A Strange Place
I cannot fit in small cars; it is impossible. Two door sports cars are the worst. I scoot the seat back until it touches the seat behind me, and still I am kissing my knees. This situation and many others posed quite a problem for me in my 9-month stint in Europe, a place of the unexpected, a place where common sense and logic do not exist, a place very different from what I am used too. This was my first ride on a super-charged, turbo, double-decker, high-tech 747 Jumbo Jet. The flight was LA to Amsterdam; 12 hours straight. There I sat in Business class with luxurious, gray, leather recliners. I had my choice of what movie I wanted to watch, my choice of what meal was to be served, and my choice of how hot or cold it was. Everything was my choice. The stewardesses were great with their cute German accents and cute uniforms, fulfilling my every need. I even had legroom. Wow, life couldn't get any better. I could even order alcohol free of charge, if I were so inclined. I could not get any sleep on this flying cruise ship I was so lucky to be on. I watched every movie, listened to every radio station, read every free magazine, and ordered every free drink. I had it all. This, however, was NOT Europe.
The drive to school was not one of my favorite experiences. We were in a raggedy old bus, probably from the 18th century, that had clutch problems, brake problems and wheel problems, and we were still driving almost 110 mph on the Autobahn. I was so scared that I couldn't watch, and what made things even worse was that it was a woman driver. The Autobahn is Germany's main highway. There is no posted speed limit on this insane stretch of highway where one could travel through the country without even noticing. If you ever drive in Germany on the Autobahn, never ever go into the far left lane. You are likely to get rear ended by some 200 thousand dollar Mercedes. That left lane has a minimum speed limit of 120 miles per hour. You see big, silver, S-Class Mercedes coming up behind you with its horn blaring and its headlights flashing. As it whizzes by you at a ridiculous speed all you see is the driver with both hands on the wheel staring straight ahead, intensely concentrating on the road ahead of him. hours of pure heaven, my dream world soon came to a cruel end as I stepped off the plane into an airport reeking of human sweat and cigarette smoke. It was disgusting. My eyes started to sting and my lungs began to hurt from the smoke. I had to breathe through my nose to keep from smelling the rancid body odor that emanated from almost every person in the airport.
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LA Amsterdam, S-Class Mercedes, Volkswagens Ford, , Germany Autobahn, Aston Martin, Autobahn Germany's, Jumbo Jet, left lane, speed limit, fit cars,
Approximate Word count = 924
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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