Leaving from the Brandenburg Gate, a place so important to Germany’s history. After the fall of the Berlin Wall the Gate became a symbol of German Unity
The Brandenburg Gate was originally conceived as the Gate of Peace. Next to it now there is the Room of Silence. “The room offers everyone - regardless of origin, colour, religion and ideology - the opportunity to be silent and meditate.”
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Berlin to Budapest Walking for Peace 2025. Following last years Baltic Walk for Peace, during May and June this year I start in Berlin and finish in Budapest. I will again be supporting @ChildrenofPeace and researching for my website @linkstopeace
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Baltic Walk for Peace 2024
I’m now in Vilnius, Estonia, having completed “The Baltic Way” of 1989. It seems hugely symbolic to stand beside the commemorative sculpture called “The Road of Freedom” dedicated to the 1989 event and the restoration of the state of Lithuania.
I have now crossed from Latvia to Lithuania. Close to the border is a memorial to the Baltic Way of 1989. It was a huge symbol of successful nonviolent resistance and a shining example of how peaceful protest can make a change.
I’m now in Riga, the capital of Latvia. I arrived at the centre of the city at the Freedom Monument which is topped by the Freedom Statue. It symbolises the Latvian nation’s striving for freedom and independence and was unveiled on 18 November 1933
I crossed the border from Estonia to Latvia yesterday which made me think of 23 August 1989 and The Baltic Way. This was when two million inhabitants of the Baltic states joined hands forming a human chain from Tallinn through Riga to Vilnius.