Originally Posted by GUWonder
Did they point you in the right direction? Plenty of Americans (and presumably Israelis too) driving there for the first time don't realize that until asked to pony up the money.
I hate taxation. I don't care if it is me being taxed or somebody else. I know it is necessary but that doesn't stop me from hating it.
A few years ago, I drove from France to Italy, crossing through Switzerland. Usually the woman selling the autostrada stickers actually puts it on your windshield. This time, she just handed it to me.
After I drove through Switzerland I went into the exchange area on the Italian side of the border to change some money. I heard a couple of Americans talking and asked them which way they were going -- they told me into Switzerland. I was very happy to hand them the blasted sticker so they wouldn't have to pay that 40 francs.
