Category Archives: Off the Beaten Path

Day trip to Potsdam, Germany. The Sanssouci Summer Palace and Potsdam University

Today I’d like to share some pics of my day trip to Potsdam, Germany a town outside of Berlin. Potsdam is the town where Frederick the Great of Germany built his summer castle Sanssouci Palace. In addition to the palace the other sites to see in this town include the quaint Dutch downtown, and the historic Potsdam University.

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Friday Flowers. Late Spring at Filoli Gardens. Woodside, California

Hello! Happy Friday! I hope you had a good week and are ready for the weekend. Today’s Friday Flowers are pics from our late spring time visit to Filoli Gardens in Woodside, California.

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National Museum of Coaches in Lisbon, Portugal. Museu Nacional dos Coches

The National Coach Museum in Lisbon, Portugal is an off the beaten path museum that has a phenomenal collection of coaches that were used from the beginning of the 16th century to the 19th century. A fascinating look at how people were transported before the age of the automotive.

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