Auf der Autobahn
I got to drive on the Autobahn for the first time yesterday! Sleek german autos streaking across the countryside in close formation. Unfortunately, I was at the helm of a Renault station wagon with 2.5 gerbils under the hood (Jacques-Claude, Yvette-Marie, and Pepe), so the experience wasn’t quite the adrenaline rush I had hoped for.
The experience is very different than driving on a US freeway. In the US, you can get up to speed, set the cruise control, relax, and enjoy the ride. It’s a bit like watching TV.
Driving on the Autobahn is like playing an action-packed video game. People pass with only millimeters to spare. BMWs travelling twice my land-speed materialize instantly in the rear-view. Slow-moving trucks provide stimulating obstacles to maneuver around. Driving on the autobahn is more … interactive.
Still, it was great fun. I longed for the 225 horsepower & snappy handling of my Audi back home. I’ll have to come back sometime.
