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Off to Potsdam we go, but we are in need of gas and wieners!

Since I’m reading this book, Boys In The Boat, which deals with the University of Washington Crew team and their quest for the Berlin Olympics, we swung by the 1936 Olympic Stadium.

And had I waited, I could have had a sit-down wiener in Potsdam!

Next stop was the Bridge of Spies where Cold War spy exchanges took place:

And random buildings along the way:

Next stop is the Neuer Garten, a UNESCO site:

After a short walk, we get to Schloss Cecilienhof, famous for the location of the Potsdam Conference in 1945, in which the leaders of the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States made important decisions affecting the shape of post-World War II Europe and Asia. Think Stalin, Churchhill, and Truman.

With high-tech toilet entrances to get the 50 cent (Euro) out of you:

And because it’s German, it even gives you a receipt!

Plus, another lovely old car:

Next stop is Sanssouci Palace and its gardens:

All that sightseeing works up an appetite, but the on-site restaurant was booked full, so off to the Dutch Quarter of Potsdam we go:

Sadly, the local gay bar wasn’t open yet:

The final stop of the day was to a cemetery, for a brief remembrance:

Marlene Deitrich’s grave. Horst was at her public funeral (along with thousands) in 1992 (first in Paris, and then her interment in Berlin, her hometown).

There was a very brief discussion as to whether we should stop here:

Yes, THAT kind of swinger club.

Dinner tonight was a modest affair at the apartment. Nice after the whirlwind day:

What a day!

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