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[ Shouting indistinctly ]

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[ Laughs ]

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The city of Berlin, Germany,

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was once divided in half
by a wall,

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but today this is
a bustling urban experiment.

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I feel like a kid
in a candy store.

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This is amazing.

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And it's also considered
one of the most creative

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and free places on the planet.

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I have an entirely new world
view through their eyes.

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I'm Kari Byron.

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Whoo!

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I travel around the world...

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Ah! [ Laughs ] This is wild.

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...seeking out stories
of inspiring people.

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We're working on solutions

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to some of the biggest
questions of our time.

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♪♪

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Berlin, Germany,
is one of the most interesting

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and diverse cities in the world.

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It's a bustling urban experiment
and a vibrant center for food,

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art, and culture.

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But what's really wild
to think about

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is how far the city has come.

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During world war ii, it was
almost completely destroyed,

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flattened.

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Berlin was divided up
by four of the allied countries

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that won the war.

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The east fell under the control
of the Soviet union,

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now Russia.

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And the west
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France, and the U.S.

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Over the next 16 years,

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nearly 20% of east
Germany's population

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fled west for political
and economic reasons.

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This nearly killed
the economy in the east.

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So in 1961, the Soviets put up
a wall to keep people in.

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It happened overnight

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separating friends, family,
and the city.

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The wall stayed up
for nearly three decades.

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So the question is this,

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how did the Berlin wall built
to divide a city,

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instead end up creating
what is arguably

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the most free city of all?

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The Berlin wall
is actually two walls

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running parallel to each other,

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separated by a width of about
an American football field,

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an area known
as the death strip.

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This was a gauntlet of barbed
wire and booby traps

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and armed guards.

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Despite all of that,

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people still tried
to cross this wall.

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Over, under, through,
any way they could think of.

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This right here marks
one of the 70 tunnels

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that were dug from
the east to the west.

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Reporter: 57 people
squirm their way

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through a narrow tunnel
to emerge to freedom.

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Imagine how desperate you have
to be to spend weeks

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inside of a dark tunnel
digging dirt clod by dirt clod

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just to get past this wall.

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I want to talk to somebody
who grew up in east Berlin

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before the wall came down.

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He asked to meet up
in a very unusual place.

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How high does this thing go?

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- Stefan?
- Hey!

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This is where we want to
meet to see the Berlin wall?

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This is crazy.
Are we gonna climb it?

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[ Laughs ]

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- Nice to meet you, I'm Kari.
- Hi, nice to meet you.

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These are my two boys.

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I was just explaining
to the two of them

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over there that used to be
the Berlin wall.

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So you grew up on the east side
of the Berlin wall?

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I did, yes.

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When you were a kid, how wild
is it to imagine yourself

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on this side of the wall
in this crazy contraption?

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Yeah, I could have
never come here.

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Byron: The wall kept Stefan
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to this side of the city.

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Very good.

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Byron: But today,
within just one generation,

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anyone can come climb and play
just a few hundred feet

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from where the divide
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Feel like a ninja warrior,
but less graceful.

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Can you jump out?

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Byron: Stefan takes me to
the street level

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so I can learn more
about what life

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was like growing up
in east Berlin.

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This used to be my street
during the time of the wall.

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We couldn't go any further.
The wall was right here.

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We had no idea that this street
even continued

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on the other side of the wall.

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You had no idea it was happening
on the other side?

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No idea.

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Now, I got to show you something
real interesting and spooky.

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[ Woman speaks in German
over P.A. ]

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Down here,
we're in the ghost station.

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Ghost station?

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This entire station existed
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but as a kid, you had no idea

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there's a train station
down here.

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You couldn't get on the train

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because these entrances, they
were completely sealed off.

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Byron: Even though
the wall went up,

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subway lines under west Berlin

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still ran under
the east side of the city.

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The Soviets boarded up
stations in the east

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to prevent people from escaping.

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But west Berliners
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You could get on on the western
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take your train
through east Berlin

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and get off in
the western side again.

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Byron: I decide to take a ride
through the ghost stations

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or Geisterbahnhof

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to see what a west Berliner
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Maybe it's just because
they call them ghost stations,

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but it's a bit eerie
riding through the dark tunnel

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not contained by a car.

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I think a horror movie
started like this, right?

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The stations were completely
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as trains would approach
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the passengers would hear
"last stop west Berlin."

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After that, nobody got off.

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The train would pass by,

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there would be no passengers,
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So much of what I'm hearing
is about how the wall

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was built to contain people,

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but I'm curious about those
who wanted to get past it.

