Thread: 20 Years since the Fall of the Iron Curtain

Quote: Originally Posted by hcobb There are still walls yet to fall. http://www.desdecuba.com/generationy/ The doctor who does not make a record of an act of physical mistreatment, having already been warned that in this “case” there must be no document to prove the injuries received, is violating his Hippocratic oath and, with that wink, becomes the culprit’s accomplice. To those who feel there should be more bruises and even fractures...

Quote: Originally Posted by paladin ARe they still open to exchange? D-Mark? Yes, the German Federal Reserve will exchange them for Euros as long as it exists. Other Banks don't have to do this any more. And it all depends on the country, IIRC you can't exchange Francs any more. Edit: Ah, found it. here's the official link to the ECB about it.

You've...lost your faith in Nihilism?!

Quote: Originally Posted by tshiggins Very little of the wall, itself, remains. I saw a few pieces of it, here and there. However, the route that it used to follow is marked with a double-row of bricks, that winds throughout the town. The trains and streetcars cross it numerous times, as they go from one place to another. That row of bricks can be seen in one of the photos I linked to earlier. As to what I was doing that day? I can't...

Quote: Originally Posted by Buzzardo I've never heard the bit about a confused TV announcer. Care to elaborate? The announcer, one Schabowsky, had received a memo from the party bosses that they intended to allow free travel. But when is office tried to reach them to ask for any details - what kind of permits they would need, when this freedom to travel would start - they were unable to reach anyone because all the head honchos had gone...

Smurf, sorry to ask, but do you mind fixing the final quote in your post? That should be attributed to Asta Kask, not me.

Quote: Originally Posted by walkir Yes, but you never know what was stuffed under the matress... A quick google search told me there's € 7 billion in D-MArk still not exchanged. I can't find a link at the moment, but I guess a few million Euros in Ostmars are still there for (n)ostalgia or simply forgotten caches. ARe they still open to exchange?

I ended up with an €5 note I wish I could exchange for $, but the local currency exchange at the airport (none of the local banks will touch it) charges so much in transaction fees I'd barely have bus fare home aftwards.

Quote: Originally Posted by walkir Yes, but you never know what was stuffed under the matress... Well, I'm pretty certain I never had any money under my mattress.

I recall watching it on TV. I was very happy about it, of course.