The stairs are of fine white marble, and many of the apartments are laid with this mineral.

The interior is not nearly so luxurious as the other palaces.
This was the last of the sights I saw in Potsdam or the environs of Berlin; for I continued my journey to Vienna on the following day.
Before quitting Berlin, I must mention an arrangement which is particularly convenient for strangers--namely, the fares for hackney-carriages.

One need ask no questions, but merely enter the carriage, tell the coachman where to drive, and pay him six-pence.

This moderate fare is for the whole town, which is somewhat extensive.

At all the railway stations there are numbers of these vehicles, which will drive to any hotel, however far it may be from the station, for the same moderate fare.