World's Most Unreadable Road Signs

Just got back from a week in Schneeberg, Germany. Gorgeous, hidden place near the Czech border. We drove, and I'm very glad we have a GSP console in our car.

Navigating in an unfamiliar city is difficult.

Navigating in an unfamiliar city with road signs written in an foreign language is more so.

Navigating in an unfamiliar city with road signs written in an foreign language on a foggy day is just silly.

But navigating in an unfamiliar city with road signs written in an foreign language on a foggy day in a town that uses some version of Gothenburg to mark its streets? Come on!

Omaha Beach

While in Northern France, we stopped at Omaha Beach. As we approached, I told my kids what happened here on June 6, 1944. I had hoped it would instill a sense of reverence and appreciation in them.

Instead, my sons combed the beach looking for bullets.

Art history by accident

Last week our family drove seven hours for a vacation in Northern France. An hour north of Paris, we were all getting a little hungry, so we started looking for a place to stop for lunch.

The nearest city was Rouen. I had never heard of Rouen, but it looked big enough to offer something nicer than a roadside McDonald's. When we arrived, we found this...

Turns out the city is the home of the Cathedral Notre Dame de Rouen, a subject Monet had painted over 30 times. (It's much less fuzzy in real life. Even with the scaffolding.)

Had we eaten earlier or packed a picnic, we would have never seen this. Had we paid more attention in art history, we would have stopped on purpose. As it was, it was just a happy accident.

I think the only time something like this happened to me in the States was when I was on the corner of Broadway and 112th Street.