Itinéraire 2009
Day 01
Asheville , North Carolina
03 June 2009
4,487 air miles to Frankfurt, Germany
Day 04
Kaiserslautern, Southwest Germany
0 ground miles, 08 June 2009 (309,533 miles - motorcycle odometer reading)
Itinerary through Day 89 may be found in reports “Europe – Spring of 2009” and “Europe – Summer of
2009”:
Day 90
11,976
Calais, France
31 August 2009 (321,509 miles)
Day 98
Krinkelt-Rocherath-Elsenborn Ridge (T-4 Bill Lineweaver of Warrenington, Virginia on 16
December 1944, the first day of the Battle of the Bulge), Belgium
12,925 miles
08 September 2009 (322,258 miles)
Day 113
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
14,141 miles
23 September 2009 (323,674 miles)
Day 120
Montecchio Maggiore (Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montague), Italy
14,780 miles
30 September 2009 (324,313 miles)
Day 138
Viaduct de Millau, (tallest bridge in the world), France
16,748 miles
18 October 2009
(326,281 miles)
Day 153
Heidelberg, Germany
17,931 miles
02 November 2009
(327,464 miles)
Day 156
Frankfurt, Germany
05 November 2009
4,487 air miles to Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Travel Summary:
France: Several days in Calais and Arras with the first steps taken to correct an ongoing charging
system problem – battery not receiving power. An alternator rotor was replaced at the BMW Dealer in
Arras (Owner/Manager: Patrice Dubois - Europ' Touring of Arras & Côte d'Opale and the senior
technician, Fabrice) and with a dual battery hookup arrangement, then on to Germany riding by well
manicured agriculture fields making ready for next year’s crops.
Germany: The BMW Dealer in Kaiserslantern exchanged the voltage regulator, the last step in
correcting the on going charging system problem. A pleasant visit with a wonderful family in
Hatterscheid, near Seigburg: Heinz Wiens and his wonderful wife Susanna and two beautiful
daughters, Stella and newly born Dana (in April);
Euskirchen, Schwammenauel Dam, Schmidt, Kesternick, Simmerath, Lammersdorf (T - 5 Benjamin
Buford Williams 2nd Bn, 311 Inf, US 78 Infantry Division).
Belgium: Hotel International Bullinger: Managers: Marlene and Eddy Van den Heurck-Bosselaers; A
tour with Erich Honen of Rocherath, the Senior Forest Ranger for the Bullinger Region, of WW II Battle
of The Bulge battle sites (Bullinger-Krinkelt [T-4 Bill Lineweaver of Anti-Tank Company, 393rd
Regiment, US 99th Infantry Division]-Rocherath-Elsenborn Ridge) with a number of dragon teeth
fortifications; Malmedy, “Baugnez 44 Historical Center” (site of the massacre), St Vith, Luxembourg,
Bastogne, Liege, the Fortress Eban Emael (liberated by Major Leland L. Lambe’ command, 2nd Bn,
120th Inf, US 30th Infantry Division, 10 September 1944) and the Albert Canal.
Netherlands: Maastricht, Eindhoven (US 101st Airborne Division), Nijmegen (US 82nd Airborne Division)
Germany:
[ Kleve – the northern end of the Siegfried Line-in English, “Westwall”-in Germany with it’s sometimes
several rows of dragon’s teeth covered by well designed bunkers – 18,000 total. The “Line”, planned
in 1936 (integrated into the Hindenburg Line of 1916-1917) and built 1938-1940, ran from the border of
Switzerland at the German community of Weil am Rhein for 390 miles (630 km) north to Kleve,
Germany, just east of Nijmegen, Netherlands. (US combat engineers and other units soon learned to
breach the “Line” with the effort of bulldozers or tanks fitted with blades to bridge the concrete
barriers (about six feet tall) with fill dirt. In a short few minutes, if it was not covered by direst or
indirect German fire, the “Line” was no longer an obstacle. ]
A pleasant re-visit with the Familie (Alma, Albert, Sanne, Niek, Danielle and Bo)
Jeurissen with a drive to the “Pink Bridge” over the Rhine!
