We were just in Germany this past summer and the towns we visited were across the river from each other. To cross the river you had to travel a fair distance to the bridge to cross over. Also gasoline costs about twice as much as it does here. Just keep this in mind when making your calculations. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 4:29 PM To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Subject: Re: [BW] request advice on tipping Diana, I don't think that money would be appreciated by the Ortsvorsteher. He may not even be allowed to accept any, if he is supporting you during his work time. If he would be with you all day, I would suggest that you invite him to dinner afterwards. After a 2-hour trip however, that would be overdone. In my opinion, presenting him with a bottle of wine or the like afterwards would be most appropriate. René Von: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Diana Church Gesendet: Freitag, 9. März 2012 23:55 An: [email protected] Betreff: [BW] request advice on tipping Hello to Everyone While planning a trip to Germany in April, I contacted the local civil registry office and asked if there was a guide who could perhaps locate and help with permission to photograph houses of my ancestors. Fortunately, the supervisor recommended an Ortsvorsteher representative, whom I then emailed and they have offered to show me the church and the family home which is located in a different village. I estimate that even though the two villages are only 8 km apart, by the time we tour the church and also take house photographs it will probably be about two hours. I would like to give the Ortsvorsteher a tip ---- what would be the appropriate amount in Euros for a two-hour timeframe? Diana ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Sitz der Gesellschaft / Corporate Headquarters: Deutsche Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft, Koeln, Registereintragung / Registration: Amtsgericht Koeln HR B 2168 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats / Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Dipl.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Juergen Weber Vorstand / Executive Board: Dr. Christoph Franz (Vorsitzender / Chairman), Stephan Gemkow, Stefan H. Lauer, Carsten Spohr ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message