Why Wasn’t The Hafen City Cruise Terminal In Hamburg Air-Conditioned? 9/28/12 It was a 96 degree, sweltering afternoon when we boarded the QM2 in Brooklyn to head for Southampton and Hamburg on July 6. It was 86 on July 25… Continue Reading →
Sharp Corners Ought To Be Outlawed In Hotel Rooms 9/27/12 The Best Western Saint Raphael on the Adenauerallee in Hamburg was a dangerous place. You had to keep the light on in the bathroom at night time. If you didn’t… Continue Reading →
Why Do The Europeans Have Such Big, Heavy Windows? 9/26/12 Everywhere we stayed in Germany without exception we noticed the same thing — the windows were big and heavy. In every hotel room they opened, sometimes as a substitute for… Continue Reading →
Muller’sches Volksbad 1901 Pool Drove Past In Downtown Munich 9/25/12 This summer we drove past this men’s and women’s indoor pool in Munich based on Roman baths.We were amazed to find that it had a noveau design. Never before had… Continue Reading →
On The Autobahn The Shoulder Becomes Another Lane Of Traffic 9/24/12 On the autobahn going to Hamburg from the direction of the Hartz Mountains and Hannover the shoulder was being used by trucks as still another lane of traffic. I… Continue Reading →
We Saw Cartoonish Faces On The Autobahns In Germany 9/23/12 Reviewing my trip video I saw cartoon faces posted along the autobahn. Who’s doing this? The government, believe it or not! It’s supposed to signal drivers that they are entering… Continue Reading →
We Went Up A 24% Grade! 9/22/12 Not only was the grade up to the Berghof steep, it was even steeper than I imagined. We took a screen shot of a sign along the side of the road on the… Continue Reading →
The Hill Up To The Obersalzberg Was The Steepest Grade I Ever Drove 9/21/12 We were watching the trip video of our car trip up the Obersalzberg to what used to be the General Walker Hotel and the Documentation Center…. Continue Reading →
Canon hd dv 10 Did What Leica DLux 20 couldn’t do On my trip to Europe I used the Leica camera as my work horse. I kept it in my pocket and pulled it out for all sorts of still… Continue Reading →
I Got Locked In The Bathroom On The Way To Salzburg 9/19/12 We were stopping at a minimalistic rest area on the autobahn on the way to Salzburg. It didn’t have anything except toilets and parking. As soon as I… Continue Reading →
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