A most pleasant Sunday Brunch with Tim and Sallie (Lacy/Greensboro) Hofinghoff at their comfortable
home in Bad Soden, Germany near Wiesbaden.
Motorcycle maintenance continues: BMW Zentrum, Kaiserslantern, Germany: windshield and left
passenger foot peg replaced – Marcus and Rolf (reference: English incident of 14 August). Later Heinz
Wiens reduced the windshield height (by two inches) in a craftsman’s like manner.
Visited Stefan of KNOPF Tours, Hardtstrasse 78, Heidelberg to discus shipping of the R 80 G/S in
November by container arriving in Orlando, Florida, early January.
Worms on the Rhein, Germany: (“The Town of Martin Luther”), 30 miles south of Frankfurt on the
Rhine River and has been settled for 6,000 years, long before the Romans came. Worms is one of the
oldest cities in Germany along with Cologne and Trier, and it is at this location where the monk,
professor and Doctor of Theology, Martin Luther, traveled by two wheel carriage from his home in
Wittenberg, southwest of Berlin, 2 - 16 April 1521, a journey more like a victory march welcomed
enthusiastically in all the towns he went and was received with cheers in Worms, for a audience with
the Catholic Church's "Imperial Diet of Worms" 16 - 28 April. Martin Luther did not take back his
teachings, his 95 Theses against the abuse of Indulgences, "...I can not and will not recant...”.
Specifically, on 18 April 1521, the reformer, Martin Luther, was summoned before the Emperor Charles
V to recant his teachings, and he refused. His defense: “Here I stand. I can not do otherwise. God help
me. Amen.” The Holy Roman Emperor declared Luther an outlaw. He was not arrested (although
declared an outlaw) and then on the trip home following a "friendly kidnapping" allowed by Elector
Friedrich the Wise, he returned to Wittenberg. The Edict of Worms, 25 May 1521, declared Luther to be
a heretic and banned the reading or possession of his readings. The Edict later was never enforced in
Germany.
The Worms Cathedral was built 1125-81, and is one of the finest examples of high Romanesque
architecture in Germany. In 1868 the world’s largest Reformation memorial was unveiled in Worms.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber: (Located in the Franconia region of Bavaria): Well known for Germany’s
best-preserved medieval old walled city, it is on a plateau overlooking the Tauber River. In
Germany,“Rot” means red (the red color of the roofs of the houses) and “burg” means medieval
fortified town (above the Tauber River).
Oberammergau and The Passion Play 2010 - next Passion Play year.
Dates: 15th May - the 03rd of October, 2010.
Play Hours: 2:30 PM – 11:00 PM with a two hour recess 6:00 – 8:00 PM.
History: During the Thirty Years War while the Swedes were invading, Bavaria was consumed by a
plague epidemic with more than 80 lives lost in Oberammergau alone. In hopes of securing God’s help
this devastating illness, the Village Fathers in 1633 promised to present “The Passion Tragedy” every
ten years if the village was saved from the plague. The epidemic resented and in 1634 the citizens of
Oberammergau fulfilled their promise with their first play. In 1680 it was decided that the “The Passion
Play” would be moved to every “full” ten years.
Tickets: www.passionstheater.de / passionstheater@oberammergau.de
Cost: Seat selection: 49.50 Euro – 165.00 Euro, $75.00 - $250.00 / per person
Ride continues: Bad Tolz, Austrian border, Felber Tauerntunnel (built in 1967, 5,281 meters in length,
1,632 - 1,650 meters above sea level), Lienz, Italian border, Cortina d’Ampezzo (home of the 1952
Winter Olympics), Montereale Valcelina (Hotel Grizzino), Aviano AB (PSA re-scored).
