| Re: My Business Trip to Europe - A Commentary |
Subject: Re: My Business Trip to Europe - A Commentary by Jeffvette on 2009/12/19 22:40:54 Quote:
I found the opposite. I much preferred the Germans over the French. Especially the Parisians. Once you got outside of Paris, the French people were better. As far as the Autbahn, it is bliss. It is a shame Americans are fricking lazy inattentive and keep their car in such piss poor shape to take advantage of a highway system like that. It was torture coming back to the states and getting on our crappy roads. But I could not imagine paying the taxes over there. Quote: The highlight of the week was a visit to the Porsche Museum in Stutgard. A lovely place that I highly recommend. I will post some pics shortly. The Porsche Museum makes the Corvette Museum look like a rinky dink county fair. The way things are set up where you can actually walk up to the cars, look in and check things out is great. Nothing is really barricaded off. I really hate to say it, but you missed out by not going to the Mercedes Museum, which is about a 10 minute drive from Porsche. And you really missed out by not going to the AMG facility. Quote: I landed at Charles De Gaulle Airport. This is the place with all the tubes and stuff. The airport, generally speaking, is a pain in the ass! Yes, CDG is officially the worst Airport, with LAX sucking it up in a close second. Quote: However, Paris... damn. Just damn. The city is an international treasure. The history, the architecture, the art. There are several people over the years who deserve personal thanks for preserving this place. I could not wait to get out of Paris. I spent 5 hours there before I bolted. I have no desire to go back either. To me the rest of France is enjoyable. Especially the Mulsanne Straight! |
