Mobility rules!

My Blazer has arrived in Germany! It came off the boat last week, and was delivered to Wiesbaden on Monday. It's funny imagining that my little truck has been out on the open ocean for a few weeks...and now it's got these funny license plates on it and the whole deal. Altogether, though, having been on foot for the last five weeks, it is a huge relief to be, once again, able to get around all myself: it's like Christmas all over again! I've even had the, ahem, opportunity to take it out on the open road as I am traveling to work at a clinic 45 minutes from my home post this week. It's a bit of a surreal experience, my big American SUV on the autobahn, being easily passed by the much speedier (and smaller!) German-spec Benzes and Beemers out there. One of the other cars that is popular here is something called the Smart car, which looks scarily enough a bit like a multicolored rollerskate, in most cases. Go to http://www.thesmart.co.uk/ to take a peek: they're actually really cute, but definitely not for the faint of heart: I think a collision with an errant snowball might be enough to do it in, but ANYWAY, they're everywhere here. So, I'm off to drive again: wish me luck! And have a good Tuesday!