Marostica, Italy: This medieval walled city with its castles and city square designed as a chess board
and is a commune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy. It is known over the world for the
modern day human chess game it carries out dating back to 1923 - the original chess game dates back
to 1454. The fictional story (two noblemen played chess to win the hand of the beautiful Lionora, and
,the loser, the hand of her younger – and more beautiful sister, Oldrada) is reenacted in the main
square of Marostica, the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the second weekend of September during
even-numbered years
Vicenza, Italy: "citta del Palladio", Andrea Palladio 1508-1580, an Italian Renaissance Man – some say,
” The Last Great Renaissance Architect ” – Vicenza is on the World Heritage List.
Montecchio Maggiore, Italy: On a hill above this village (several kilometers west of Vicenza) are the
country homes of the parents (families were bitter enemies) of Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet.
The families’ town homes are a short distance to the west in Verona. This tragic love story (both lovers
died in 1303) was made famous by William Shakespeare’s play, “Romeo and Juliet”, first on stage
1594-95, then in print 1597.
The well reconstructed Castel Beseno, east of the Adige River, Italy, near Rovereto in Besenello, 20
KM south of Trento. Medieval in origins, fundamental redesigned / rebuilt in the first half of the 16 th
century. This gave its present appearance - characterized by the presence of three powerful bastions
used for the deployment of firearms. Previous owners include the Trapp Family. www.buonconsiglio.it
A return to Germany, Austria and Switzerland: Met Hans Muellers and Carol Taub of Toronto, Ontario,
Canada at the Gasthof Zur Rose, Oberammergau; Garmish-Partenkirchen (home of the 1936 Winter
Olympics) with its Hotel “Edelweiss”; Fluela Pass (2,382 meter) and Davos of Switzerland; Vaduz,
federal capital of Liechtenstein, The western panhandle of Austria – Tirol, Arlberg Tunnel (13,972
meters); Wattens (Swarovski Crystal); Innsbruck (Hapsburg capital of Tirol and the home of the 1964
and 1976 Winter Olympics), Emperor Maximilian I’s 1494 “Golden Roof”, Hotel Weisses Kreuz, Saint
Anne’s Column, the 1774 Triumphal Arch celebrating both the marriage of Maria Theresa’s son
Leopold II and the unexpected early death of her husband - Franz I), The Wilten Basilica; A most
beautiful village in the Bavarian Alps, Mittenwald with its fine rococo designed St Peter and St Paul
Church, “The Church of the Violin” - out front a bronze sculpture of the master violin maker, Matthias
Klotz, who introduced violin making to Mittenwald in 1684.
South
Italy: Torre Pellice “The Valdese (Italian) / Waldensian (English) Valleys”; Visited the Centro Cultural
Valdese Museo-Biblioteca, via Beckwith 3; Historical Archives, Vice Presidente, Gabriella Ballesio who
identified “il 17 Febraio . 1699 . B . Sarvagiot” inscribed on the main street of Rora and also, visited the
guided tours office of the Officio “il barba”, Lorenza Barolin
Through the Italian Maritime Alps to Monaco: A ride down into this Principality and its capital, MonteCarlo, with its picture postcard landscape of Mediterranean colors on a fall afternoon.
France: Draguignan (Var) – The Rhone American Military Cemetery, visited with its superintendent,
Scott Desjardins, who gave a detailed tour of the cemetery, explaining the Allied Assault into Southern
France, relating a number of personal stories of the men and women who are interned there, and going
into detail, (a history that is seldom spoken/written about) of the extended involvement of the French
Resistance, and spoke of the Jedburgh Teams – created by the Office of Strategic Services – 3 man
teams that parachuted into Southern France prior to the invasion to assist/train the Resistance.
An Overview:
On the night of 14 August 1944 the Allies opened up another front into Europe (US force, the Seventh
Army) by attacking between St Tropes and St Raphael, on the French Mediterranean Coast; first with
specially trained assault units to protect the flanks and then, before dawn, with the 1st Airborne Task
Force (US & British) landing near Le Muy to seize vital lines of communications/highways.
