Our last day in Germany today - went to the Zeppelin Museum at Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance, where the first Zeppelin airships were tested in 1900. Although the captions weren't in English, I did come out knowing a lot more about Zeppelins than when I went in. Basically, I only knew about the Hindenburg going down in flames somewhere near New York. Had no idea of the number of flights they'd made (well over 500) or the distances they went - to Tokyo and Rio, as well as to the States and within Europe.
Some random thoughts on Germany -
- Smoking’s really prevalent – much more so than at home, among all ages.
- Lots of bikies on the road, touring - mostly men, in their 40s, 50s and 60s. It must be great in cold places but they must be really uncomfortable in their boots and leathers when it's hot.
- Germans are impressively ordered and everything's in pristine condition - exemplified when we saw two bikies giving their bikes a bit of a polish before setting off in the morning.
- You often see duvets and pillows put on window sills to air, hanging down on the roof - you'd think the roof would be filthy but German order and cleanliness clearly runs to outside as well.
- Germans do tend to be very identifiable - we were looking around the room in the hotel this morning when we were having breakfast and the other guests just couldn't be anything else. Very large - square really, women included - and ruddy. I'm sure they were having trouble settling on a nationality for us - hmmm, badly dressed, huge appetites - where on earth can they be from?
- Food and wine generally very cheap - explains their shape and ruddy complexion?
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