Reason #1 for loving Europe: Oversized beers served by Fräuleins in frilly dresses

#2: Teeny, tiny two-seater cars - the likes of which I wouldn't drive round Dubai in a million years!

#3: Crossing the border into Austria - and straight into a blizzard (the joy, after all the sand storms we've had)

#4: The Bavarian Alps - seen the next day after the weather cleared up enough to put the roof down on the car (still chilly though, brrr!)