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When we were traveling on our own I took a conversational German  course at 
our local Community College a number of years ago. The  German instructor, Hyde 
Flippo, who has written several books about Germany  that are great to read 
before making a trip there, (Google him for the titles)  had his students buy 
the German-English/English-German version as a  reference book. It has traveled 
with us on every trip since to Germanic speaking  countries.
 
During our 2000 Christmas sojourn to Germany my husband became quite ill in  
a very small village we were staying in as an exchange for our timeshare. I  
called the only number in the "HELP" booklet in the unit which was the 
ambulance  service. The dispatcher spoke English and asked if I would like a doctor to 
come  out instead of an ambulane. I did. When the doctor arrived (and, truly, 
on a  very dark and stormy night) he held in his hand his  copy of the 
English/ German-German/English. We got along famously and all went  well.
 
Incidentally, the cost of the doctor's two hour visit, the taxi  that 
delivered the medications the doctor ordered, and the medications  themselves cost us 
just under $100 American! Almost makes you want to take up  residency there.
 
Another good small book to have with you is "The Marling German Menu  Master" 
It lists every conceivable item one would find on a menu so you can  identify 
the item before ordering. They also have one for French menus and I  believe 
in Italian also.. They are very small, thin breast pocket books so no  problem 
carrying them along.
 
Nina



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