Day trip to Potsdam
Trip Start
Oct 16, 2007
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Trip End
May 09, 2008
Potsdam,
Germany
Monday, October 22, 2007
Ilka first took us to The Belvedere on the Pfingstberg Hill, a summer palace built by Frederick Wilhelm IV in 1863. It has a fantastic view from the top. With a lot of detailed designs on the ceilings.
We also visited the The Russian Colony Alexandrowka. The colony was created 1826-27 and former members of a Russian soldier's choir were the first inhabitants of these buildings.
The stop at Krongut Bornstedt was quite interesting, a bunch of buildings restored in 2001
Schloss Belvedere in Potsdam
. There was a court brewery, distillery, bakery, cafe, and some other traditional handicraft stores (milliners, pewterers, weavers, potters and candle-makers, glassblowers). There's even a traditional barber shop and and 19th century perfumery. We made couple other stops at the New Palace and the Orangery.
Our last stop was a quick walk through Brandenburger street in downtown Potsdam with the funny Rhino statue.
We returned back to Berlin and met a few of Franks friends.
More pics from Potsdam are in the gallery
