i have not been to germany lately but was there in 1973. i was in italy in o1.

the euro is worth about $1.30 now aprox. it is like the dollar in coinage etc.

while a lot of germans do speak english i would not say most. in italy it seemed to be about 10%. in tourist areas the servers did speak it in high percentages. i suspect english may be spoken in higher percentages in germany.

get a german english dictionary and go for it if you have a spirit of adventure. if you are intimidated by the unfamiliar maybe take a prearranged tour.

i have been three times to europe. for the summer in 1970, for ten months in 1973 and for two weeks in the christmas holiday in 01/02. i had cars and drove everytime. finding restaurants and hotels is not that hard imho.

i am not fluent in anything (some would say not even english) but speak a little spanish and german. a smidge of italian and i can understand some french but really cant speak much.

the language barrier was seldom a problem.

tom w

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