abby vanduker, 20, oklahoma

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liberty in north korea

myhollowmind / by: surferdude182

and I can’t even grasp the year that has passed me by. This may take awhile:

• I spent Christmas in the OKC airport overnight.
• Flew overseas for the first time in my life.
• Had English coffee, paid for by a typical old Englishman.
• Ordered a drink at the original Hard Rock Cafe.
• Saw London.
• Involuntarily developed a British accent for a couple of days.
• Bought my now favorite boots in London.
• Shopped London’s Oxford Street.

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Before the Nazi occupation, the lift cables were cut by the French so that Adolf Hitler would have to climb the steps to the summit of the Eiffel. The parts to repair them were allegedly impossible to obtain because of the war. Hitler indeed stayed on the ground. It was said that Hitler conquered France, but did not conquer the Eiffel Tower. Some German soldiers had to climb to the top to hoist the swastika, but the flag was so large it blew away just a few hours later, and it was replaced by a smaller one. A Frenchman scaled the tower during the German occupation to hang the French flag. In August 1944, when the Allies were nearing Paris, Hitler ordered General Dietrich von Choltitz, the military governor of Paris, to demolish the tower along with the rest of the city. Von Choltitz disobeyed the order. The lifts of the Tower were working normally within hours of the Liberation of Paris.

(via iconic photos)