Saturday, September 29, 2012

Our Autobahn experience and a day in Salzburg

We are on vacation, a long one. Right now we are in Bavaria visiting family. What an experience! Family I haven't seen in 45 years and other family I've never met.
Yesterday we went to Salzburg, Austria. We drove on the autobahn. I was watching the speedometer (I was NOT driving) at the steady speed of 140 Km. The English conversion for this is around 89mph. Normal.
The autobahn is soooo smoooooth, and fast! About that time a red Ferrari BLEW by us. Now this car looks fast just sitting in a driveway.... Believe me.... On an autobahn it looks a LOT faster! It was probably going 200 Km which is around 124mph.
My question... WHY would anyone in America, with our 70mph max speed want a Ferrari? They belong on an autobahn where they can live free and really be driven the way they are supposed to. Once you experience the speeds here, keeping a Ferrari in America is like caging a tiger.
We are having a great time! Yesterday Salzburg with 7 churches one dating back to 1244, A walk through the catacombs, walking through Salzburg's BEST shopping street (no cars allowed) . The hilltop fortress (which we walked UP to see- there is a fanicular but we poo-pooed THAT) and for dinner.... wurst mit brot and weiss wein. Today... Walking tour of Landshut with family!
What an experience!

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