manny,

Where in Europe did you live? I lived in Germany for two years in the late sixties, early seventies.

I did a LOT of business travel in Europe in 2000 through 2002. I spent a lot of time in Germany, mostly Stuttgart and Frankfurt areas, but also Dusselldorf/Essen, Hamburg and personal time near Pforzheim which was one of the places I lived.

I also traveled alot to the Zurich area, Milan, Copenhagen, Brussells, Nice, Monaco and Eindhoven (Netherlands.) These were my most common areas where I worked but I visited many other areas in Italy, Spain, France, The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, UK and all over Germany. I've also vacationed in St. Moritz, Switzerland and various places in Germany.

Driving on the autobahn in a good car is about as much fun as I can have with my clothes on. I really, learned my expressway driving on the German autobahn and have been a very frustrated driver on American roads ever since. In Germany it takes lots of training and money to get a drivers license as opposed to the US where you only have to be 16 and have a beating heart.

Have a great day,