Mercy Me. It's Sansoucci

It was impossible to pull off the road to take any pictures or to just look at any of the buildings comprising the immense one time summer retreat of Frederick the Great of Prussia. Sansoucci was built in the mid-18th Century as a Rococo version of the much larger Versailles palace of Louis XIV. Gail took this picture of part of the gardens for me as we buzzed by.

Day Three - Escape from East Berlin

December 22nd 2007
I seemed to have adjusted very quickly to the time change because noise outside our window last night kept me up for awhile. But since we slept in again (until 8:30) I felt well-rested when we headed downstairs for the Big Breakfast. Gail and I ended-up watching about half an hour of Lassie on TV as we waited and waited for Tyler to wake-up, shower and make himself beautiful. The breakfast ... read more

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As Europe's largest economy and most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20t... ... read more

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