Germany: Lessons Learned

  • I’m OK at American security, but in Germany, my knee hardware earns me an extra screening.evb_wanekcharles-eknee-lateral-low-exm1199735534000_1_1
  • As automobiles go, the Audi A4 S-line is “just OK”.img_0901
  • The 2 second tailgating rule seems like about 1/4 mile when you’re going 200kph.no, I know not 200kph, but it was hard enough for Steph to let me take this one...
  • Watch out for “residents only” parking zones.img_0708
  • The Germans are anal about their rental cars. It took two agents about 5 minutes to determine that a tiny scuff would buff out. By tiny, I mean I’d have taken a picture, but I couldn’t even tell what they were looking at.
  • Navigation systems are like cheating.img_0798
  • Lufthansa wins back points with flight checkin at the train station.
  • Münster is super bike friendy.the muenster radstation at the hauptbahnhofThis video is incredibly long (thanks YouTube!); around 1:00 you will see us ride past all the cars at a green light for bikes only.
  • Lots of bratwurst is consumed…img_0563
  • … after preparation by a düde with mad skillz with the tongs.
  • While tasty, eating meat at nearly every meal can be digestively challenging.img_0620
  • It’s not just in Amsterdam that they put mayonnaise on fries.img_0566
  • The days are short, and the sun barely gets above the horizon at 52° north. Long shadows at noon.img_0757
  • 11 oz bottles of 4.8% beer at sea level make you feel like some sort of drinking hero (or an alcoholic).244px-jever_bottle

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