French forces moved directly west to liberate to cities of Toulon and Marseille, the US 3rd Division up
the Rhone Valley with the US 36th and 45th Divisions north toward Grenoble.
It had earlier been planned that the twin assaults onto France (the other at Normandy on the 6 th of June
1944) would be simultaneous but insufficient numbers of tank landing craft (LSTs) were available for
the dual assault – hence the two months delay giving time to relocate many of the ships and craft,
used at the Normandy landing, for the Mediterranean operation.
The Cemetery gets its name from the Rhone River whose watershed is the initial location of this
second Allied French front.
Four significant September 1944 WW II European Theater dates:
The first date – 10 September 1944 - Fort Eban Emael, built 1932 – 1935, was reputed as impregnable
and to be the strongest military stronghold in the world. It was the Belgium military
extension/counterpart to the French Maginot Line. Within a few hours (26) on 10 May 1940 the garrison
of approximately 800 men surrendered on what was the first day of the German offensive into west
Europe with a 10 Glider assault of 78 men using a new weapon, the hollow/shape charge allowing the
Germans to secure two of three vital bridges over the Maars/Muse River and the Albert Canal. Brussels
and Paris would fall shortly to be followed by the English's heroic effort to save her military with the
evacuation at Dunkirk. On 10 September 1944, the 2nd Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry
Division re-took Fort Eban Emael for Belgium and the Allies. A memorial has been placed at the
entrance to the Fort Eban Emael grounds to the 120th Infantry and to the Battalion Commander, Major
Leland Lambe, who took command the 8 August battle at Mortain, France (45 miles south of St-Lo).
Major Lambe of Charlotte, North Carolina, was killed 10 September by German "mapped fire" - artillery
fire from east of the Albert Canal. The Major is buried a short distance away at the Henri-Chapelle
American Military Cemetery, France.
The second date - 11 September 1944 west of Dijon at Sombernon, France, elements of the US Seventh
Army (from the beaches of southern France) met patrols of the US Third Army (coming west from
Normandy, France). Within ten days, a solid line of US forces was established extending across
northern France from La Mont-Saint-Michael (Golfe de St-Malo) east to the Swiss frontier passing near
Colmar, France.
.The third date - 12 September 1944 began what is sometimes referred to as “Our Longest Battle” by
Harry Yeide; a Battle of three phases:
1st Phase 12 September - early December 1944; US forces entered Nazi Germany for the first time on
the 12th, southwest of the ancient city of Aachen, into the Roer Valley/Hurtgen Forest. The Battle of
Hurtgen Forest was also known by some as the "Hurtgen Grinder" A December withdraw back to the
Belgium Ardennes Forest was required to refit battered units. The battle in the Forest was so furious
that one US Infantry Division, the 28th (Pennsylvania National Guard) was renamed by the Germanys,
the "Bloody Bucket".
2nd phase 16 December 1944 – late January 1945, “Battle of the Bulge”, the German winter counter
offensive into Belgium; [In the small Ardennes village of Krinkelt, is where T-4 James Willard (Bill)
Lineweaver, T-4 Communications Sgt, Anti-Tank Company, 393rd Regiment, "Checkerboard" 99th
Infantry Division known as the "Battle Babies", was on the morning of 16 December 1944 where the
first rounds fell for the start of the Battle of the Bulge. Bill Lineweaver would return home, raise a
family and for 24 years be the Mayor of Warrington, Virginia]. This 16 December 1944 attack, in this 2 nd
phase, was a German coordinated two front counter offensive with the second front to the south
(France) what would be known as in the “Colmar Pocket” [Epinal American Military Cemetery,
France, Private Rome W. Stewart, Longview, North Carolina, died 21 January 1945, 143rd Regiment,
"Texas" 36th Infantry Division, Rothweiler-Weyershiem region near the Vosges Mountains, the Colmar
Pocket]. Purpose of the counter offensive – to disrupt/destroy the Allies’ European “Field of Logistics”
including the capture of newly liberated (by the Canadians) port city of Antwerpen/Antwerp, Belgium.
