May 4, 2012

   This morning we went to the summer "home" of Sophie Charlotte, the first queen of Prussia.  Her husband Elector Friederich III had this built for her.  After her death just six years later, he had it renamed after her, Schloss Charlottenburg.

Behind the palace were these lovely gardens and lake.

We had lunch at the palace cafe.  I ordered some real food, but lets face it, this cream puff was the main course.

   
   In the afternoon we set off to find Wittenburg.  Jill had never been there before either, so once we made it to the city we didn't really know which way it was to the church.  Imagine our awe as we came down a road to find this...

   Authentic "oohs" and "aahs" escaped our mouths.  This is the site of the doors on which Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses against the selling of indulgences in the Catholic church.  The actual doors were lost in a fire.