The Berlin Wall Today.

Finally, our new book on the Berlin Wall is out and on Amazon. It is The Berlin Wall Today, a full-color picture guide of what is left of the Berlin Wall (not that much, but more than you'd think).  I have walked that trail with my very feet, carrying a camera, so I can assure you, everything you see is actually there.

Amazon does not sell the book yet. So far, they have only put up the page. However, I sure hope that this is going to happen any time soon, say, next week. At that point, the book should also be available at BarnesandNoble.com. Also, a German edition is in preparation. I‘ll keep you posted.

The Evil Umpire

Wow! That was the greatest game probably nobody in the USA cared about: women soccer! Right now, Germany is hosting the Soccer World Championship for women, and the U.S. just won! Against Brazil, one of the favorites; not the finals, though, but America will be in the semi-finals. So there is a good chance the USA will win the World Cup.

It was an amazing game, with penalty shots, penalty shots wrongfully given, fouls, extensions, in the end, the USA was leading 5 to3 after more than two hours. Thousands of fans had congregated to Dresden, and they are now, I assume, celebrating. I would not know, first I am in Berlin, second, I know next to nothing about soccer: However, I have an American family from Iowa hanging out in my living room who was watching that very nail-biting game. If you are interested in details, check ESPN.

http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-70259.html