Day 6- Potsdam, Pride, and Beer

Today there was a cultural excursion to Potsdam, a city about 30 minutes west of Berlin by train. It was on the border between the Soviet and American occupied zones during the time Germany was split up after WW2, so there was quite a rich history there. This bridge was where the Bridge of Spies was filmed, even though only 4 spies were ever exchanged at the bridge between the American and Soviets.

The land by the river that the bridge crosses belonged to the German royal family, where they built almost literally anything they wanted to, in any architectural style. There was an Egyptian pyramid, a Scandinavian boat house, and an English palace, to name a few.

Potsdam has a gorgeous park, Sanssouci Park, that also used to belong to the royal family, with 3 or 4 palaces and tons and tons of landscaping and statues. We spent quite a while walking around and finding sprinklers to cool us off, and then headed back to Berlin. 

We then caught the tail end of the pride celebration happening by the Brandenburg Gate, and met up with some other students for a drink.

 I’m pretty sure I ended up walking home at 3am with some friends, and by that time my feet were incredibly tired, because we walked 13(!!) miles that day. I’m ready for a lazy Sunday!