3rd phase 17 January - 28 February 1945; US Forces return to the Hurtgen Forest and Roer (Rur) River
Dams; [Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium, Private Robert A. Colter, Georgia, died 20
February 1945, 311th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division], The third phase ended when the last of
the US units crossed the Roer River [T-5 Benjamin Buford Williams of Montgomery, Alabama,
assigned to Hq Battery, 307th Field Artillery Battalion, 78th Infantry Division, attached to the 311th
Infantry Regiment, the 2nd Battalion; 7-8 December 1944 at Roetgen (Rotgen), followed on through
Lammersdorf, Simmerath, Kesternich, Ruhrberg (Rurberg), Woffelsbach, Schmidt & the
Schwammenauel Dam on the Roer (Rur) River, Nideggen and Heimbach. Seven days later his unit
reached the Rhine River and the Bridge at Remagan (officially named the Ludendorff Bridge) crossing
it 08 March 1945.]
The fourth date - 16 September 1944: First day of the Allies’ airborne Operation Market Garden - also
referred to as “A Bridge Too Far”, the bridge located at Arnhem, Netherlands, on the Rhine River.
Spain: Cementiri Municipal de Palamos, the well maintained Cemetery where Robert Ruark, writing
include “Something of Value”, and his personnel secretary, Alan M. Ritchie is buried.
PSA score arrived by E-mail from 31 Medical Group, Aviano US AB, Italy - 5.43
Cold (-05 C or 23F) dry weather with strong winds have arrived as one crosses the Pyrenees
Mountains riding through/over Andorra to France.
Met Cam Stafford of South Australia visiting in the French Pyrenees (Prades). He and his wife, Kay, are
owners of “Stafford Orchards”, an apple orchard – been in the family for several generations. One of
his purposes is to visit a nearby manufacturer of apple production equipment.
Along the French Mediterranean Coast in
Pyrenees of France (Roquefort-sur-Soulzon,
through Dijon to Epinal American Military
sharing a US and a French flag flown at the
Carolina.
sustained
viaduc de
Cemetery
grave site
gusting winds then north across the Midi
Millau = tallest bridge in the world - Google)
– Assistant Superintendent Shane Williams
of Pvt Rome W. Stewart of Long View, North
Germany: On going scheduled maintenance: Engine oil and filter changed, valves adjusted, driveshaft
and differential oils changed, spark plugs replaced, front and rear tires ordered, a set of 3 choke
cables ordered.
A revisit with Heinz Wiens and Peter Peters and their families in Hatterscheid, Germany. Re-painting of
several bike parts.
Returned to Kaiserslantern for replacement of both tires and a set of choke cables.
Heidelberg, Germany: The city lies in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg and on the river Neckar where it
leaves its narrow. steep valley to joins the Rhine at Mannheim 20 kilometers (12 miles) northwest of
Heidelberg. In the 5th century BC a Celtic fortress of worship and refuge way located, “Heiligenberg” or
“Mountain of Saints”. In 1386 the Ruprecht Karls University was founded, more commonly known as
the University of Heidelberg.
Re-visited KNOPF Tours, Hardtstrasse 78 of Heidelberg the 4th of November and turned in the 1986 R
80 G/S BMW to Stefan Knopf to be included in a US container shipment arriving in Orlando, Florida, in
early January.
05 November – Departing Frankfurt IAP, Germany, on US Airlines Flight # 705 at 11:40 AM CET via
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, passing through six time zones to arrive in Asheville, NC, at 6:08 PM
EST.
