‘The Day of German Unity, Germany’s national holiday, marks the day in 1990 on which the German Democratic Republic (East) acceded to the Federal Republic of Germany. More than remembering the wall, fences and armed guards that separated East from West during the Cold War, the Day of German Unity is a time to celebrate the peaceful unification and a time to look forward as the “new states” continue to surmount economic and demographic challenges.’ (read more)
On public holidays everything here is closed so we’ve decided to go away for a couple of days. I’ll tell you all about it next week when we get back.
