Some residential areas may still allow priority from the right, this certainly was the case near my brothers house in Munich, it surprised me as I thought it dangerous, I wondered what he was slowing down for!!!
Oh and just be careful at traffic lights...a green arrow doesn't always mean its safe...apparently!!!
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The signs are easy , the people are great , the cops are stern but not stupid nor do they pick on you because you drive a foreign registered car . Please make a detailed study of caravan towing regulations though . Not all EU countries have the same rules and what works in Holland may not work in Germany or France . Google should have the regs
without too much searching . Keep to the caravan speed limit of 80 kph , even on Autobahn , fines are BIG .
If you are stopped don't argue with the polizei, it can cost more as a mate found out!
They have a book which lists all the "sins" in many languages which they will show you if they don't speak english! Guess how I know? (Spent 5 years in Germany with the RAF!)
At the start of a town/village there is a white sign stating the name. 50kph starts there-unless it says otherwise, at the end is the same sign with a line through it which is the end of limit.
Give way to the right, although junctions are signed, (stop or give way)-there is a yellow diamond sign with white edges at regular intervals.which shows you are on the priority road.
On the autobahns keep right unless overtaking and use your mirrors as they go very fast on the derestricted bits!
If herman comes up behind you with his indicator on it means "get out of ze vay!"
I enjoyed my time there, good roads nice country.
Other words "Einfahrt=entrance, ausfahrt=exit.Never did find umleitung!!
If there is a no overtaking sign (same as here) it may say "ausgenommen zugmachinen" underneath-which means except tractors!!
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One sign which took us ages to work out and is essential to understand, especially in and around towns is:
'alles richtungen' - all directions
The equivalent of the French 'toutes directions'
another useful phrase is 'parking mit parkschein' -
parking with a parking ticket, usually available from a nearby machine, as in England.
You may also need a blue 'clock type ' parking sign which you can buy from local garages and newsagents, which you display on the dashboard, showing the time you arrived. You can then use this where there is free on street parking for a set time.
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Some good info, I wonder if I should buy a small phrase book though? When I first went to France I thought I knew NO French, but I actually knew a fair bit. BUT, I know absolutely no German!!
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1-10 = ein, zwei, drei, vier, funf, sechs, seiben, acht, neun, zehn
11-20 = elf, zwolf, dreizehn, vierzehn and so on until zwanzig
the decades after that dreizig, vierzig, funfzig and so on
ein und zwanzig = 21
funf und vierzig = 45
bitte - please, danke - thanks, entschuldigung - excuse me
asking for beers can be interesting
zwei bier - 2 beers (usually works)
zwei helles - 2 pale/blonde/lager beers
zwei dunkeles - 2 dark beers
weiss bier - wheat beer sometimes served with a slice of lemon
zwickel - cellar beer/unfiltered and usually rather good
vom fass - draught beer
vom flasch - bottled beer
die rechnung - the bill
bitte bezahlen - can I pay/the bill please
Sprechen sie englisch - might come in handy
and the one that anyone who studied German at school should remeber
Wie komme ich am besten zum bahnhof bitte - can you tell me the way to the railway station
Just wishing you a lovely holiday, I hope Germany lives up to your expectations and the weather is kind to you, makes all the difference. How long are you actually away for?
Haven't checked the weather myself, but will do later today!
Ein grosses bier-a big beer, ein kleine bier -a small bier!
Ein bratwurst mit frites und mayo bitte!= sausage and chips-very nice snack (or currywurst which has curry sauce!)
You get these from a schnell imbiss (fast food shop) which are very common in Germany.All cooked to order and fresh!!!
Rotwein-red wine, weisswein -white wine(more common in Germany!).
Schnapps-lots of different types -make you fall over and your head hurt!!!
Kaffe mit milch is white coffee! Cream is sahne which is the squirty type.
Fleisch= meat, porc is pork, rinder is beef, kalb is veal. Hanchen is chicken. Pferde is horse-yes you can get it!
Fisch =what it says!
Kartoffeln = potatoes.
German meals are nice, portions large, a lot of pork is eaten.
Kaffe und kuchen is coffee and cakes, very popular in Germany! Especially on Sundays. The cakes are very very nice and normally served in large portions and you can have extra cream !!!
You go into the shop order your coffees, choose your cakes,which are on display in a cool counter. When you pay they give you a ticket, take a seat and the waitress brings them!! mmmm!!!
Bringing back memories of a good time!
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