Potsdam Archives ⋆ The Passenger

June 28, 2023June 30, 2023

Monet, Monet, Monet

Claude Monet is a famous French painter born at Paris in 1840. In the middle of his long career he became the founder of Impressionism, starting with his famous work Impression, soleil levant. It is an art style I like very much and to see the works of Monet you should typically visit Paris: at the Musée Marmottan Monet or the Musée de l’Orangerie for his water lilies (‘Les Nymphéas‘). But did you know that you can find the largest collection of his works outside France at the Museum Barberini of Potsdam, Germany?

June 8, 2019December 7, 2022

Collection of castles

Orangerieschloss, Park Sanssouci, Potsdam

When hearing the name ‘Sanssouci‘ people always think of the castle of Sanssouci at Potsdam, Germany. But after finishing the castle and the vineyard terraces a continuous expansion began under the following Hohenzollern rulers. Flower gardens, alleys, uncountable fruit-bearing trees and fountains where added. The Park Sanssouci now has a size of 290 hectares and a network of paths that sum up to 70 kilometers. There is a lot to explore and to discover.

June 8, 2019December 7, 2022

Schloß Sanssouci

The castle of Sanssouci is one of the best-known castles in Germany and located within the Park Sanssouci of Potsdam, Germany. It belonged to the house of Hohenzollern and the first buildings where created between 1745 and 1747 by the order of Frederick the Great in rococo style. It was extended in 1841 under Frederick William IV of Prussia and since 1990 the castle is a UNESCO world heritage site.

March 21, 2018April 19, 2022

Beginning of spring

Shortly before Easter we went to Berlin, Germany to do some sightseeing and visit the family. After some weeks of freezing cold temperatures spring was coming and brought us some sunny days. We checked-in again at the simple but good Sperlingshof at Dallgow-Döberitz and started our visit. Continue reading “Beginning of spring”

March 20, 2018April 24, 2018

Bonbon factory

In an industrial zone of Potsdam, Germany you can find the candy factory of Katjes (in Germany well-known for gummy bears, also vegetarian ones). Here you can get up to the first floor to watch one production line and see how candy is made. Continue reading “Bonbon factory”

March 20, 2018April 23, 2018

Biosphäre

It was spring and the weather started to get better and more sunny. But then over night temperatures dropped and we woke up with a lot of snow in front of our hotel windows. For this day we had decided to go to the Biosphäre in Potsdam, Germany and that was a really good decision. It is a huge greenhouse with tropical plants, animals and tropical temperature. Continue reading “Biosphäre”

June 27, 2016June 5, 2018

The Heilandskirche

If you leave Berlin, Germany via Kladow you won’t recognize that you have left Berlin and entered the federal state of Brandenburg. On small roads you can reach Sacrow, belonging to Potsdam. This place offers a small castle, a wonderful park and directly at the river Havel, the Heilandskirche. Continue reading “The Heilandskirche”

June 27, 2016June 5, 2018

Agents gateway

The Glienicker Brücke is a bridge spanning the river Havel and the cities Berlin and Potsdam in Germany. Therefore it was a bridge from the FDR to the GDR while Germany was devided. Because of its remote position it was used as a checkpoint for military staff and a place to exhange secret agents that have been captured. Continue reading “Agents gateway”