Layout: The Berlin Wall

I made this layout using Journey Traveled by Paris Designs. This and other great kits by Paris Designs are available at Deco-Pages.

Journaling: The Berlin Wall is something I learned about in history class. It was erected in 1961. According to East Berlin officials it was a means to stop ’free movement of Western agents’ between East and West Germany, however in actuality it was to keep the citizens of East Germany from leaving. It started as a basic wire fence and eventually was replaced with a concrete wall. Over the years there were numerous attempts by people to escape to West Berlin. In November of 1989 I was able to watch history being made. TV stations broadcasted as the wall came down. My Mother-in-law traveled to Germany to visit friends and took this photo of a section of the wall that remains standing.

Credits: Digital scrapbook page created in Microsoft Digital Image Suite using Journey Traveled Kit by Paris Designs. Font: Showcard Gothic (title) and PT Opals Hand (journaling). Photo property of Beatrice Humphrey