Finally. Thank the Lord Holy Jesus and all things sacred that I am now at a hotel with internet service, as well as at a location where I have bars on my cell phone. You have no idea what I’ve been through these past few days with no contact with the world. Once, I tried yodeling a message home through the Alps, but the message came back to me. I need contact, people!! And not the real kind. I mean the artificial kind. O ne-on-one with my computer, my cell phone, and the people!
Anyhow, I feel much better now getting that off my chest. My friend traveling with me, T-Nut, doesn’t even know the password to her e-mail, so she cannot understand my predicament. But, enough of that…let’s talk Germany, y’all!
My, oh my, what a beautiful country this is! We left Munich on Saturday after renting an Opel Astra, and headed south to the Berchtesgaden area. Driving on the Autobahn is not exactly what I had expected. Actually, I was a nervous wreck about driving, but after passing a few cars going slower than 100kph, I started getting the hang of it. Before I knew it, I was trucking along at 140kph. Still slow by German standards, but it’s not as crazy as what I had heard. Station wagon or not, Lulu can drive the Autobahn, people.
Just to give you a quick rundown, in-a-nutshell view on the itinerary, we visited the Salt Mines on Saturday, Lake Konigsee and Mount Jenner on Sunday, and Salzburg on Monday.
The really sad thing is, I was going to upload my pictures to Flickr for you to view; however, because I’m new to Flickr, I’m confused. As usual. I’m getting a message that says my monthly upload limit has been reached. I just joined! How is that possible?
Anyhow, I’ll try working on that tomorrow. For now, I must sleep. It’s 11:15pm here, and we’re getting up early in the morning to go to Neuschwanstein Castle. I’ll get back on track maybe tomorrow. Or maybe a month from now. We’ll see…
P.S. Can someone please Fedex me a Diet Coke? And my dog?
I love that you want the dog and beverages Fed-exed but not your spouse or child. Damn, you’re cold, Lulu. HA! Just kidding.
Keep safe!
Glad to hear you’re having a good time!
With Flickr, free accounts are limited to a certain amount of uploads. I’m assuming, based on your statement, that you’ve exceeded that amount for the month. A paid account, which I believe is $25, has no limits.
They don’t have Diet Coke over there? I was under the impression that it was world-wide. Of course, I’ve barely left the state of Illinois, so what do I know?
I will fax you a case of Diet Coke tomorrow when I get to work. Please wait by a fax machine to receive. Any fax machine should do.
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Lulu!!!
I have missed you, my friend. It has been far to long since I had popped over. And I wondered if you had been on your trip. Glad I didnt miss it. You know I want to see the pictures! Have a great time! And dance on some tables.,
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Lulu - so glad you’re having fun! I think you can get diet coke over there…but I think they drink it at room temp sans ice. Ick! But who needs diet coke when you are in the land of beer?! Have some schnitzel for me!
You know, 140kph is only about 87 mph. Put the pedal down woman! Burn rubber in that European wagon!
I’m sure Big H will have a Diet Coke for you and tell you all about it.
What a great preview–I can’t wait to hear more, Lulu! Fun, fun. I love travel.
The size of each picture comes into play on flickr. I have to decrease the size of each photo (from like 2Mb each to under 1Mb) before uploading so I don’t max out my monthly limit. There’s also a limit of like 300 photos or some silliness like that.
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Dear Lulu,
The background “view” of your pic looks BEAUTIFUL–
WISH I WAS THERE WITH YOU.
You are hilarious — (l0l) — I can just hear you yodeling thru the alps.
I can’t help you with a “DIET” coke (ASK MS MARGARITA), but maybe if it was a ‘CLASSIC” Coke I could.
Look forward to hearing from your travel reviews.
You are just turning into a World-wide traveler.
LOVE AND HUGS to you & T-nut (good name)
P.S. Your Mom & Nanny are telling everyone you were driving 140 mph (not 140 kph). (lol).
ah, what a beautiful picture of you lulu!
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