14-22 deg C, overcast in the morning, clearing to a beautiful sunny day, then overcast with a few spots of rain on and off for the afternoon
Walk G: 10km; total 327km
Walk W: 9km; total: 291km
Yay, we survived the first half of the trip, and we are still enjoying it. And, we took the advice of whoever commented on the Blog that Potsdam deserved another day, and booked a third night.
We had a later than usual breakfast, then did some planning for today’s agenda. The weather was not that flash this morning so our late start, was not wasted. Basically, we did the Innen-Stadt (City Centre) today and saw lots of interesting old buildings. We didn’t venture into any of the museums as we have already seen the inside of a lot of similar ones in our European travels. We did venture into the main transport station, mainly to look for a WC. We eventually found one and had to pay €1 to pee; a very expensive pee! Lunch was had sitting in the steps leading to a small harbour/quay, directly in front of an ice cream shop; so yes, we had to have dessert.
Just as we left the harbour, the sun decided to come out so when we reached St Nicholas Church, we were able to photograph it in beautiful light. Inside was pretty special too. Shortly after leaving that area, the clouds moved in again and so did the drizzle.
We wandered home via a few more things to see, before acquiring dinner and heading back to the hotel where we relaxed for a bit. Wendy then got down to finding a suitable route from Berlin to Wittenberge, and then accommodation to suit. Having explored many options, we really haven’t decided on any particular option. There appears to be a little blank spot in the German cycle route in the area we need to go. It maybe that we’ll have to end up booking a train ticket when we arrive in Berlin. It can wait until we get there.
The night time routine followed.
Brandenburg Gate, Potsdam
Didn’t even think to see the other side, apparently it is very different as the gate was designed by two different architects
Random mural
Random street sculptures - these would look great on the Hippo Farm
Obelisk of the New Town Gate
Random government building they built them quite flash back then
Another great looking building for which we have no name
Garrison Church, Potsdam
Random mosaic murals and some words from Karl Marx
St Nicholas Church and the Obelisk
Brandenburg State Parliament
Old Town Hall
On a corner of the City Palace that houses the Brandenburg State Parliament
Who says short people can’t take good selfies? Only if the tall person pretends to be short!
Naren Gate, is one of the three preserved gates in Potsdam
Walk route
This building was originally built by Fred and Liz (see above)
Traditional houses near our hotel
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