OPINION — They say getting there is half the fun.
Almost 50 years ago, a visitor to America had plenty of fun thanks to not getting where he was going. This is the story of the incredibly mixed-up German tourist.
Poor Erwin Kreuz. All he wanted to do was see San Francisco. You only turn 50 once, and he decided to make the most of it. So, the brewery worker in West Germany (back when there were two Germanys) saved his money. He’d never been to America. He’d only flown on an airplane once. Except for a day trip to Switzerland, he’d never been outside his homeland. He didn’t even speak English.
