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Even when I was there at the end, crossing into East Germany was still surreal. You go from this colorful area to a place that is sooty and gray. The Trabants were painted, but the colors resembled the colors from the 50's and flat. The one thing that stood out, were some of the store fronts. They had access to incredible crystal and china from Czech. Beautiful pieces in contrast with the surroundings.