Planes, Trains & Automobiles

I’ve heard so many great things about Prague and forced my brother and father to add it to our itinerary. The Czech Republic is in the process of becoming part of the European Union but my travel agent (Rose Wylie, Travel 100 Group, 847.256.2108 x163) wisely advised us to make sure our rental car agency would permit our car to enter CZ. My dad told me he had found a fantastic deal on a car and I passed the warning along to which the rental agency assured us the car was good to go. The drive from Berlin to Prague is not very far and we figured we could make it in about 3-4 hours at a …

My overall impression of Berlin was that it was very similar to San Francisco: cosmopolitan, very diverse and good food. However, it was quite different in that people obey rules. Every rule. If there isn’t a car in either direction for 500 yards but the crosswalk light doesn’t show the little green man – by God no one will be crossing the street. For as long as two minutes. While everyone stands around looking at each other wistfully longing they were able to cross the street. If only the light were green.

Regardless of that, Berlin has a lot to see. Where the city was divided, specially designed stones or pavement mark where the …