We left Dresden with a minor driving altercation with a grouchy man blocking the bus trying to get out of the parking lot. Our tour director, Baete, took upon herself to inform him how he disappointed an entire bus load of Americans and Canadians. His reply was that he did not care. 🥴. It made for some entertainment!

Interesting facts from the bus today:

Trains do not run from Germany to Switzerland anymore because the Germans were not adhering to time schedules. Their times are now approximate. Swiss trains run on the second with accuracy.

Ways to distinguish cars and where they are from. There is a little picture and letter at the far left side of license plates

How many counties in EU? Idea was install peace. 27. Used to 28 with UK, but they left. It started with France and Germany. Not all EU countries use the EU as a country has to work their way into using the euro. Slovakia has the euro by Czech Republic doesn’t. They used to make Czechoslovakia. Human rights are a component of it as well.

Ausfahrt: Aus=out, fahrt=drive so drive out or exit.

Latte macchiato: almost the same as cappuccino but more milk.

Weimar:

Ginkgo trees. Bach. The writers of the German democracy lived here. Cute little town.

A long bus day today. Dresden to Weimar then onto Bamberg. Miles and miles of solar panels. The rule is that they can only go on non-productive land. Our director says that farmers plant those as the government subsidy is substantial for the power.

Bamberg: whenever you have a river and a hill in a town, you will have beauty. Bamberg is also known for its smoky beer.

Brunhelda. A not so nice woman.

Meal in hotel tonight. Big driving day. Tomorrow will be long as we go to Nuremberg.