- I’m OK at American security, but in Germany, my knee hardware earns me an extra screening.

- As automobiles go, the Audi A4 S-line is “just OK”.

- The 2 second tailgating rule seems like about 1/4 mile when you’re going 200kph.

- Watch out for “residents only” parking zones.

- 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.

- Lufthansa wins back points with flight checkin at the train station.
- Münster is super bike friendy.
This 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…
- … after preparation by a düde with mad skillz with the tongs.
- While tasty, eating meat at nearly every meal can be digestively challenging.

- It’s not just in Amsterdam that they put mayonnaise on fries.

- The days are short, and the sun barely gets above the horizon at 52° north. Long shadows at noon.

- 11 oz bottles of 4.8% beer at sea level make you feel like some sort of drinking hero (or an alcoholic).
