Adage #10: The best part of traveling to Europe is the Kinder Eggs.

Seriously, that's not a joke. These might just be my favorite part of going to Europe and I have managed to find them every time I've gone over there. They are hollow, egg-shaped chocolates (milk chocolate on the outside and white chocolate on the inside) that have a little toy on the inside.

The anticipation of what toy you are going to get beats any Happy Meal toy ever. Maybe it's because things are just better when they are not allowed in the US (I think it's because little kids can choke on the toy found inside). Maybe it's because you have to hunt around for a while before you can find them (they're everywhere in the winter, but a lot harder to track down the rest of the year). On this trip, I couldn't find them until half way through at a random little shop in the countryside of Bavaria.

So if you find yourself in Europe, make sure you buy a Kinder Sorpresa, Kinder Surprise, or Kinder Überraschung.