Honey, grab a suitcase! We're going to gas up the car!
NDR blogs on a curious European phenomenon: Gasoline tourism. The small Luxembourg town of Wasserbillig (Germanish for "cheap as water") is a popular destination for German drivers because tax differences between the two countries make for cheap Luxembourganian gas.
These gas stations have created a "gas tank tourism" for Luxembourg. A number of gift shops have appeared around these gas stations, selling jam, cheeses, cigarettes, sparkling wines--all of which are cheaper than in Germany. These trips to Luxembourg become gluttonous affairs of bulk purchases for Germans, who return home with full tanks and full trunks.
Below the fold is a pic of Wasserbillig's main strasse.
Does this remind anyone else of Breezewood, PA?
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Or Sierra Vista AZ, or
Or Sierra Vista AZ, or Killeen TX, or Shit-heel MA, or just about anyplace in America within 30 miles of a major highway.
I vote for Breezewood, or
I vote for Breezewood, or Tijuana.
Except for the numbers on the
Except for the numbers on the signs, It could *be* breezewood. Well, the "auto-waschen" is a give away. If it were "buggy-waschen" you could pretend its PA Dutch.