Ok, so the town of Potsdam has confirmed it. I like Berlin. Potsdam is a town...of 300,000 that is made up of very rich people. It was originally built by the dutch settlers in the 1700s, showing that germans immigrants were much more posh than America's. Anyway, we went to Frederick the Great's Palace in the city. Its a small castle that sits on a small lot....yeah...right. The castle is huge, long and accompanied by 3 others. They all sit on a lot of land that is about 720 acres...just a small backyard, right? We spent the day walking through the park and sketching the many arranged views of the tiered and english pastoral gardens. One thing I have to ask though, is...why have grass if it wont be sat on? I was annoyed that I got kicked off the grass while sketching by some overzealous wannabe bicycle CIA guy. One of the neat things about the park is a single windmill that sits next to the Oragery. Apparently it belonged to a miller who lived on the site before the castle was built. The man was able to convince Frederick to let him stay on the site, and his windmill still sits there today. I wish I could explain about the day, but how can someone explain the vast beauty of an expansive green real life painting?
Long Day, short Entry.
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