Ambroise Tézenas
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A Tale of Two Islands

Commission for Condé Nast Traveler (USA)

Twenty-five years after the fall of the Wall, vestiges of Germany’s divided past remain. Two of the most potent-and unexpected-symbols are also the country’s most beloved islands: Sylt, the former playground of West Germany’s elite, and Rügen, the vacation spot of East Germany’s partyofficials. Anna Winger goes time-traveling.

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Cabana chairs near Sylt’s beach restaurant Buhne 16. Sylt island. Germany

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Cabana chairs. Sylt island. Germany

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Sellin. Rügen island. Germany

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Cabana chairs. Sylt island. Germany

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Kite surf. Sylt island. Germany

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Sellin. Rügen island. Germany

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Dunes, north of Kampen. Sylt island. Germany

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Boldevitz Estate. Rügen island. Germany

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Sylt island. Germany

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Hörnum beach. Sylt island. Germany

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Chalk cliffs of Jasmund National Park. Rügen island. Germany

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Dunes, north of Kampen. Sylt island. Germany

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Cabana chairs. Sylt island. Germany

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Rügen island. Germany