Nick - William Lea Palmer . Valdese . North Carolina . USA
Addendum 2009
Fuel prices, regular unleaded, in the following European countries:
From 3 June 2009 thru 16 October 2009
37. Andorra: 0.93 EU (Euro)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 3.53 EU/gallon x 1.50 USD/Euro = $5.30
USD/gallon. Andorra la Vella, Federal Capital of Andorra, 16 October 2009
36. Spain: 1.06 EU (Euro)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 4.03 EU/gallon x 1.49 USD/Euro = $6.00
USD/. Palamos, Spain, 14 October 2009
35. Monaco: 1.29 EU (Euro)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 4.90 EU/gallon x 1.48 USD/Euro = $7.25
USD/gallon. Monte-Carlo, Principaute de Monaco, 13 October 2009
34. Liechtenstein: 1.52 CHF (Swiss Franc)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 5.78 CHF/gallon x 0.97 USD/CHF =
$5.61 USD/gallon. Vaduz, Federal Capital of Liechtenstein, 05 October 2009
33. Luxembourg: 1.08 EU (Euro)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 4.10 EU/gallon x 1.44 USD/Euro = $5.91
USD/gallon. Wemperhaardt, Luxembourg, 08 September 2009
32. Belgium: 1.36 EU (Euro)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 5.17 EU/gallon x 1.44 USD/Euro = $7.45
USD/gallon. Baugnez (site of the Malmedy massacre), Belgium, 08 September 2009
31. Wales: 1.07 British Pounds (BP)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 4.07 BP/gallon x 1.67
USD/BP = $6.79 USD/gallon. Newport, Wales, 26 August 2009
30. England: 1.06 British Pounds (BP)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 4.03 BP/gallon x 1.66 USD/BP = $6.69
USD/gallon. Sherwood Forest (“The Major Oak”), Nottingham, England, 22 August 2009
29. Scotland: 1.05 British Pounds (BP)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 3.99 BP/gallon x 1.65 USD/BP = $6.58
USD/gallon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 13 August 2009
28. Northern Ireland: 1.04 British Pounds (BP)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 3.95 BP/gallon x 1.66 USD/BP =
$6.56 USD/gallon, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, 11 August 2009
27. Ireland: 1.18 EU (Euro)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 4.48 EU/gallon x 1.42 USD/Euro = $6.37 USD/gallon,
Waterford, Ireland, 07 August 2009
26. Denmark: 9.91 Danish Krone (DKK)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 37.66 DKK/gallon x 0.188 USD/DKK =
$7.08 USD/gallon, Copenhagen, Federal Capital of Denmark, 22 July 2009
25. Sweden: 12.41 Swedish Krona (SEK)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 47.16 SEK/gallon x 0.133 USD/SEK =
$6.27 USD/gallon, Amal (551 miles - one day), Sweden, 20 July 2009
24. Norway: 10.70 Norwegian Krone (NOK)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 40.66 NOK/gallon x 0.159 USD/NOK
= $6.46 USD/gallon, Narvic, Norway, 19 July 2009
23. Finland: 1.35 EU (Euro)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 5.13 EU/gallon x 1.39 USD/Euro = $7.13 USD/gallon,
Helsinki, Federal Capital of Finland, 13 July 2009
22. Estonia: 15.45 Estonian Kroon (EEK)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 58.71 EEK/gallon x 0.0888 = $5.21
USD/gallon, Tallinn, Federal Capital of Estonia - 10 July 2009
21. Latvia: 0.734 Latvian Lat (LVL)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 2.79 LVL/gallon x 1.996 USD/LVL = $5.57
USD/gallon, Riga, Federal Capital of Latvia - 9 July 2009
20. Lithuania: 3.69 Lithuanian Lita (LTL)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 14.02 LTL/gallon x 0.4031 USD/LTL =
