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188 Section 14. POTSDAM. Practical
The journey to Potsdam occupies by Route No. 1 '/2 hr., by Nos.
2 and 3 1 hr. Fares by suburban trains from the Potsdam Station
or the Friedrich-Strasse Station 85 or 50 pf., by long distance trains
1 J{ 40 or 90 pf.
Excursion Trips see p. 23. — Circular Drives from the station at
11 a. m., 5 Jl.
Potsdam.
Hotels. Palast-Hotel, Humboldt-Str. 1, near the Town Palace, with
restaurant and steamboat station, 12 R. from 3, B. 1, D. 3 Jl, Stadt
Konigsberg, Brauer-Str. 1, on the Havel, 22 R. from 2y2, B. 1, D. 3 Jl,
both good; Hot. zum Einsiedler, Schloss-Str. 8; Eisenbahn-Hotel, at
the station, with a garden on the Havel, R. 2-3, B. 3/4, D. (12-4) 2 Jl;
Deutsches Haus, Schloss-Str. 6, R. 2'/3-4, B. 1, D. l3/4, pens. 6 Jl; Zenteal-
Hotel, Nauener-Str. 2'J, in the Wilhelm-Platz, with restaurant; Hot.-
Restaurant zum Obelisken, Hohenzollern-Str. 27, near the Brandenburg
Gate; New Hospice and Family Pension, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Str. 11, R. 2-6,
B. 3/4, dej. 1, D. 2, pens. 4-8 Jl, with baths and garden, good.
Restaurants. *Railway Restaurant, D. 3 Jl. — In the town: *Stadt
KSnigsberg (see above), *Zum Schultheiss, at the Palast-Hotel (see above),
both with terraces on the Havel; Dornath, at the Zentral-Hotel (see above);
Residenz-Restaurant, Nauener-Str. 15, D. lllto#; Hormess & Sons (wine-
room), Kloster--Keller, Weiss (confectioner), Nauener-Str., Nos. 34a, 11-12,
and 33-34; Cafe Sanssouci, outside the Brandenburg Gate; * Wackermann's
Hbhe, on the Brauhausberg, with garden and viewtower, D. 2J, — In
the environs: *Wildpark Station (see p. 187), D. l'/2 Jl, with garden;
Meierei in the Neue Garten (p. 197); Hujahn, Neue K8nig-Str. 58, near
the Glienicke bridge (p. 198). — In Klein-Glienicke: * Glienicke Restaurant
(Femau), on the Berlin highroad, dej. 2V2, D. from 3 Jl; Biirgershof, in
the village (steamboat-pier), D. from V-j2 Jl; Babelsberg, opposite the
main entrance to the park, D. 2'/2 Jl, all with gardens.
Post and Telegraph Office, at the corner of the Wilhelm-Platz.
Cabs. — a. Taximeter Cabs: 1-2 pers. 800 metres 50 pf., each ad¬
ditional 400 metres 10 pf., 3-5 pers. 600 metres 50 pf., each addit. 300 m.
10 pf. At night (11-6.30; 10-7.30 in winter): 1-2 pers. 600 m. 50 pf., each
addit. 300 m. 10 pf.; 3-5 pers. 400 m. 50 pf., each addit. 300 m. 10 pf. —
Outside the Toion, 1-5 pers. 400 m. 50 pf., each addit. 300 m. 10 pf.
b. Other Cabs. First Class (for 2 persons only): per drive within the
town 75 pf.; outside the town per '/4 hr. 75 pf., '/a hr. lx/4 Jl, 3/4 hr. l'/a Jl,
1 hr. 2JI, for each additional >/4 hr. 50 pf.
more, a whole day 12 Jl.
Second Class: for '/4 hr........
Va hr...............
3/4 br...............
1 hr...............
To Babelsberg, Sakrow ferry, Moorlake .
To Pfauen-Insel, Templin, Baumgartenbrtlck
Luggage 25 pf.
Fares by time: 6 hrs. 12 Jl, 12 hrs. 15 Jl, for 1-5 persons. Double fares
at night.
Steamboats (in summer only; recommended). 1. From the Lange
Briicke {Eisenbahn Hotel), a. At noon and hourly from 2.5 to Glienicke
(p. 198; 20 pf.), Sakrow (p. 186), Moorlake (p. 186; 30 pf., return-fare on
week-days 50 pf.), the Pfauen-Insel (p. 186; 40, 60 pf.), and Wannsee (p. 186;
55, 80 pf.). — 6. Twice or thrice every afternoon (on Sun. every hr. from
2 p.m.), to the Glienicke Bridge, the Meierei, and Nedlitz (p. 197; 30,
50 pf.). — c. At 12, 2, 3, 4, 6 p.m. (oftener on Sun.) to the Kiewitt, Tornoio,
Templin, Caputh, Baumgartenbriick, and Werder (p. 199; 30-60 pf.) or
Ferch (55, 80pf.); on certain afternoons separate trips to Werder, GUndow,
-2 pers.
3 pers.
4-5 pers.
— 50
— 75
1 25
— 75
1 —
150
1 —
1 25
1 75
1 50
175
2 25
150
1 75
2 __
3 —
3 50
4 —