Comments on: Berlin comes up with “Wall” tourist solution http://www.geekytraveller.com/2008/07/berlin-comes-up-with-wall-tourist-solution/ Gadgets, tools, and tips for geeks who love to travel, and travelers who are geeks. Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:35:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Ryan Rodriguez http://www.geekytraveller.com/2008/07/berlin-comes-up-with-wall-tourist-solution/comment-page-1/#comment-369 Ryan Rodriguez Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:50:46 +0000 http://www.geekytraveller.com/berlin-comes-up-with-wall-tourist-solution/#comment-369 It reminds me of what happened at alcatraz. Gone are the days where you would be led by park rangers who "lived the island". Now, tourists are led by walkmans and mp3 looking things. You can't ask questions (and boy do you have many), and you aren't led into unexplored portions of the prison. That is what this Berlin Wall tour reminds me of. It takes the excitement and history out of it. It is a special place that deserves "hands on" exploring. Not some mp3 guided tour to hand back to someone when you are done. It needs to be something that isn't physical, but emotional. It would be ours forever. Ryan M. Rodriguez It reminds me of what happened at alcatraz. Gone are the days where you would be led by park rangers who “lived the island”. Now, tourists are led by walkmans and mp3 looking things. You can’t ask questions (and boy do you have many), and you aren’t led into unexplored portions of the prison.
That is what this Berlin Wall tour reminds me of. It takes the excitement and history out of it. It is a special place that deserves “hands on” exploring. Not some mp3 guided tour to hand back to someone when you are done. It needs to be something that isn’t physical, but emotional. It would be ours forever.

Ryan M. Rodriguez

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