Car Bingo German style (Are we there yet?)

Remember those days long ago when license plate bingo and the sign board ABC games kept you busy in the car on those long road trips?  Living in Germany, those games aren't so easy.  The license plates here are all the same, save for the little (microscopic, really) "D" for Deutschland or "A" for Austria letters in the lower left corner.  Advertisement sign boards are pretty much nonexistent, too, which makes that game pretty much "boring-er".  (I must admit, I don't miss signboard litter!)

 So, I came up with a list of things to find to pass the time during your next journey thru the country:  

1. Count castles
2. Count steeples
3. Count McDonald's (they're nearly as plentiful as castles)
4. Count the number of times the autobahn crosses the Danube River.  (Or the number of times your kids tell you to "stop!" as you sing once again, da-da-da-da-da- blip- blip; blip-blip.)
5. Count the pig farms --guaranteed difficult level as I've only seen them once, in a truck, on their way to market.  Better luck counting those in Iowa.
6. Count stau's (autobahn traffic parking lots--those of you who live in LA or DC will totally understand.)
7. Don't count stau's: there's either traffic or you've got the road to yourself
8. Count the number of times the speed limit changes to 120kph with 3 lanes, after unlimited speed on 2 lanes of curvy...
9. Count the lazy boy chairs or mattresses on the highway....(oh wait, forgot we're not in (insert American) city where the load fell off "uncle Ed's" truck.)
10. Find the smallest car towing the biggest trailer load of "Klaus's" wood pile

Or, do what the boys do: turn your iPad brightness down all the way and pray your movie will outlast your battery before you have to start asking, "are we there yet?"

Next up.. German words that make us giggle.

Auf Weidersehen!
Linda