After walking for nearly an hour, Annalisa and I finally reached Charlottenburg Palace! This is the largest standing royal palace in Berlin and is a gorgeous place to visit! The neighborhood is accessible from the metro and is about a 20-minute ride from the East side of the city. I would definitely recommend eating lunch before visiting the Palace, since from my own experience and reviews on Tripadvisor, there is not much good food for nearly a 15-minute walk radius around the area.
“We’ll never be royals!”
The front courtyard to the Palace
The museum and parts of the Palace are open to the public for a small fee, but much of the palace is still undergoing reconstruction and restoration. Annalisa and I did not go inside, but from outside, it looks exactly like the Von Trapp home in The Sound of Music (just WAY more posh). The building and grounds were heavily damaged in WWII, yet today, the exteriors look as regal as it did in its prime!
The Royal Gardens
Although we did not have blue skies, the gardens still looked unbelievably beautiful. My photos definitely do not do the experience justice!
Annalisa at the side entrance to the Palace grounds
I just LOVE the many tree-lined paths on these grounds!
The view of the back of the Palace facing the river
Royal gardens in the French style
Annalisa and Yours Truly in front of the Charlottenburg Palace
Steps leading to the river where I could only imagine the scene in The Sound of Music where the children are coming back from their day of shenanigans with Fraulein Maria!
Walking Around the Palace Grounds
The grounds are enormous and is complete with lakes, bridges, parks, gardens, and small buildings. In a place like this, I fantasize wearing a beautiful gown, waving a lace fan while listening to quartets playing in the background while walking around the place. This entire experience definitely satisfies my childhood dream of being a princess!
The view of the Palace from one of the many bridges.
Some of the many white flowers in the gardens!
The mausoleum holding the remains of many generations of the royal family. You have to pay to enter the building, but from my brief glance from outside, the interiors are gorgeous!
Boulevard of pine trees!
The Charlottenburg Palace is not Versailles, but since I have never been, Charlottenburg is the most beautiful place I have ever visited! The grounds are vast and extremely pleasant and beautiful and I am glad we spent the entire afternoon here!
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