Category: Germany

Differences driving in Germany

Pros
People get out of the left lane, period. The way it should be. You can’t appreciate the difference without experiencing it
No need for stop signs at every intersection, when a yield sign will do (even at the end of an off ramp)
High speed limits – not actually unlimited unless you’re far from a city, which in a small densely populated country…

Cons
Super expensive gas @ €1.50/L ($2/L or $7.60/gallon)
No right turn on red
Slightly confusing highway direction signs

Quick packed weekend in Berlin

We came for Susan’s reunion which included a busy/fun/interesting schedule, including:

A Trabi Safari tour of Berlin (trabi is colloquial for the cheap East German Trabant car (diff spelling), which has a 2 stroke engine so the tour has a special permit for them)

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Berlin wall of course

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Pergamom Museum with the Ishtar Gate of Babylon

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And Potsdam Sans Souci palace

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