• Potsdam

    August 28, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    Today, we trained off to Potsdam, a city just out of Berlin. First impressions were of grand stately buildings. The main event was going through the Sanssouci Palace, a summer getaway the king had built in the 18th century.
    It looked grand on the outside but was compact on the inside - elongated but narrow. 11 rooms on show. Certainly ornate but not as opulent as you see in other palaces, which tends to be OTT, if you ask me.
    A walk around the expansive gardens and then over to the Dutch quarter where the king built houses for the Dutch artisans he brought over ‐ to make them feel at home.
    A walk over to the cathedral and city palace and the heat just about had us done.
    Had Berlin doner kebabs for dinner with Lon and Mitch. Yum
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