More Europeans tend to wear dark pants and dark shoes... leave your white sneakers at home if you don't want to look like a tourist.

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I am Lance Como… having traveled throughout Europe and beyond for the past 11 years, I encountered little culture shock. People in general want the same kinds of things in life. However, when I decided to take out my Nokia cell phone to take a few digital images, I found there are unbelievably cool things to look at every where you look in Europe. It’s most certainly not like walking around Golden Valley (my home), Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia or Seattle. Basically the same walks of life but with a lot more history encompassing you.

WWII has always interested me so places like Arnhem, Anzio, the Normandy Coast and Aachen and Koblenz have been destinations - real major battle grounds. To think over 4,900 US soldiers alone were killed on D-Day is mind boggling... and even more sobering is the fact over 425,000 Allied and German troops were killed, wounded or missing makes every step you take in freedom an honor.

Autobahn is a place to drive quite fast. Fantastic road surface, great drivers surround you but, you really burn thru fuel ($7.50 USD/gallon or roughly $135 per fill) even in a VW Passat... get places quickly I must say… can get a bit stressful though.