Post by: Taylor Berry
Location: Germany Day 2
Today, our itinerary included a tour of Potsdam, the Sanssouci palace of Fredrick the Great, and Celcilienhof where the Potsdam Conference took place in 1945.
Location: Germany Day 2
Today, our itinerary included a tour of Potsdam, the Sanssouci palace of Fredrick the Great, and Celcilienhof where the Potsdam Conference took place in 1945.
The first stop of the tour was to visit the Wannsee River. The bridge that crosses over this river called "The Bridge of Spies" was the divider between the US district and the Soviet district after the war and reserved only for military officers to cross. Our tour guide said a funny thing about the bridge along the lines of "It symbolizes unification and cooperation between the two places but ironically, the bridge only divided them more."
Some of us discussed the comparison of the twelve districts to what we see different back home, saying that there really is no difference other than a more spread out version of what we see here. We thought about the various borders or walls we surround ourselves on the topic of diversity, not only by traditional culture groups but with gender and societal class as well. We discusses how relevant it was that we notice the divide, especially now due to the issues dealing with FAMSAK at CSBSJU. Seeing this connection puts the issue into a new perspective on our own experience that we can take back with us.
Photo: Hans Auto Theatre, designed after the Syndey Opera House in Australia
Photo: Bridge over the Wannsee River entering into Potsdam
