Anaïs arrived in the morning on Thursday, a holiday here. We went sightseeing in Potsdam, which never gets old with new people. I think I'm even a little proud of this place.
I finally got a good shot of the church altar at the end of Brandenburger Strasse.
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce Friedrich der Grosse, or Old Fritz. He was a king of Prussia, friend of Voltaire, and a big part of Potsdam development. The portrait above is an Andy Warhol original, currently a part of the Sanssouci Palace tour. Anaïs was a rebel and snapped a forbidden picture - but I'm glad she did!
The weather was terrible. We were walking through the park, soaking. It didn't stop us from visiting a bunch of buildings though.
We had a snack in the Drachenhaus, a pogoda style building that was once Friedrich's vintner's home. Now, it provides a classy little place for a cafe/restaurant - not bad.
We checked out the Hollandischer viertel that evening before dark and had dinner with two other California students. Big weekend ahead!
We had a snack in the Drachenhaus, a pogoda style building that was once Friedrich's vintner's home. Now, it provides a classy little place for a cafe/restaurant - not bad. The rain stopped, but it was still bad weather... and we were exhausted!
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