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Did you know anybody
who tried to get across?

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Actually, a friend of mine,
he tried to build a plane

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to fly across the wall.
- And he didn't make it?

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People tried all kinds of stuff.

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People were trying to jump
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into west Berlin.

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They flew with a balloon
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everything imaginable.

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The idea was to separate
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Do you think that
the wall worked?

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The wall was a challenge
the people wanted to overcome.

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[ Cheering ]

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Reporter: As dozens of young men
pulled on a rope and chains,

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the chant went up...
[ Speaks German ]

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"Down with the wall."

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[ Cheering ]

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Byron: By the time the wall
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there was an eagerness for both
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Reporter: The pace of change
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is astonishing everyone.

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Whoo, yeah!

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Whoo!

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Was it hard coming to a new
school and making friends?

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Today, Berlin is
a city of openness,

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welcoming people
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Cheese!

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Byron:
When the Berlin wall fell,

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not only did east and west
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the city also opened its arms to
people from all over the world.

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There are about
190 different nationalities

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represented in Berlin.

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Some come for jobs,
others come for art,

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some are escaping
an unimaginable situation

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in their home country.

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Germany has welcomed
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When did you guys
come to Berlin?

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Female interpreter:
Two years ago we came to Berlin.

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Byron: Today, I'm hanging out
with a family from Syria

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to learn about their journey
to the city.

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Male interpreter:
We were in Syria,

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but left because of the war.

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We went to Lebanon, then Turkey
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then by train to Germany.

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My little son was 3
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The weather was very stormy.

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And that was very difficult.

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Female interpreter: Because
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it was raining and cold.

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Byron: It took the family
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to cross multiple countries.

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The entire time, fearing they'd
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and a life of war
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I'm a mom, too,
and I can't imagine

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how hard it would be
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on such a long journey

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and try to keep the spirits up.

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Female interpreter:
We were so very afraid.

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Male interpreter:
My kids were scared.

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So I took a lot of pictures.

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I told them we were going on
a trip, not fleeing a war.

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Female interpreter: And when
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I told my daughter
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and not be afraid.

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I had a balloon in my hand,

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and when the police
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I just waved the balloon
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Byron:
After arriving in Germany,

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they spent two and a half years
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But now they're more settled.

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Female interpreter:
We have a very nice apartment,

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very nice lives,
and the kids have a good school.

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Male interpreter: In Syria,
I worked as a gym teacher,

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but in Germany I've been working
as a security guard.

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My wife attends German classes
and my children go to school.

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Was it hard coming to a new
school and making friends?

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Female interpreter:
They were very nice.

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I have six friends.

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Male interpreter:
The goal is integration

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as quickly as possible.

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We must always move forward

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and carry on without stopping.

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Byron: There are so many great
things immigrants can bring

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to a country... new languages,
ideas, and customs,

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but perhaps the easiest way
to experience this diversity...

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This place looks good.
- Yeah.

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...is through a culture's food.

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This is my favorite restaurant.

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What should I order?

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[ Speaking foreign language ]

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- Falafel?
- Falafel, yeah.

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Falafel is a traditional
middle eastern food,

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a deep fried ball
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Oh!

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Mm! So good.

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Shawarma is marinated meat
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and served in pita bread.

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Oh, look at that. Wow.

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Mmm.

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Fattah.

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Byron: They've also
introduced me to Fattah,

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which is a chickpea
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Like a hummus and savory.

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That's delicious.

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Male interpreter: And we always
eat French fries.

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I feel like it doesn't matter
where you go in the world,

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French fries and ketchup,
everybody loves.

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Universal kid food.

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It's amazing how sharing a meal
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and encourage people to open up.

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So if you could tell kids all
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what would it be?

260
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Female interpreter:
To pay attention in school.

261
00:11:22,315 --> 00:11:24,794
Aw, what do you want to be
when you grow up?

262
00:11:24,818 --> 00:11:26,195
Female interpreter:
An eye doctor.

263
00:11:26,219 --> 00:11:28,998
Byron: What makes you want
to be an eye doctor?

264
00:11:29,022 --> 00:11:31,634
- I like glasses.
- Do you wear glasses?

265
00:11:31,658 --> 00:11:33,202
Female interpreter:
My mama wears them at home.

266
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And they're beautiful?

267
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[ Laughs ]

268
00:11:37,164 --> 00:11:38,441
Now, I knew I was gonna
come here

269
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and meet some Syrian refugees.

