|
 Castle Tour, Potsdam, Germany N 52° 23.591 E 013° 03.624
33U E 368021 N 5806540
Quick Description: Castle Tour, Potsdam, Germany
Location: Germany
Date Posted: 2/16/2009 2:05:13 PM
Waymark Code: WM5VH9
Views: 3
Long Description:
Click on any picture for larger images.
Click the blue links for more information
and other nearby waymarks.
Currently, groundspeak experiences some
problems with html encoded waymarks.
If anything at this page doesn't look right, just close and open
again. (Usually, the problem fixes itself after reloading a couple
of times.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potsdam>Potsdam, capital of the
German federal state of
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandenburg>Brandenburg is
surrounded by lakes and there are a number of companies offering
all kind of tours from one hour cruises to day trips to Berlin.
Pretty much everybody agrees that the most rewarding tour is the
Castle Tour, covering three lakes with close passages along some of
Potsdam's most interesting buildings.
For centuries, Potsdam was the residence of Prussian Kings.
Amongst other things, they left 11 castles. – This scenic ride
offers a unique view at some of them. |
http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/14d84dbd-8321-427b-a456-df813ef57aea.jpg>
|
http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/1325fcf2-2436-4d34-ac86-95f0e9bb6560.jpg>
The trip starts at this pier on River Havel in downtown
Potsdam (#1 on the map). |
http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/883b0677-b70d-485f-9687-390821331328.jpg>
The "Hairpin" |
http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/6e2d61c3-cb4b-4e5b-ad0c-9140f8a90186.jpg>
Tiefer See |
http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/267497fd-5d7d-47c2-9c72-1ac0694d6760.jpg>
Hans Otto Theater |
| The tour starts with
views of two modern buildings which both have a rather unique
style. The
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2104>Seniorenresidenz
Germaniabogen (#2) is also called "the Hairpin" because of its
steeple; Potsdam's
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5TQ9>Theater (#3),
following shortly after that, has been designed after the Sydney
Opera.
http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/3a8333f2-b7d2-4566-b2db-263da362fec3.jpg>
Passing the theater, the boat enters
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Tiefer_See_(Potsdam)>Tiefer
See (Deep Lake), one of the many lakes surrounding Potsdam and
approaches one of the most beautiful castles of the Hohenzollern
dynasty. |
http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/115fe6f2-e398-4bde-b3e1-c698a4d64995.jpg>
Flatow Tower |
http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/560cd95a-4885-47ff-a8c6-2088c6b2ed64.jpg>
Babelsberg Palace |
http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/113dc767-50cd-406c-a0c6-425a51a01b39.jpg>
Casino |
|
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2KC2>Babelsberg Palace (#5)
is a copy of a Windsor Castle, built in 1833. Next to it is
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5VMV>Flatow Tower (#4), a
tower in neo-gothic style, built in 1856. From here, the boat
enters http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wannsee>Wannsee, the largest
lake in the area and the first building we see is Potsdam's old
Casino. (# 7), an Italian style villa built in 1825 as part of
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glienicke_Palace>Glienicke Palace.
http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/712aee66-f843-45ae-8590-d3557ea00013.jpg>
Technically, with entering the Wannsee Lake, we left Potsdam and
are now in Berlin. What is now just a dotted line on a map was once
the heaviest guarded border in the world – the Berlin Wall. In
addition to the castles, the tour offers some Cold War
reminiscence, especially when the boat passes underneath
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM26K7>Glienicke Bridge (#6),
which became famous for being the location of exchanges of Russian
and American spies during the Cold War. |
http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/b569535f-0a8f-4188-988f-d06950734128.jpg>
Church of the Redeemer |
http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/a6536571-82a2-45f2-96de-a7298cf15114.jpg>
Church of the Redeemer |
http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/182a4837-50e6-4278-a796-3d3bf87a398f.jpg>
Peacock Island |
| Other highlights on
Wannsee are the
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Redeemer,_Sacrow>Church
of the Redeemer (#8), a Neo-Romanic-style church built in 1844, and
especially http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfaueninsel> Peacock
Island with its summer castle (# 9), built in the late 1700s by
King Frederick William II for his mistress,
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelmine_von_Lichtenau>Wilhelmine
von Lichtenau.
http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/8d289820-c1fd-4846-973a-7586136bedea.jpg>
Turning around and passing the Church of the Redeemer one more
time, the boat now enters
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungfernsee>Jungfernsee (Virgin
Lake), the last lake of the tour. |
http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/aa0721b5-e97b-4c4b-a4f7-2afcc061ff46.jpg>
Royal Dairy Farm |
http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/3ac903d5-3e58-49d9-8df1-7f46efd270ab.jpg>
Cecilienhof Castle |
http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarking/d038651f-7fa6-4648-949c-514ca9ba9e48.jpg>
Cecilienhof Castle |
Related Web Site: [Web Link]
Adult Ticket Price in local currency: 11
Period/Days/Hours of Operation:
Five tours daily between May 08 and Sep 19
Food/Drink available on board?: yes
Restroom facilities on board?: yes
Protection from the elements on board: Both Indoor and Outdoor deck experience
Coordinates of the Ticket Counter: N 52° 23.568 E 013° 03.614
Address of the Ticket Counter:
Weisse Flotte Potsdam
Lange Brücke 6
Potsdam, Brandenburg Germany
14467
Required Photos Will be Uploaded: yes
|
Visit Instructions:Rule ammendment as of 03-July-2008, you must have ridden on the
boat ride to log a visit. Non-compliant visits prior to this date
may be grandfathered at the discretion of the waymyark owner.
Posting a photo of your experience is highly encouraged but not
required. Please describe your experience and provide any tips for
others who may be interested in following you.
Very brief logs with remarks such as "Visited" are discouraged.
Such logs may be deleted.
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|
|