$5.65 USD/gallon, Kauna, Lithuania - 8 July 2009
19. Poland: 4.59 Polish Zloty (PLN)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 17.44 PLN/gallon x 0.3187 USD/PLN = $5.56
USD/gallon, Augustow, Poland 7 July 2009
18. Czech Republic: 26.50 Czech Koruna (CZK)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 100.7 CZK/gallon x .0536
USD/CZK = $5.40 USD/gallon, Prague, Federal Capital of the Czech Republic - 4 July 2009
37. Hungry (Magyar): 295.9 Hungarian Forint (HUF)/liters x 3.8 liters/gallon = 1124.42 HUF/gallon x .005
USD/HUF = $5.62 USD/gallon, Rajka, Hungary - 3 July 2009
16. Slovak Republic : 32.00 Slovak Koruna (SKK)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 121.6 SKK/gallon x 0.046
$USD/SKK = $5.59 USD/gallon: Bratislava, Federal Capital of the Slovak Republic - 3 July 2008
15 Austria: 1.12 EU (Euro)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 4.26 Euro/gallon x 1.40 USD/Euro = $5.96
USD/gallon, Vienna, Federal Capital of Austria - 1 July 2009
14. Slovenia: 1.01 EU (Euro)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 3.84 Euro/gallon x 1.39 USD/Euro = $5.38
USD/gallon, Prograd, Slovenia - 27 June 2009
13. Croatia: 7.90 Kuna (HRK)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 30.02 HRK/gallon x 0.193 USD/HRK = $5.79
USD/gallon, Senj, Croatia - 27 June 2009
12. Bosnia & Herzegovina: 1.77 KM/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 6.73 KM/gallon / 1.30 Km/USD = $5.17
USD/gallon, Neum, Bosnia & Herzegovina - 26 June 2009
11. Montenegro: 1.02 EU (Euro)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 3.88 Euro/gallon x 1.40 USD/Euro = $5.43
USD/gallon, Kotor, Montenegro - 26 June 2009
10. Albania: 115 LEK (ALL)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 437 ALL/gallon x 0.0108 USD/ALL = $4.72
USD/gallon, Shkoder, Albania - 25 June 2009
9. Kosovo: 0.99 EU (Euro)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 3.76 Euro/gallon x 1.39 USD/Euro = $5.30
USD/gallon, Pristine, Federal Capital of Kosovo - 24 June 2009
8. Macedonia: 63.00 Denar (MKD)/liter x 3.8 = 239.4MKD/gallon x 0.0229 USD/MKD = $5.48
USD/gallon, Skopje, Federal Capital of Macedonia - 23 June 2009
7. Bulgaria: 2.02 BGN (LEV)/liter x 3.8 = 7.68
USD/gallon, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria - 23 June 2009
LEV/gallon
x
0.7186
USD/LEV
=
$5.52
6. Greece: 1.02 EU (Euro)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 3.88 Euro/gallon x 1.39 USD/Euro = $5.39 USD/gallon,
Delphi, Greece - 21 June 2009
5. San Marino: 1.26 Eu (Euro)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 4.79 Euro/gallon x 1.40 USD/Euro= $6.71
USD/gallon, San Marino, Federal Capital of San Marino - 18 June 2009
4. Italy: 1.27 EU (Euro)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 4.83 Euro/gallon x 1.40 USD/Euro = $6.76
USD/gallon, Sienna, Italy - 17 June 2009
3. Switzerland: 1.33 CHF(Swiss franc)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 5.05 CHF/gallon x $0.93 USD/CHF = $4.70
USD/gallon, Geneva, Switzerland - 13 June 2009
2. France: 1.35 EU (Euro)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 5.13 Euro/gallon x $1.40 USD/Euro = $7.18
USD/gallon, Strasbourg, France - 12 June 2008
1. Germany: 1.31 EU (Euro)/liter x 3.8 liters/gallon = 4.99 Euro/gallon x $1.41 USD/Euro = $7.04
USD/gallon, Kaiserslautern, southwest Germany - 8 June 2009.
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US comparison: $2.56 USD/gallon, Asheville, NC - 3 June 2009
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