Charlottenburg Palace, my first German palace and it did not disappoint, as if it ever could... Waking up for a flight to Paris in three hours, not yet packed, and terribly exhausted from a museum and dinner date with my love, but this palace--a beauty like this demands to be seen, so here she is. Portrait-lined halls, decadent chandeliers, intricate wall carvings and colorful ceiling murals, all for a queen, the lovely Sophie Charlotte... ^ In awe of the tromp l'oeil here, where the blanket…