MOTORING
Touring in the Tension An odd sidelight on the tension in Europe is the fact that the motorist who normally takes his car across the Channel at this time of year, is making his usual prepara- tions. I hear from the R.A.0 foreign touring office that whereas there was a heavy falling-off in the cross-channel bookings in April and May, today the total figures are nearly normal. The great majority are going to France and Switzerland, two countries which are regaining a lot of lost ground in their tourist traffic through the crisis. Very few have booked to Germany, which is hardly surprising. I have two authoritative reports from experienced travellers who have just returned from Prussia and Bavaria and both stress the exceptionally friendly reception they have had from Germans of all classes including or even specially customs and other uniformed officials.
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