270
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And I have to say most of
my education on this topic

271
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comes from the news.

272
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And the pictures that I see

273
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did not add up to the family
that I met.

274
00:11:48,075 --> 00:11:50,353
Silly face!

275
00:11:50,377 --> 00:11:52,755
They were
so beautifully successful

276
00:11:52,779 --> 00:11:57,460
in becoming part of Berlin
and bringing their culture here.

277
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I have an entirely new
world view through their eyes.

278
00:12:01,188 --> 00:12:03,433
[ Shouting indistinctly ]

279
00:12:03,457 --> 00:12:04,767
[ Laughs ]

280
00:12:04,791 --> 00:12:08,271
That was fun, let's go see
what the pictures look like.

281
00:12:08,295 --> 00:12:10,940
Do you feel like
artistic expression was a way

282
00:12:10,964 --> 00:12:13,376
of healing?
- 100%.

283
00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:14,677
This historic wall

284
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is now a giant mural
of freedom of expression.

285
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♪♪

286
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Byron:
The diverse and open culture

287
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that has emerged
since the wall fell

288
00:12:27,848 --> 00:12:31,828
makes Berlin
the perfect place for artists.

289
00:12:31,852 --> 00:12:35,164
Creativity has always been
extremely important to me

290
00:12:35,188 --> 00:12:38,267
because I believe
when people throw their spirit

291
00:12:38,291 --> 00:12:40,670
into their arts, their passion,
their music,

292
00:12:40,694 --> 00:12:44,006
it really elevates society
as a whole.

293
00:12:44,030 --> 00:12:45,975
This is the east side gallery.

294
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Stretching for nearly a mile,

295
00:12:48,034 --> 00:12:51,314
it's the longest piece of
the Berlin wall still standing.

296
00:12:51,338 --> 00:12:54,751
The coolest thing about it,
it's been completely transformed

297
00:12:54,775 --> 00:12:57,754
into one of the world's
largest outdoor galleries,

298
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home to over 100
different murals.

299
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♪♪

300
00:13:04,151 --> 00:13:07,597
The city that used to be
divided had an entire side

301
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that wasn't allowed
to express itself.

302
00:13:11,491 --> 00:13:14,103
People in east Berlin
lacked key freedoms,

303
00:13:14,127 --> 00:13:16,372
such as the right
to free speech.

304
00:13:16,396 --> 00:13:20,309
Expressing ideas critical
of the government was forbidden.

305
00:13:20,333 --> 00:13:22,378
This included artistic
expression.

306
00:13:22,402 --> 00:13:24,781
East Berlin,
you couldn't get spray paint.

307
00:13:24,805 --> 00:13:26,883
You couldn't paint on the walls.

308
00:13:26,907 --> 00:13:30,286
So this historic wall
that once separated people

309
00:13:30,310 --> 00:13:34,257
is now a giant mural
of freedom of expression.

310
00:13:34,281 --> 00:13:36,492
Everybody comes here,
throws up their colors

311
00:13:36,516 --> 00:13:40,329
and really shows like the change
the city has gone through.

312
00:13:40,353 --> 00:13:44,333
Oh, hello.
- Hello, it's so good to see you.

313
00:13:44,357 --> 00:13:45,735
Yasha Young is
the creative director

314
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of Berlin's urban nation,

315
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the world's first museum
for street artists.

316
00:13:51,031 --> 00:13:53,309
Having lived in the city
for six years,

317
00:13:53,333 --> 00:13:55,611
she's an expert
on Berlin's art scene

318
00:13:55,635 --> 00:13:59,015
and how the wall created
an explosion of creativity.

319
00:13:59,039 --> 00:14:02,785
When the wall came down,
it was a huge euphoria.

320
00:14:02,809 --> 00:14:08,357
♪♪

321
00:14:08,381 --> 00:14:10,226
All of a sudden, there was unity

322
00:14:10,250 --> 00:14:12,328
and there were concerts,
there was movement,

323
00:14:12,352 --> 00:14:15,498
there was art,
there was one country again.

324
00:14:15,522 --> 00:14:18,201
[ Cheering ]

325
00:14:18,225 --> 00:14:20,803
Do you feel like artistic
expression and music

326
00:14:20,827 --> 00:14:23,606
was a way of healing?
- 100%.

327
00:14:23,630 --> 00:14:25,608
All of a sudden, people
from the eastern side

328
00:14:25,632 --> 00:14:27,977
had the opportunity to express
themselves and connect

329
00:14:28,001 --> 00:14:33,282
with like-minded people
without having to be afraid.

