Today we transfered to the ship with a few excursions along the way. We left Berlin at 9 AM, arriving in Magdeburg at around 4:30. By 5 they had us settled in and we had departed.
Day 2, Sun, Oct 30, 2016 Magdeburg, Germany
Although heavy bombing in 1945 destroyed much of the city, Magdeburg today is a glorious example of a lively German town. The former seat of an archbishopric in 968 AD, the city was also a member of the Hanseatic League. This once influential imperial city reveals its historic roots in the architecture that survived the war, from the 11th-century Monastery of Our Lady to the Cathedral of Saints Maurice and Catherine. The town also boasts the famous 1240 AD statue of the Magdeburger Reiter (Magdeburg Horseman), the oldest equestrian statue in Germany. A number of Gothic-style buildings and churches grace the riverfront.
Included Tour Potsdam Walking Tour Duration: 4 hours City of Glittering Palaces Then Traveling to the palatial city of Potsdam, Berlin’s neighbor built by royalty. Once the residence of Prussian kings and the German Kaiser, Potsdam grew to include no fewer than 16 castles, palaces and beautifully landscaped parks. Today, it is better known for its World War II history. In July and August 1945, Truman, Churchill and Stalin met at Cecilienhof Palace to sign the Potsdam Agreement and shape postwar Europe. We stoppd outside Cecilienhof, today a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the last palace built by the Hohenzollern family for Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany. Our tour also included a visit to the summer home of Frederick the Great, the magnificent rococo palace of Sanssouci. This yellow confection and its glorious garden strewn with temples was built as a rival to the magnificent palace Chateau de Versailles.
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