Slow Travel EuropeMaking conscious choices

The Road Less Taken

Only the British can really understand the appeal of the perfect B road. In Germany, it just does not work. In German road nomenclature B stands for Bundesstrasse or Federal Highway, and so a B road is second only to an Autobahn. BMWs and Mercedes speed along the Bundesstrassen and, let's face it, they are hardly the sort of road you would choose for a quiet country drive.