We saw this double rainbow last Saturday when we were on the A2 on our way back from Lower Saxony to Saxony-Anhalt. I was sitting behind the wheel of the car. For more than 1 hour we drove in the twilight through heavy rain. I could hardly see anything because of rain and fog. At times it went forward only with 40km/h, where otherwise at least 130 km/h are permitted. I was rarely so concentrated and tense behind the wheel. But when we finally reached the end of the rain area, we were rewarded with this double rainbow. And we also made it home safely.
After every rain comes sunshine … and sometimes a double rainbow : )
I haven’t traveled as much yet, but I have visited some European countries and have seen a lot of Germany already. I have not yet visited only one (Bremen) of three city-states (Bremen, Hamburg, Berlin) in Germany.
As for what counts: If I simply passed through in a car, it doesn’t count. If I was only there at an airport for a layover, it doesn’t count. Everything else counts.
Countries I have visited:
- England
- Scotland
- Denmark
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- France
- Spain
- Poland
- Czech Republic
- Slovakia
- Austria
- Italy
- United States (Massachusetts, New Hampshire)
Islands I have visited:
- Madeira (Portugal)
- Teneriffa (Spain)
- Mallorca (Spain)
I’ve been to 15 out of 16 states and city-states in Germany:
(I put the German pronunciation in brackets in case it differs from the English version).
- Hamburg
- Berlin
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Mecklenburg–West Pomerania (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
- Brandenburg
- Saxony-Anhalt (Sachsen-Anhalt - my homeland)
- Saxony (Sachsen)
- Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen)
- North Rhine-Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen)
- Hesse (Hessen)
- Thuringia (Thüringen)
- Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz)
- Saarland
- Baden-Wuerttemberg (Baden-Württemberg)
- Bavaria (Bayern)
What holds me back from long-distance travel is mainly the need to board an airplane. I have a significant amount of respect for flying, and I avoid it if possible. I only use an airplane when absolutely necessary. When we flew to Madeira, the landing at the short runway was quite exciting. I was relieved when I had both feet back on the ground. I didn’t want to leave Madeira behind, but not only because of the flying. We simply found it very beautiful there.