Two Great European Capitals: Berlin and London

Two Great European Capitals: Berlin and London
Milestone Hotel in Kensington. Carole Jobin
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Two world capitals are at a turning point in their histories. Brexit may change London forever, and Berlin is finally shedding its post-Second World War image. I recently visited both cities.

Berlin

It may come as a surprise to some that only a few sections of the infamous Berlin Wall still remain today, considering how huge it was.

We’re standing in front of one such area, at the Topography of Terror museum. It is here that the headquarters of the Gestapo, one of Nazi Germany’s most notorious buildings, once stood.