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Obama in Berlin

Rather behind the news on this one, but it seemed worth noting the huge number of Barack/Berlin photos that have shown up on Flickr since Obama’s foreign-policy speech in Germany on July 24th. Here are a few of the ones we found last week.

Gregory Donovan, “Educator, Agitator, Aggregator” from Brooklyn, recorded the media buildup in this shop window:

[cyberenviro / Flickr]

There was also pre-speech street art. Duchess_of_candied_a pples took this picture of Obama as Superman’s alter-ego: Bizarro No. 1. Bizarre indeed that Bizarro is white and crackled:

[duchess_of_candied_appl es / Flickr]

On to the speech. “International Man of Mystery” Kai from Copenhagen recorded the 200,000-plus crowd waiting for Obama to arrive:

[.Kai / Flickr]

From Gregory Donovan again, this great shot of Obama at the podium at the base of the Victory Column in the Tiergarten:

[cyberenviro / Flickr]

R.F. Miller from Berlin by way of Decorah, Iowa, captured this jaunty — and, according to R.F. Miller, lone — McCain supporter. (Many others photographed the McCain umbrella as well — thanks, James Mills.)

[rf.miller / Flickr]

Among the variety of protesters, New-York-clothing-designer-in-Berlin Vain and Vapid recorded this woman with her anti-war sign:

[Vain and Vapid / Flickr]

Finally, the memorabilia. A button to take home, as seen by herr_muenchen:

[herr_muenchen / Flickr]

Nice presentation — of the beer and the button.