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Potsdam

We made a day trip to Potsdam from Berlin last Wednesday. I think I've already talked a little about it. There is a lot of renovation and refurbishment going on there since the reunification of Germany. The picture at left is Sans Souci, Frederick the Great's palace. It's a lovely little Rococco marvel. We toured it with a big group of Germans.

Also interesting (to us) in Potsdam were these apartment buildings (at right) built during the East German days. The architecture is very East German -- utilitarian and depressing -- but this new paint job does wonders for the whole aspect of the buildings. I wish I could've gotten a picture of the whole street -- half a kilometer at least of these buildings painted like pink and yellow paint chips. It was really lovely.

Today the weather in Munich is gorgeous, so we are headed out to the English Garden to walk around, have a beer, and get some sun.