For decades the outside world knew nothing about life in East Germany. After all, the country was the first sheet of the infamous iron curtain.
But life has changed since the breakdown of the Berlin Wall. Gone were the steel-heeled boots of soldiers march in the hills, the grey-green garbed Volkspolizei listening in to every conversation.
Now, tourists can experience one slice of that bygone life as they enter through the doors of the Bunkermuseum Frauenwald, which offers tourists a 16-hour 'reality experience stay'. It is not just a museum -- the massive bunker complex of the former Ministry for State Security, built in the 1970's -- but a one-of-a-kind experience.
Rediff.com gives you a tour of the unique museum:
Museum worker Marko Henke, dressed as an East German NVA army officer, looks on as visitors Andreas Zahn and Jesset Kogel, also dressed as NVA soldiers, chop vegetables for a potato salad during an overnight stay. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images
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