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Two Interesting Signs  
   

Two Interesting Signs

Almost as soon as we drove from Austria into Germany the sun stopped shining. Part of it was the increasing cloud cover and part was the imposing height of the mountains. Now I was getting cold hopping in and out of the car with no coat on. At this stop I wanted to show the orange and black pole that notifies the Johnny-on-the-spot road crews where the edge of the road was. The Germans have the main roads cleared before the snow stops unlike here where they wait until the snow ends to start plowing. The yellow sign tells military vehicles how much weight or how fast they can go over this stone bridge. A remnant of the days when US Armed Forces were all over this part of Germany.
Incredible Day on The Deutsche Alpenstraße

February 18th 2012
Our time in Oberammergau would end this morning. I think we could easily find a week's worth of things to do if we stayed in this area: the Royal Castles, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the Zugspitze, Oberammergau itself, Wieskirche, Steingaden, Landsberg, Fussen and the country roads leading in and out of Austria. That retirement trip through all the places we want to visit again in Europe might tak ... read more
Europe » Germany » Bavaria

German Flag As Europe's largest economy and most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20t... ... read more
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