Berlin & Potsdam

This past weekend I spent 3 days in Berlin with my two friends Zach and Kurt! After a pleasant train ride up, we checked into our hostel in Amstel House, and then made our way to the Reichstag and other iconic monuments!

Here is the Bahnhof, after just arriving in Berlin

Chariot atop the gate

Zach in front of the Gate

Brandenburg Gate in Berlin

Inside of the top of the Reichstag

The Reichstag at sunset

Parliament building affectionately known as the "washing machine"

Bismarck statue

Brandenburg Gate in Potsdam

Gate of Sans Souci

very cool cross and bell

Zach and a monument at Sanssouci

Faraway sanssouci

One of the two statues in front of sanssouci

the other statue in front of sanssouci

Crown atop a fence

Eagle on top of a really cool gate near sanssouci

One of the two lions outside the garden

the other lion :D

An incredibly intense sculpture in the garden

Angel in front of Bellevue

Same angel from the side

Gorgeous view from the bridge

flowers just outside the gate

other flowers nearby

New Palace in Potsdam

Bellevue

Horses atop the Film Museum

Odd sculpture on the lawn outside the Bahnhof

Part 2 of my Berlin excursion continues tommorrow