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 The Spreewald - south of
Berlin by globetrott
The Spree is a small river there and because of the danger of high waters after heavy rainfalls, the inhabitants of this flat area had the idea to build thousands of small canals, all combined with each other, so the regular floods were not so bad any more.
Since some centuries it is usual to go on these waterarms with small boats driven by a "Spreewald- Gondoliere" who has a large stick to move on the boats.
It became a real tourist-event, already in the times of DDR - (the so called Democratic Republic of Germany) and is still a great event today.
I spent 3 days there and we took several rides with these great boats - at some areas they go with the engine and some parts like the 'Hochwald' - the 'high forest' the gondoliere has to push the boat... Leave a Comment
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 great chandeliers in the
park of Sanssouci by globetrott
In the beginning they were lighted by candles, lateron by gas and now they are finally electrified.
At several places all over the park you will find maps with the most important sights -make sure you will not miss anything ! Leave a Comment
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 the bush-arcades in the park
of Sanssouci by globetrott
There you may also see, how plenty of people will be in charge to keep the whole park growing and look beautiful forthe visitors !
It is a pity that picture is not really perfect, all of the pics on my Potsdam-page are slides, that I had to scan for VT. Leave a Comment
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 great details in
Sanssouci by globetrott
I took this picture at the big fountain, surrounded by lovely sculptures. On this picture you may as well see the terraces of artificial vinyards that Friedrich made a part of the whole architecture.
I am not sure whether this wine is any good for drinking - the grapes that I saw there in august were so tiny,that I cannot believe that the vinyard is anything else than just a historic decoration. Leave a Comment
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 the old Fritz and his horse by globetrottLeave a Comment
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 by Mariajoy
At dusk, these verges, on the edges of woodland, are frequented by foraging Wildschwein (boar), which are so large that they have sometimes been mistaken for donkeys by passing motorists!! (I didn't make this up... I have it from a friendly local! :) Leave a Comment
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Opposite the new palace in the Sanssouci Royal Park is this rather grand building that was the servant’s quarters. Designed by Knobelsdorff in 1747 it has 88 corinthian double columns arranged in 2 quarter circles. Leave a Comment
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 Dilapidated palace by dlandtLeave a Comment
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 Havel by barryg23Leave a Comment
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