German Autobahn, holidays and caravans
Today, holiday traffic converted some Autobahns into a parking lot. It's a bad thing if you're caught right in the middle of "things". In this sense, things mean Dutch Caravans and German family limousines - both stuffed to the top with baggage, beach equipment and possibly a roof rack on top.
I can tell you - it is no Fahrvergnügen to get to a meeting in Frankfurt. From Düsseldorf, tt took 4 hours to get there - 1.5 hrs longer than normal (which already includes some traffic congestions in my favorite city Cologne). Do I sound bitter? Do I sound annoyed? Not really, but if I were to write a review of German Autobahn right now it would not be fantastic. I will stop my clichéd rantings and leave you with a quote from Texas Highwayman dot com. This puts the experience it in a nutshell:
The Autobahn is the pinnacle of the German driving experience, perhaps the ultimate in driving altogether. Virtually all of the world's serious drivers have heard of it and longed to take their shot at conquering it. German cars are known for their precise engineering and craftsmanship; the Autobahn completes the driving equation.
Some people are disappointed the first time they drive on the Autobahn. They come with visions of a twenty-lane superhighway where cars are barely a blur as they whiz by. In reality, the Autobahn looks like the average freeway, and despite rumors to the contrary, not everyone is traveling at the speed of sound. And the stories of unlimited speed are only half correct-- many sections of Autobahn do have speed limits.
"[...] not everyone is travelling at the speed of sound" - I betcha...