Now in Germany so travelling on the ancient autobans, still in reasonable condition for 50yr old roads, and we can travel at 130km/hr should we wish. A lot of trucks so have to venture very carefully into the fast lane, pass the queue of trucks and back in before you get rear ended. Sometimes it is possible to change lanes when trucks are merging onto the autoban but with the potential threat of a very fast car coming from behind this has to done with good visibility. Sometimes the trucks just have to slow down to merge behind you and then speed up slowly to their 90Km/hr.
Harvesting of grain in full swing but not the maize yet. We did see farms of solar panels. 
Motorway travel is not conducive to good photograghy as banks, wall, barriers, grids, glass, road signs, trees, poles etc all get in the way of a view which could distract the driver and transmit noise to the local town nearby. However you can suffer 'canyonitis' stuck between walls for long periods of time.
The roadside petrol stations have extensive cafes and retail and clean loos although we had to pay 70 cents.
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Our intermediate destination is the 'Sinshem Auto & Technik Museum'. Planes galore and many working exhibits,and of course more military hardware.The american cars of yesteryear are quite magnificent. The russians also built a concord!. Two hours wasn't really enough time but was good.
Then off thru country roads to Heidelberg and Mannheim to our hotel and a walk into the historic centre for tea. The medicinal benefits of Radler bier was debated as no age limit here although I did notice the Waiter served The mother not the child. Very pleasant balmy evening 29C. Tempertures were mid 30's today. Very sad, in Paris tomorrow !
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