(English version below)
Vejret var stadigvæk godt, men ingen af os have lyst til at bade her vil pladsen. Vi havde slået op hvor langt der var til nærmeste udendørs pool og der skulle man ind omkring midten af Berlin, hvilket ungerne ikke gad. Under morgenmaden ‘forhandlede’ vi om alternativerne, dog uden den store entusiasme og jeg (Sara) trumfede igennem at vi skulle tage til Postdam og gå en tur i den store park mellem de gamle kongelige slotte, da jeg aldrig har været der før.
Vi var kommet bagud på læsningen for ugen, så vi tog et godt hug om formiddagen, inden vi kørte mod Postdam. Her parkerede vi ved Sanssoucislottet og gik så ellers på rundtur. Det blev til noget af en gåtur (men det sker jo nogle gange), men vi fik set det meste af parken og synes alle det meste af turen var super. Det var ret varmt, så der blev hoppet lidt ind i vandingsanlæggene på vejen! Og det eneste/største minus var, da vi var nået ned til det nye palads i den anden ende af parken var både slot og café lukket, så der var ikke mulighed for en lille forfriskning :-( Men det gik med en genopfyldning af den halvliters vandflaske vi havde med og der var især lykke, da vi fandt modne kastanjetræer og lommerne blev fyldt til bristepunktet.
Vi gik med vilje rundt og ville slutte af i retning af den botaniske have. Troede ikke der var energi til mere (vi havde gået rundt de første 2-3 timer), men det så for spændende ud, så der måtte vi også lige ind at kigge. Et simpelt setup, men en fin botanisk have med masser af sjove planer. Super afslutning på en dag der var startet uden den store lyst til at se og opleve særligt meget.
På vej hjem var det blevet aftentid og den smurte madpakke havde været i underkanten til al den aktivitet, så der blev stemt for middag på vej tilbage. Vi fandt kun 1 åben restaurant og den lå en lille kilometer fra pladsen, så vi blev sat af og gik ind og var heldige at få et bord uden reservation (Kenneth satte bilen hjemme og gik ned til os). Det viste sig at være en kæde (XXL), der findes flere steder i Tyskland, men konceptet er gigantiske portioner (Som i ulækre store hvis i spørg mig!). Der stod heldigvis på det meste hvor meget mad der var i og selvom vores børn kan spise meget pasta var det ok for os ikke at skulle bestille portionen med 1,5 kg pasta!!! (de havde nogle børneportioner der ikke stod på kortet) Vi andre fik også bestilt noget i normale portionsstørrelser og det smagte fint. Men den største oplevelse var nok menukortet og en enkelt anden gæst, der havde bestilt en is på størrelse med et fyldt fodboldtrofæ! Vi kom til at grine, da gæsten undervejs gik på toilettet og Georg spontant sagde “han skal nok ud at lave bummelum for at lave plads til resten!” - velbekomme :-)
The weather was still lovely, but none of us felt like swimming at the campsite's beach. We checked how far the nearest outdoor pool was, and it turned out to be around the middle of Berlin, which the kids weren't keen on. During breakfast, we negotiated the alternatives, but without much enthusiasm. I (Sara) pushed for us to go to Potsdam and take a stroll in the large park between the old royal palaces, as I've never been there before.
We had fallen behind on our reading for the week, so we spent the morning catching up before heading to Potsdam. We parked at Sanssouci Palace and went for a walk around. It turned out to be quite a long walk (but that happens sometimes), but we got to see most of the park and everyone thought most of the trip was great. It was pretty hot, so we jumped into the sprinklers along the way! The only major downside was when we reached the new palace at the other end of the park; both the palace and the café were closed, so there was no opportunity for a refreshment :-( But we managed with a refill of the half-liter water bottle we had with us, and everyone was happy when we found ripe chestnut trees, and our pockets were filled to the brim.
We deliberately walked around, intending to finish in the direction of the botanical garden. We didn't think there was energy for more (we had been walking for the first 2-3 hours), but it looked too interesting to pass up. A simple setup, but a nice botanical garden with lots of interesting plants. A great way to end a day that had started without much desire to see and experience too much.
On the way back, it was evening, and the packed sandwiches had been insufficient for all that activity, so we voted for dinner on the way back. We only found one open restaurant, and it was about a kilometer from the campsite, so we were dropped off, went in, and luckily got a table without a reservation (Kenneth left the car at home and walked down to join us). It turned out to be a chain (XXL), found in several places in Germany, with the concept of gigantic portions (as in disgustingly large, if you ask me!). Thankfully, most of the menu indicated how much food there was, and even though our kids can eat a lot of pasta, it was okay for us not to order the 1.5 kg pasta portion!!! (they had some kids' portions that weren't on the menu). The rest of us ordered something in regular portion sizes, and it tasted fine. But the biggest experience was probably the menu and a fellow guest who had ordered an ice cream the size of a football trophy! We burst out laughing when the guest went to the restroom, and Georg spontaneously said, "He probably needs to make room for the rest!" - Bon appétit :-)
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