330
00:14:33,306 --> 00:14:36,219
I think it inspired people to
figure out how to live together,

331
00:14:36,243 --> 00:14:39,388
and I think that spirit inspired
people from other countries

332
00:14:39,412 --> 00:14:42,959
to come here
and be working and creating.

333
00:14:42,983 --> 00:14:47,363
- So art attracts art.
- Art attracts art.

334
00:14:47,387 --> 00:14:49,966
Art is a language
that we all speak.

335
00:14:49,990 --> 00:14:51,667
We can see what this means,

336
00:14:51,691 --> 00:14:55,805
whether we speak German or not.

337
00:14:55,829 --> 00:14:58,040
I don't think walls work at all.

338
00:14:58,064 --> 00:14:59,809
I think communication works.

339
00:14:59,833 --> 00:15:03,512
Human beings between each other

340
00:15:03,536 --> 00:15:06,949
can solve a lot more problems
than any wall could ever solve.

341
00:15:06,973 --> 00:15:10,086
♪♪

342
00:15:10,110 --> 00:15:11,821
Byron: We head over
to urban nation,

343
00:15:11,845 --> 00:15:13,723
where Yasha is hosting
a workshop for kids

344
00:15:13,747 --> 00:15:15,357
who want to make art.

345
00:15:15,381 --> 00:15:18,261
♪♪

346
00:15:18,285 --> 00:15:20,696
Now it's time to let loose
with the street artist's

347
00:15:20,720 --> 00:15:22,565
favorite weapon... spray paint.

348
00:15:22,589 --> 00:15:24,767
I feel like a kid
in a candy store.

349
00:15:24,791 --> 00:15:26,135
This is amazing.

350
00:15:26,159 --> 00:15:29,005
♪♪

351
00:15:29,029 --> 00:15:30,339
How did you get the box?

352
00:15:30,363 --> 00:15:31,641
You just, like, tap it.

353
00:15:31,665 --> 00:15:32,742
Okay.

354
00:15:32,766 --> 00:15:33,743
Get your little splashy...

355
00:15:33,767 --> 00:15:34,944
Ooh, okay, I like that.

356
00:15:34,968 --> 00:15:37,013
- Yeah, that's gorgeous.
- Okay.

357
00:15:37,037 --> 00:15:43,219
♪♪

358
00:15:43,243 --> 00:15:45,554
Very creative,
so we have Jackson pollock,

359
00:15:45,578 --> 00:15:46,822
Georgia o'Keeffe.

360
00:15:46,846 --> 00:15:49,091
- What am I?
- Good god.

361
00:15:49,115 --> 00:15:50,893
[ Laughs ]

362
00:15:50,917 --> 00:15:52,828
I think this is
very Andy Warhol.

363
00:15:52,852 --> 00:15:53,896
Whoo! I'll take it.

364
00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:57,900
You know, very pop colors.

365
00:15:57,924 --> 00:16:00,836
This is a little trick
for ketchup or paint

366
00:16:00,860 --> 00:16:03,940
or whatever you need,
use centripetal force.

367
00:16:03,964 --> 00:16:05,808
As I spin my arm,

368
00:16:05,832 --> 00:16:07,643
the inward force
that keeps the bottle

369
00:16:07,667 --> 00:16:11,380
moving in a circular motion
is called centripetal force.

370
00:16:11,404 --> 00:16:14,517
Inertia causes the paint
inside the bottle to move.

371
00:16:14,541 --> 00:16:17,420
Gets all the paint to the top.

372
00:16:17,444 --> 00:16:22,224
See? Science and art.

373
00:16:22,248 --> 00:16:26,662
One, two, three.
[ Gasps ] So pretty.

374
00:16:26,686 --> 00:16:28,931
Look what we made.

375
00:16:28,955 --> 00:16:30,666
Art's always
been really important to me

376
00:16:30,690 --> 00:16:34,770
because it helps me sort through
my feelings about things.

377
00:16:34,794 --> 00:16:37,273
It's really hard
to explain an emotion,

378
00:16:37,297 --> 00:16:39,508
but sometimes that emotion
is just red.

379
00:16:39,532 --> 00:16:43,045
♪♪

380
00:16:43,069 --> 00:16:44,747
Yeah.
- Brilliant, there you go.

381
00:16:44,771 --> 00:16:46,082
Looking good.

382
00:16:46,106 --> 00:16:47,450
My god, these are good.

383
00:16:47,474 --> 00:16:49,018
That's awesome.

