On a borrowed bike I saw these varied sights in the former East German sector of Potsdam today [View all]

[Mira]

Starting with a flowerbed at the first castle I got to : Sanssouci
Am saving other photos for when I can pick them and organize them.



Moving on to a sight a tour guide next to me was excitedly telling her followers about:
Mandarin Ducks



Got a closeup of the male



This is a government office building as I understand it. Remember: I’m in Germany. I all but fell off the bike seeing this, they are saying that “Here we do not have a castle” in French:



Off I went to another castle just within about 5 minutes of concentrated biking from the first one, and I again hope to make you a thread about it. I learned that in it are rooms so exquisite that i’m hoping to get to see them tomorrow, on my last day here.



I told you this would be varied! Again I almost fell off the bike, overshot it, backtracked and asked questions.
This is a place where unwanted infants can be deposited anonymously, and they will be received and find their “raising”.
And here is a word about the child friendly “socialist” way the Germans are handling the integration of new life, they help care for it AFTER they are born: Young mothers have 18 months to be with a newborn. Enough money is provided, and the jobs are preserved. Plus there is time off for fathers so they can bond with the child.