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Chapter 9 of the Champagne Odyssey, Freedom Bubbles: 1 wine trail and 6 stops.

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Chapter 9: Freedom Bubbles

1 trail · 6 stops
- Royal Champagne Road: Chapter IX - Freedom Bubbles November 9, 1989: West Germans waited at the Brandenburg Gate with flowers and champagne. At 9:03 PM, the first person climbed the wall. "Complete strangers fell into each other's arms." February 11, 1990: After 46 months of protest outside the South African Embassy, Mandela was released - a champagne cork nearly hit Tony Benn. This chapter traces freedom through bubbles: Berlin's Wall, Mandela's release, Wimbledon's 150,000 glasses, Henley's Pimm's and champagne, and the Channel Tunnel that ended Britain's island isolation. 6 stops · 4 days · moderate