Berlin, Germany

Berlin is a phoenix rising from the ashes and reinventing itself. Decades of war and oppression are being replaced by trendy boutiques, sidewalk cafes, retail shopping areas, and renovated historical monuments and museums. Since World War II much of this Germany capital was in ruins following intensive bombing. Then, for more than 28 years, it was a divided city with a barbed wire fence being erected under cover of night and eventually turning into a permanent concrete barrier and an adjoining death