384
00:16:49,042 --> 00:16:53,522
I mean, it's so brilliant
to foster street art and kids

385
00:16:53,546 --> 00:16:57,593
giving everyone a chance to play
with art and play with paint.

386
00:16:57,617 --> 00:17:00,830
What could be more cool than
expressing yourself through art

387
00:17:00,854 --> 00:17:02,832
in a city where 30 years ago

388
00:17:02,856 --> 00:17:05,568
a wall blocked freedom
of expression?

389
00:17:05,592 --> 00:17:10,272
Oh, I love this.
This is so much fun.

390
00:17:10,296 --> 00:17:13,275
I'm riding my bicycle on what
used to be an active runway.

391
00:17:13,299 --> 00:17:15,411
How cool is that?

392
00:17:15,435 --> 00:17:16,879
How's it feel to jump that high?

393
00:17:16,903 --> 00:17:19,871
Does it feel free?
- Yeah, like a bird.

394
00:17:21,807 --> 00:17:23,953
♪♪

395
00:17:23,977 --> 00:17:27,690
Because Berlin had the wall
fall and the two sides

396
00:17:27,714 --> 00:17:30,359
of the city
were eager to reunite,

397
00:17:30,383 --> 00:17:33,396
this city has that feeling
of just being really free.

398
00:17:33,420 --> 00:17:37,132
But it gave rise
to a very alternative culture

399
00:17:37,156 --> 00:17:39,668
all the way down
to its sports activities.

400
00:17:39,692 --> 00:17:46,242
♪♪

401
00:17:46,266 --> 00:17:49,411
Kite land boarding
is quite alternative.

402
00:17:49,435 --> 00:17:53,783
I mean, it's like surfing,
skateboarding, parasailing,

403
00:17:53,807 --> 00:17:57,119
all at the same time.

404
00:17:57,143 --> 00:17:59,288
The only thing wilder than
what they're doing

405
00:17:59,312 --> 00:18:01,857
is where they're doing it.

406
00:18:01,881 --> 00:18:06,562
This is Tempelhof,
it used to be a gigantic airport

407
00:18:06,586 --> 00:18:07,863
and was used as part of

408
00:18:07,887 --> 00:18:11,400
the famed Berlin airlift
in 1948.

409
00:18:11,424 --> 00:18:14,136
During that year,
the Soviets closed off all roads

410
00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:17,273
and ports to west Berlin,
making it impossible

411
00:18:17,297 --> 00:18:20,309
for those living there
to get food and supplies.

412
00:18:20,333 --> 00:18:22,478
The Soviets hoped
it would drive the U.S.,

413
00:18:22,502 --> 00:18:24,380
France, and Britain
out of the city,

414
00:18:24,404 --> 00:18:28,317
but instead the three came up
with a plan to use this airfield

415
00:18:28,341 --> 00:18:30,286
to deliver food
and supplies by plane.

416
00:18:30,310 --> 00:18:38,310
♪♪

417
00:18:38,918 --> 00:18:42,198
Now, it's a huge urban park
that anybody can use,

418
00:18:42,222 --> 00:18:45,201
I'm riding my bicycle on what
used to be an active runway.

419
00:18:45,225 --> 00:18:46,802
How cool is that?

420
00:18:46,826 --> 00:18:49,438
All of this open space
provides the perfect spot

421
00:18:49,462 --> 00:18:52,241
for kite land boarders
like 15-year-old John

422
00:18:52,265 --> 00:18:55,978
to practice
their high flying moves.

423
00:18:56,002 --> 00:18:59,782
The air you can get
on those things, that's crazy.

424
00:18:59,806 --> 00:19:02,618
Whoo!

425
00:19:02,642 --> 00:19:05,788
You make it look so easy.
- Thank you.

426
00:19:05,812 --> 00:19:08,858
- How high can you jump?
- Five to 10 meters.

427
00:19:08,882 --> 00:19:10,059
- Really?
- Yeah.

428
00:19:10,083 --> 00:19:11,360
How's it feel to jump that high?

429
00:19:11,384 --> 00:19:14,463
Does it feel free?
- Yeah, like a bird.

430
00:19:14,487 --> 00:19:15,531
How long have you been
doing this?

431
00:19:15,555 --> 00:19:17,333
Two years.

432
00:19:17,357 --> 00:19:21,170
15 year olds are unstoppable.
They're fearless.

433
00:19:21,194 --> 00:19:25,474
They mend easier. [ Laughs ]

434
00:19:25,498 --> 00:19:27,476
Okay, this looks like
so much fun.

