Planes Trains and a Skoda

I'm baaaaack from the "Seeking Fritz Muller" whirlwind tour of Germany, Poland and not enough of Bavaria. I learned a lot while there but not much about Fritz. The storms we flew around over the Atlantic were unnerving. Glad I asked my doc for Xanax before departing. We bobbed up and down and side to side like a cork at times. I held my Dads hand 'cause I was scared. It was a comfort to me since he's been a pilot for over 65 years. He slept through it like a baby. The flight over was TEN long hours. Lots of practice holding my space til we landed.
The train stations are great for people watching. The people are fit and hip, saw only one or two overweight people and thought they were probably Americans. We rode trains from Frankfurt, Berlin, overnight to Munich and on to Garmisch. It's good to go first class if you are traveling much by train. The ICE trains (Inter City Express) are the best. Get international calling. I bought an iphone before we left and was so glad I did. Better to use it for texting or for judicious calling, like a flat tire on the Autobahn. Get the adapter for your phone, no need for one for a hairdryer most hotels have them. Pack lightly, I took too many clothes, didn't wear them, and paid for it by lugging a heavy suitcase.
Skoda Superb is a great little car I'd never heard of. It's made by Volkswagen and not exported to the US. I drove east from Berlin in Germany and across Poland and back. The country was beautiful and the people kind and helpful. Except in Gdansk were someone shot me the finger, due to my driving, at least I think. Get a car with a navigation system, she, "Skodetta" saved us! I took some pics and will post them as soon as I figure out how. It's good to be home, in the words of Dorothy, there's no place like it!