We drove over to Liechtenstein, another country down! What a pathetic little country. Bill Gates should buy it and make his own little theme park. They seem to have nothing, but they did have a McDonald's so we could eat. After lunch, we drove to Domat EMS where Andi's company is based. Then we headed off to St. Moritz, but snow in the alps slowed us down and we stopped to sled with the kids. Then we drove down to Zurich for dinner. Traffic going into and out of Zurich was awful.
I did a little time on the Wikipedia:
South Carolina 31,100
Georgia 58,400
North Carolina 52,700
Total 142,200 sq. miles
Germany 137,800 sq. miles
I also looked at some travel distances using google maps.
| From Columbia to (in miles) : | ||||||||
| Charlotte | 82 | 1 hr 30 min | ||||||
| Charleston | 130 | 2 hr 20 min | ||||||
| Myrtle Beach | 140 | 2 hr 50 min | ||||||
| Waynesboro | 120 | 2 hr 15 min | ||||||
| Atlanta | 230 | 3 hr 45 min | ||||||
| Gatlinberg | 240 | 4 hr 20 min | ||||||
| Huntsville | 450 | 7 hr 20 min | ||||||
| Orlando | 450 | 7 hr | ||||||
| DC | 470 | 7 hr 30 min | ||||||
| New York | 700 | 11 hr 30 min | ||||||
| Cleveland | 600 | 9 hr 40 min | ||||||
| Gaylord MI | 920 | 15 hr | ||||||
| Boston | 910 | 15 hr 10 min | ||||||
| From Stuttgart to (in miles) : | ||||||||
| Frankfurt | 130 | 2 hr | ||||||
| Munich | 150 | 2 hr 10 min | ||||||
| Zurich | 130 | 2 hr 20 min | ||||||
| Berlin | 400 | 6 hr | ||||||
| Prague | 320 | 4 hr 40 min | ||||||
| Paris | 380 | 5 hr 30 min | ||||||
| Amsterdam | 390 | 5 hr 40 min | ||||||
| Rome | 720 | 10 hr 30 min | ||||||
| London | 570 | 9 hr 10 min | ||||||
| Stockholm | 1,020 | 16 hr 20 min | ||||||
So it really is not that far to drive all around, but these Europeans don't seem to do it much. And with the exchange rate right now, Diesel is only $5 a gallon (lowest we have had in months!).
This week: Amsterdam from France. 11% Alcohol! Powerful, but it tasted awful.
