Somehow our day trips are more enjoyable than exploring the cities alone. I was pretty satisfied (I won't say I'm bored) with Berlin after a day so we decided to take the free tour (again) to Potsdam, one of the several UNESCO World Heritage sites we'll be visiting this trip.
Berlin Friedrichstrasse Station - beautiful sprawling train station. On a high-speed double decked train.
It feels good to head away from the city! I can see why Potsdam is known as the "jewel of Berlin".
Very picturesque!
TR complained that I always upload unflattering pics of him. This one's passably nice.
Alter Markt - the old town centre. I seriously can't remember what the guide said about the buildings. Ask Gill.
Dandelions aplenty!! It must be their season or something. I've never seen such big, fluffy ones before. Tried blowing them to see if the story
Thirteen O'Clock is true!
What can be more ethereal than seeing hundreds of dandelions floating carelessly in the air?
The very romantic
New Garden with the beautiful
Cecilienhof Palace.
Lake Jungfernsee - supposedly many nude sunbathers but we didn't see any. Restaurant in the
Marble Palace. Historical buildings don't seem to retain their original purposes anymore.
The problem with visiting so many cathedrals is that I can't recall their names or the patron saints they commemorate. This cathedral has a lovely courtyard and belfry.
I feel as if I was walking in a Jane Austen world of meadows, streams, gardens and forests!
Frederick The Great's famous Rococo retreat palace
Schloss Sanssouci - French for "without worries". I can see why he would have no worries in this gorgeous place!
My favourite part - the terraces!
The concert hall located on top of the terraced vineyard.
Parc Sanssouci - the palace's garden.
Nauener Tor - the Disney like "castle" gate in the quaint
Dutch Quarter district filled with little boutiques.
Berlin Friedrichstrasse Station - beautiful sprawling train station. On a high-speed double decked train.
It feels good to head away from the city! I can see why Potsdam is known as the "jewel of Berlin".
Very picturesque!
TR complained that I always upload unflattering pics of him. This one's passably nice.
Alter Markt - the old town centre. I seriously can't remember what the guide said about the buildings. Ask Gill.
Dandelions aplenty!! It must be their season or something. I've never seen such big, fluffy ones before. Tried blowing them to see if the story Thirteen O'Clock is true!
What can be more ethereal than seeing hundreds of dandelions floating carelessly in the air?
The very romantic New Garden with the beautiful Cecilienhof Palace.
Lake Jungfernsee - supposedly many nude sunbathers but we didn't see any. Restaurant in the Marble Palace. Historical buildings don't seem to retain their original purposes anymore.
The problem with visiting so many cathedrals is that I can't recall their names or the patron saints they commemorate. This cathedral has a lovely courtyard and belfry.
I feel as if I was walking in a Jane Austen world of meadows, streams, gardens and forests!
Frederick The Great's famous Rococo retreat palace Schloss Sanssouci - French for "without worries". I can see why he would have no worries in this gorgeous place!
The concert hall located on top of the terraced vineyard.
Parc Sanssouci - the palace's garden.
Nauener Tor - the Disney like "castle" gate in the quaint Dutch Quarter district filled with little boutiques.
5 comments:
The only thing I can remember about the palace, was that the guide mentioned "the globe came crashing down" and if you see statues that are darker than the building it is because the statues were originals (secretly hidden during the war).
ok I know I chose the right person to go on the trip with! I only vaguely remember that nugget of fact you pointed out!
A functional tape recorder would display the same characteristic as what you deem to be "right" in a travelling companion.
Wow Thanks! Waihan! Now I'm almost the same as a tape recorder.
ok i can guess which idiot wrote that. his name prob starts with an E. take it as a compliment!
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