Blog 42_ Sarkozy posts Berlin Wall photo on Facebook

French President Nicolas Sarkozy posted a picture on Facebook to prove that he was there in Berlin, too, twenty years ago when the Berlin Wall fell.

The image shows that the then 34-year-old French MP was standing in front of a graffiti-covered wall. Under the photo, Mr Sarkozy said that he arrived in West Berlin on the morning of 9 November, crossed Checkpoint Charlie to the East.

"An enthusiastic crowd had gathered to welcome the looming opening of the Wall," he wrote under the Facebook picture, the BBC reports.

But not everyone was convinced; some French observers said that it was probably taken the next day. They argued that the news of the collapse of the wall came late in the day on the 9 November and West Berliners started gathering at the Wall the next day. Hence it does not make sense for Mr Sarkozy to have "predicted the future" and been at the Wall on the 9th.

Well, despite the doubt of whether he was there 20 years ago, he did take part in the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Wall yesterday in Berlin.

German Chancellor, Angel Merkel, was accompanied by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, President Sarkozy and Hilary Clinton yesterday to celebrate the historical memory of Germany.

The falling of the Berlin wall 20 years ago not only symbolised the end of the Soviet's rule over East Germany but also the unification of the two German districts and people.

On this happy day, I have a piece of advice for Mr Sarkozy : Think twice before you post any private pictures on Facebook!

For more pictures and history of the Berlin Wall, click here.