{"id":912,"date":"2013-08-21T21:06:44","date_gmt":"2013-08-22T01:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsizerobot.com\/?p=912"},"modified":"2013-08-21T21:06:44","modified_gmt":"2013-08-22T01:06:44","slug":"berlin-lighting-east-vs-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelsizerobot.com\/berlin-lighting-east-vs-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Berlin Lighting: East vs. West"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/\/www.travelsizerobot.com\/berlin-lighting-east-vs-west\/main-qimg-f00ae848b160f52779a0e80cb306707c\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-913\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mloibge8vfbj.i.optimole.com\/cb:MlVK~46152\/w:590\/h:368\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.travelsizerobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/main-qimg-f00ae848b160f52779a0e80cb306707c.jpg\" alt=\"Berlin lights from space\" width=\"590\" height=\"368\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-913\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From Space, you can still see the division between East and West Germany due to different light bulbs.<\/p>\n<p>Berlin, as you may know, is my favorite city I&#8217;ve ever been to. It&#8217;s the only place where I&#8217;ve been engrossed by its history (I&#8217;m not a history guy,) so this image fascinates me.<\/p>\n<p>Since West Berlin is home to most of the commercial and shopping districts, they&#8217;ve fully converted to the more modern electric lighting.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/worldnews\/europe\/germany\/10003467\/Berlin-satellite-image-reveals-stark-east-west-divisions.html\">The Telegraph<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Nearly a fifth of the street lights in the German capital are gas-powered, yielding a softer illumination. City authorities plan to replace these lights with electric lamps to reduce energy consumption.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Frankly, I wish East Berlin would stick with the more classic gas lamps &#8211; it gives that part of town a more authentic feel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Space, you can still see the division between East and West Germany due to different light bulbs. Berlin, as you may know, is my favorite city I&#8217;ve ever been to. It&#8217;s the only place where I&#8217;ve been engrossed by its history (I&#8217;m not a history guy,) so this image fascinates me. 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