Day Trip from Berlin: Schloss Sanssouci

My parents came to visit in November 2007 and the weather was amazing. We were able to walk a lot and see lots of things around Paris. Last year though, it was freezing making it really difficult to go outside. We had planned to drive around Germany and visit as much as we could in 3 weeks. When I knew it was going to be cold I thought about heading south instead but in the end we decided that seeing we had our own car it would be ok. I really regret it now because you couldn’t stay outside for more than 5 minutes without freezing. We still saw a lot but I love to walk and explore places slowly which just wasn’t possible that trip. We were always rushing so we could get back in the car or back to the hotel. This year we’ll definitely be heading south.

Just outside of Berlin is the small city of Potsdam. The main thing to see there is the Schloss Sanssouci. We made the trip, even though it was snowing, and were surprised by the how small castle was but the formal gardens were lovely. Ok, so it wasn’t exactly Versailles but that's to be expected. I’m sure it would be prettier in spring and summer but my advice is to give it a miss if you’re thinking about going in winter.