Today started off bright and early. Our bus took us to visit San Souci. We drove around a beautiful lake that West Berliners used to go to on the weekends. West Berlin was free, but was surrounded by East Germany. Essentially the West Berliners had the wall built around them to keep them and their freedoms away from East Berlin and the rest of East Germany. The green spaces were filled with large trees. Most of central Berlin lost all their trees in the bombings of World War II. The areas on the outer edges were not hit as hard. East Berlin has very few trees, those that survived ended up being cut down and used for firewood.
Below are some photos of the gardens and flowers at San Souci. I will add more at a later date, it takes forever to upload them here.
After lunch we made a detour into a playground. We all acted like little kids and had a wonderful time.
Our next stop was Cecilienhof in Potsdam, just a few kilometers from Sans Souci. It was here that the leaders of the United States, Great Britain and the Soviet Union hammered out the final business of dividing up Germany. The building itself was built in the early 1900's, reflecting an English Country Manor. It looks much older with the half timbered style.
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| A Tea House on the grounds of Cecilienhof |
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| The exterior of the room where the 3 powers met to divide up Germany after WWII |
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| Shhhhh! We hear something rustling! |
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| Climbing on top of a tea house |
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| Made it! |
I am officially tired! I will have to continue my uploads in the next few days to cover The Brandenburg Gate, The Holocaust Memorial, Checkpoint Charlie and anything else I may have missed.
Haha, you are riding a horse like the one on your desk :D
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