cake in a cafe and precarious.

I was in Germany on the fall of the Wall, but not in Berlin. Had led a group of travel agents Brazilians to a meeting in Heidelberg. At the end of the day, after a meeting, everyone went back to the hotel for a shower before dinner official closing of the event. In the room, I left the TV on without even watching it. But after some time just listening to the program through monotonous realized the exalted voice of the speaker, which is not at all common on German TV. Before the machine, I saw those scenes that the world must remember. I even think that those images were fiction, some movie.

At dinner, I noticed that several people had clearly been crying, even those who had no historical connection with Germany. "

Giovanni Lenard, a former representative of German Tourist in Brazil

Source: www.estadao.com.br