Sanssouci, ohne Sorge

Neues Palais

A trellized gazebo

Chinesisches Teehaus

Orangerie where the guests stayed

Today we had a day off, so we went to see Potsdam, the town of the Prussian King Friedrich der Große who used to live in the rococo castle Sanssouci in the years 1745–1747. The castle and the whole park Sanssouci was amazingly beautiful. Apparently the king loved his small castle so much that he wanted to be buried there with his greyhounds. He was, nevertheless, buried in Potsdam until only in 1991 his will was fulfilled.

The pavilion Chinese Tee House was almost like from some sugary Disney dream. The Orangery, where the royal guests were accommodated, and the solaro-ice cream orange Sanssouci castle with its turquoise roof were, on the other hand, as though they had belonged to some wealthy and exotic Southern country. The statues, fountains, kaleidoscopic flowers and the grand trees crowned the noble grounds.

The town of Potsdam with its Dutch quarter and small cafés made the open-air day perfect.