Travel Nuggets, Germany

A bystander who spoke English and Polish whispered that we better leave quickly because the Polish Customs Officers at the Poland/East Germany border were talking about causing us a real problem.
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As a modification on the story that, “Aren't we lucky to be born in the US.” West Berliners can say, “Aren't we lucky we were born on this side of the street.”
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As we crossed the Atlantic Ocean, in addition to Sweetie as my fascinating Bunkmate, there was the tall, slender German lady who visited the ship's Sauna almost as often as I did. I never once recognized her when she was dressed.
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At Rothenburg we saw a special filigreed, gilded, decorative wrought-iron sign extending over the sidewalk, with small Golden Arches conspicuously displayed.
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At the East/West Germany border, some vehicles were carefully searched by big East German guards, and some were carefully sniffed by big East German shepherds.
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At the entrance of the Dachau concentration camp, a sign says “Gedenkenstatte,” which means A place to remember, A place to think about.
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Concentration camps must be seen, but they are a place a person cannot stand to see.
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Cousin Toni's house was already so clean, the Putzfrau had no way to know when she was finished, and had earned her pay.
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During our crossing of East Germany in 1970, we were so queasy and flustered about what we did and how we did it, while we were doing it, that it wasn't until a couple of years later when we talked about, and reviewed that day in detail, that we recalled the details of being treated nicely at every point.
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Early in the War he wasn't at home enjoying the “victory,” he was in Greece, in the German Army, making sure they didn't have the way of life they preferred.
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For children, in the Olpe, campground, there were pint-size toilets and basins. The only place we have ever seen them.
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Hameln, the home of the Piper, and the former home of rats and kids.
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He said that for 40 years they were occupied by the Socialists from the East, and now they are being invaded by the Capitalist from the West.
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He sure did not have enough to eat when many tens of thousands of German soldiers surrendered at one time and place. The Americans just weren't prepared for the crowd.
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I said, “Bet that's the last time that Italian mis-parks a Japanese car in Germany,” as they towed it away.
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I was in such physical shape that when I reached the top of the 768 steps in the Cathedral steeple in Ulm, I wasn't even breathing hard. In fact, I almost wasn't breathing at all.
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If I thought she was going to buy one brass pot at Limburg, I was half right. Sweetie bought two. One was a gift for Cousin Toni.
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If it wasn't for all the rain, the countryside around Berchtesgaden wouldn't look nearly so nice as it will, if we ever get here when it isn't raining.
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In an office with several desks with huge rubber stamps, and only one German official, he sat himself behind each desk in turn, came to attention, and applied, with gusto, the needed approvals.
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In former East Germany, clerks, customers, and carpenters wandered among racks of food and piles of lumber, the clatter of jack hammers competed with the chime of cash registers.
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In GERMANY, everything is forbidden, except what is permitted.
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In the Grocery store that had just opened in Dresden, the look on customer's faces reminded us of kids looking at gifts under a Christmas tree.
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In the pasture near the Ellerhof in Merzig, the lady reached down and pulled up her long formal gown, pulled down her panties and - well, perhaps there was a line at the ladies room
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Several of the gargoyles are using both hands and feet to hang on to the side of the Freiburg Cathedral, with their bare fannies pointing toward city hall.
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Several times we were asked, “Did people in America know there were two Germanys?” When we answered “yes,” they were shocked at how much we knew of their problem.
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Since I carried a cane for my collection as we boarded the airplane in Frankfurt, they assumed I was handicapped. I was told to board the plane early and let Sweetie take care of the luggage. (Boy, was that tempting.)
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Singers would appear on this balcony and that, flood lights appeared as if by magic, and the orchestra filled the old Heidelberg Castle grounds with glorious music.
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The Berlin police-lady laughed and said, “For you, we would just get a bigger tow truck.”
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The Berliner drives as if the street is his, and the law says this lane goes here, and that stop-sign means they will always stop, so he pays little attention to the needs of others, he just “follows orders” and plows ahead.
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The East German college student said, “Why doesn't the Government just determine which TV is best, and sell only that one. Why must we select?”
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The English are different from the Germans, who are different from the French, who are different from the Italians, who are different from the Greeks, who are different from - Viva La Difference!
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The German Customs officer asked if we had anything to declare. I said, “I declare today is a beautiful day, but yesterday it was raining cats and dogs.” He roared with laughter.
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The German word for pillow is “Kissen,” and of course we believed Cousin Fina when she said that each time a soldier asked for a kiss she brought him a Kissen.
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The Mechanic said, “If I hire the wrong person, the German law makes it almost impossible to get rid of him. Since I can't hire another 'me,' I have less problems if I just do it myself.”
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The officer at the border asked, “How did you find Germany?” I replied, “I just looked out the window and there it was.”
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The tourist followed the signs to “UMLEITUNG” for half an hour, before he discovered that “Umlauting” means “detour” in German.
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There were signs and bumper stickers, with the name Bonn spelled with a lipstick kiss as the “o.”
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To illustrate how love can conquer all, she married a British soldier, lived in England for 35 years, and returned to live in Lúbeck after her husband passed away.
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To make sure Sweetie did not feel neglected, doing my best guard imitation, at former Checkpoint Baker I barked, “Ohne Brille.” (Glasses off.)
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Watch the drivers in Paris, Berlin, or Rome, and you will see how their Armies acted and reacted during WW II.
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We asked the guard if it was possible for us to “liberate” a piece of the Berlin Wall. As he gave us directions he put his hand over his eyes, as if to say, “If I don't see you … … .”
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We've seen Berlin with and without the Berlin Wall. Believe it, we prefer without.
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When did he knew they had lost WW II? He was within sight of the smoke of burning Moscow, out of gas, out of ammunition, and had to walk and ride a horse to get back to Germany.
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You could travel anywhere in Europe with only your wallet (filled, of course) and purchase everything needed to live well.
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You must demand some reasonable association between effort and excitement.
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Young East German guards, high in a gun tower, held their guns in one hand, and threw kisses to the Lindas with the other.
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Your adaptability can make the difference. Plans may be changed by factors outside your control.
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Your spirit of adventure will be modified by your gumption for walking.
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