Second day of our grand tour. The weather had improved a lot since yesterday. After breakfast we set off towards Potsdam. On the way we passed over Glienicker Brücke. Known from the Cold war era and spy exchanges. Most recently the movie ’Bridge of Spies’.
We struggled a bit to find the parking area near Sansoucci castle. But we got there together with one of our friends. We went for a tour of the castle with audio book. It’s a fascinating history from a by gone era. Beatuiful building as well, including the garden. After this we went for a walk in the park. Behind the ”new castle”, we found a café. Café Caroline, which should be avoided at all cost. After a very disapointing lunch with non-existing service, we drove to nearby Cecilienhof. This was the location of the Potsdam conference. Which ended the 2nd World War in Eutope. And effectively started the Cold War.
We then drove to Leipzig for our second night in Germany. The hotel, Holiday Inn Leipzig, is situated in the outskirts of Leipzig. Thus we decided to eat dinner at the hotel. It turned out to be a decent meal and also very cheap.
Today we drove a lot shorter distance. Although we managed to get stuck in stau on the way to Leipzig. 40 km from the hotel to Potsdam and then 159 km yo Leipzig.
Europe by car 
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