We just returned from a week in Süd Tirol, Italy. Americans say, “Where?” Germans say, “Oh, I went there last summer” or “Oh, I grew up going there.” Or, “Oh, we have been there every year for the last 3 years. The kids love it.” So along with all the Germans we went to the German speaking part of Northern Italy. Süd Tirol used to belong to Austria, hence the German. Everyone said the German would sound different, and sometimes I really noticed the difference, but I don’t speak German well enough to be able to point out the different words. I think perhaps it is similar to a European noticing a Texan accent. I might get some flack for that. Our view from Sallrainhof We left Hannover at 4 AM. By the time the sun rose we were in Bavaria. We were all quite awake for those three hours, so it was exciting to finally be able to see where we were. About 6:30 we rounded a bend on the autobahn and the beginnings of a su...