East Germany Makes Light of Its Dark Past


During a Trabi Safari, tourists are treated to a ride around town in the ubiquitous passenger car of the GDR,

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During a Trabi Safari, tourists are treated to a ride around town in the ubiquitous passenger car of the GDR, the notoriously rickety Trabant. The tour includes a stop close to the former Checkpoint Charlie and a shakedown of the car's driver, above, by an actor dressed in a GDR uniform.

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