Summer palace in Potsdam
Met Uwe at the train station and after coffee we took a short ride to Potsdam outside of Berlin. Summer palace of Frederick the great. Very rococo! Took the tour and learned that Frederic very enlightened, at least in terms of the arts. Had Voltair as a guest for three years and composed over 100 pieces of music tho the only one who could critique his music was his teacher and only by coughing!
Enjoyed the enormous grounds flooded with day trippers from town. Left my phone on a bench when we proceeded to walk down into Potsdam proper. When I realized what I had done we jumped into a cab only to find it waiting for me at the tourist info desk. The cab driver had jokingly assured me that the there were no criminals in Potsdam . He and Uwe enjoyed laughing at my folly .
enjoyed a wonderful lunch of curry sausage on a wailing street in Potsdam
returned to town in time to put Uwe on a train for home. So sorry to see him go but enjoyed catching up. It was like I had seen him two months ago not 20 years ago!
Gardens in Potsdam
Frederik the greats summer palace
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