But anyways, Potsdam used to be the residence of the Prussian Kings - so you know it just has to be extraordinary - which it was! We not only got to the see the village - which was super cute with cobblestone roads and everything, but we also got to go to Sanssouci - the summer palace of Frederick the Great! It's this big, beautiful palace with amazing gardens and water fountains everywhere!!! There's also a separate building where he stored all the artwork he bought, which we were also able to see - the building alone was pretty impressive!!
Located near the palace is also The Chinese House and The Dragon House - apparently the royals had a thing for Asian culture. As well as the Orangery Palace, The Charlottenhof Palace (which I didn't get any pics of), The New Palace - under which we hid from the sudden heavy rainfall and - get this - hail, and the Roman Baths.
There's actually a funny story surrounding the Roman Baths: so part of the building was roped off, but our professor really wanted to show us the bathtub that was brought up from Italy, so he basically said - we're going here, even though we're not supposed to and if anyone from the park comes along then we're just going to act like we don't speak German - which was just great because he was born and raised in Germany - it was pretty funny!
Our professor for our excursions is actually pretty awesome! lol! He's very easy-going, laid-back, and funny, but he also has this wealth of knowledge that he just loves to share! And because he's so personable, we actually listen to him - it works out well! lol! He's also going to be our tour guide when we go to Dresden!
But anyways, here are some pics from my time in Potsdam - I tried to cut it down ..... I originally took over 100 pics! lol!
For more information on Potsdam and the Sanssouci Palace and Parks you can visit German Palaces.
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