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Showing posts with label Driving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Driving. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Driving in Germany 11: Next Time I'll Take the Train

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For those of you who do not live in Germany but have heard that there are no speed limits on the Autobahn and think, "Wow, that must b...
Friday, July 10, 2015

Driving in Germany 10: Checklist update

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I tackled a big hurdle this week. I drove alone to and from Esslingen for an evening meeting. This was the first time I have driven that far...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Driving 9: Dear German Drivers

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Dear Patient German Drivers, Thank you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You have no idea how much it means to me when you keep a sa...
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Saturday, May 2, 2015

Driving in Germany 8: Don't Flinch!!

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Seven months ago I gave up driving in Germany except for a few places near our home to which I have to drive - like the grocery store and t...
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Sunday, January 25, 2015

In the News II

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Several gems came up this week in both the newspaper and on an alternative news program we watched on Saturday evening. First, from the...
Saturday, October 4, 2014

Driving in Germany 7: The End

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I admit defeat. I'm throwing up the sponge, as Huck Finn would say. I'm done. Thank God for public transportation in Germany. Ph...
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Friday, September 19, 2014

Driving in Germany 6: The Day I Almost Killed a Guy

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My husband is going to love reading this when he gets home from work today, don't you think? Yes, the title is slightly exaggerated beca...
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Sunday, June 29, 2014

Driving in Germany 5: Verkehrssünder!

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A mere two weeks ago I wrote about how proud I was to have dared to drive all the way from our house to my mother-in-law's house in Essl...
Sunday, June 15, 2014

Driving in Germany 4: I finally did it!!

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The short version of today’s tale is that I drove all the way from our house to, into, and through Esslingen to get to my mother-in-law’s ...
Thursday, June 5, 2014

Germans Traveling to the U.S.

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I have written some advice for American travelers coming to Germany, and since some friends of ours are going to spend part of the summer tr...
Friday, May 9, 2014

Cars and their Germans

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When I got into my husband's car the other day, it dawned on me that, although the car is three years old, it still has that "new c...
Sunday, April 6, 2014

Driving in Germany 3: Look what I found!

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STOP!! Hold everything!  Look at what I found yesterday in our little town! That's right - it's a STOP SIGN!  I have been on th...
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Friday, January 10, 2014

I'll do it for potatoes

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I love Bratkartoffeln . Ok, maybe not love, but they are one of my very favorite side dishes. Sometimes I plan our main course based on what...
Sunday, September 29, 2013

Driving in Germany 2: Verkehrsfunk

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You're driving down the interstate, listening to the radio, probably singing along, shaking your head at the drivers around you who are ...