who's been to Germany?

[Patronus]

Checkpoint Charlie is awesome too now that I think about it. Its a block from Hitler's bunker. Pretty cool stuff all there together.

I was headed to Hanau to visit a friend stationed there. In Frankfort I got on the train marked Hanau and noticed people getting on with luggage. I asked the conductor and he told me it was the express train to Berlin but it passed through Hanau without stopping. I jumped ship fast. LOL.

 

[mkdhotrod]

like inglorious basterds. when he ordered the whiskeys with his index and middle finger, and not his thumb.

 

[YOTESHOOTER]

When ordering something to drink or eat, DO NOT use the (2) fingers you would here for 2 items..

If you do you will end up with (3) three, they count the thumb as the first one and other other two fingers makes it (3) plus they will not take the third one BACK...

just a suggestion we learned this the hard and quick way, did not make that mistake a second time............

just a different culture..

 

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meh, so is the one in Helen ... don't get this guy thinking the wrong thing

Yeah...patterned after but a pale imitation of the real thing.

 

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Try to drink from a bier boot at least once. Only place I've seen one in the states is Angelo's Steak Pit in PCB. But the ones I had in Germany were liter sized beers.

 

[AirOpsMgr]

Try to drink from a bier boot at least once. Only place I've seen one in the states is Angelo's Steak Pit in PCB. But the ones I had in Germany were liter sized beers.

and make sure you've already pre-programmed a cab company's # into your phone

 

[leechnilk1]

Eating over their takes effin forever by American standards. It can get annoying. If you are in a hurry to get about and you need to just be able to point at something and have it in your hand inside of a minute, keep your eye out for a place called Nordsee. They have a sandwich called a Bremer. Its a crabcake on a German Roll with bacon. They are super cheap, cure hangovers, and will stay good in a backpack for 24 hours. I swear by'em.

 

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and make sure you've already pre-programmed a cab company's # into your phone

Oh yeah...because if you ask the waitress to call you a cab she may well have no idea what you want. Now a TAXI she will understand. lol.

 

[leechnilk1]

Oh yeah...because if you ask the waitress to call you a cab she may well have no idea what you want. Now a TAXI she will understand. lol.

Oh, and if you can't find the John ask for the WC, pronounced VC. The guide books always say to use toiletten but I can tell you first hand that is pure horses***!

 

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Biergarten - Bayern(Bavaria)

And get used to SMALL beers. lol.