435
00:19:27,500 --> 00:19:29,845
There's no way
I'm not gonna try it.

436
00:19:29,869 --> 00:19:32,882
So it's time to suit up
for a lesson

437
00:19:32,906 --> 00:19:36,152
with a kite
land boarding expert.

438
00:19:36,176 --> 00:19:39,321
This is just a kite
I could let go of a kite.

439
00:19:39,345 --> 00:19:42,191
Aah! [ Laughs ]

440
00:19:42,215 --> 00:19:43,893
Aah.

441
00:19:43,917 --> 00:19:47,296
I can definitely feel
the lift from this thing.

442
00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:49,265
Aah!

443
00:19:49,289 --> 00:19:53,235
[ Laughs ]

444
00:19:53,259 --> 00:19:56,438
When wind hits the kite,
it slows down underneath

445
00:19:56,462 --> 00:19:58,641
causing the wind pressure
to increase.

446
00:19:58,665 --> 00:20:01,744
It's a principle called
the Bernoulli effect.

447
00:20:01,768 --> 00:20:04,046
When wind pressure
flowing beneath the kite

448
00:20:04,070 --> 00:20:06,415
is more forceful
than the pressure on top,

449
00:20:06,439 --> 00:20:08,984
it will lift up into the air.

450
00:20:09,008 --> 00:20:11,420
I'm gonna do this on wheels?

451
00:20:11,444 --> 00:20:13,722
- What?
- Slowly, slowly, yeah.

452
00:20:13,746 --> 00:20:15,824
If you know it, it's very easy.

453
00:20:15,848 --> 00:20:17,560
If you know how to do it,
it's easy.

454
00:20:17,584 --> 00:20:20,462
I mean, that describes
everything ever.

455
00:20:20,486 --> 00:20:23,332
♪♪

456
00:20:23,356 --> 00:20:28,003
Oh, my.

457
00:20:28,027 --> 00:20:29,772
Good, very good. Awesome.

458
00:20:29,796 --> 00:20:33,342
♪♪

459
00:20:33,366 --> 00:20:36,612
Whoa!

460
00:20:36,636 --> 00:20:40,049
Okay, and I...

461
00:20:40,073 --> 00:20:41,717
[ Laughs ]

462
00:20:41,741 --> 00:20:43,252
Awesome, again.

463
00:20:43,276 --> 00:20:46,188
Being able to use a kite
to propel me forward

464
00:20:46,212 --> 00:20:49,258
on that kite board is amazing.

465
00:20:49,282 --> 00:20:53,028
I love being able to utilize
wind as a mode of propulsion.

466
00:20:53,052 --> 00:20:54,263
And slow, let go.

467
00:20:54,287 --> 00:20:55,264
You let go?

468
00:20:55,288 --> 00:20:56,332
A little bit.

469
00:20:56,356 --> 00:20:58,534
- I was doing it by myself?
- Yes.

470
00:20:58,558 --> 00:21:00,603
- Can we do it again?
- Of course.

471
00:21:00,627 --> 00:21:02,371
Yes!

472
00:21:02,395 --> 00:21:10,395
♪♪

473
00:21:11,271 --> 00:21:13,782
I've been on a journey
to find out how a once

474
00:21:13,806 --> 00:21:17,186
divided city became known
as the most artistic

475
00:21:17,210 --> 00:21:19,255
and free place on the planet.

476
00:21:19,279 --> 00:21:23,025
What I found was that although
Berlin was divided by a wall

477
00:21:23,049 --> 00:21:26,895
for almost three decades,
the separation only built up

478
00:21:26,919 --> 00:21:30,933
this pressure that eventually
exploded when the wall came down

479
00:21:30,957 --> 00:21:35,638
and created this amazing freedom
for expression and ideas and art

480
00:21:35,662 --> 00:21:39,642
and a city that opens its arms
to all cultures.

481
00:21:39,666 --> 00:21:43,512
No place is defined
by one story.

482
00:21:43,536 --> 00:21:46,849
It's the story of the Syrian
family I met.

483
00:21:46,873 --> 00:21:48,450
It's the story
of the gallery owner.

484
00:21:48,474 --> 00:21:49,752
Thank you.

485
00:21:49,776 --> 00:21:52,021
It's the story of the man
that grew up in east Berlin.

486
00:21:52,045 --> 00:21:54,590
It's all the stories together
that make this city

487
00:21:54,614 --> 00:21:56,458
such an incredible place.

488
00:21:56,482 --> 00:22:00,885
♪♪