“We rode to Potsdam, a distance of some twenty miles. Potsdam is the Versailles of Germany. The road to Potsdam is a continuous avenue of trees, like the roads near Boston.
“Of course our object in visiting the town was to see the palace and gardens of Sans-Souci, the favorite residence of Frederick the Great.
THE PALACE IN BERLIN.
“Frederick loved everything that was French in art. The French expression is seen on everything at Sans-Souci. The approach to the [!-- illustration --] [!-- blank page --] palace is by an avenue through gardens laid out in the Louis Quatorze style, with alleys, hedges, statues, and fountains.
“The famous palace stands on the top flight of a series of broad terraces, fronted with glass. Beneath these terraces grow vines, olives, and orange-trees. In the rear of the palace is a colonnade. There Frederick used to pace to and fro in the sunshine, when failing health and old age admonished him that death was near. As his religious hopes were few, his reflections must have been rather lonely when death’s winter came stealing on.
GROTTO.