Germany and France, both self-drive, 12 days, 3600 km.

The two of us on September 6, starting from Shanghai to Frankfurt, September 18, returns, and France trip in a total of 12 days, the whole trip self-driving, 3600 km. I put the main experiences and communication.

1. the self-driving is a good way, the main advantage of trips flexibility, high efficiency, such as our itinerary-including: Frankfurt, Paris, tours (Loire Valley), Aachen, g Buren Bergland-Mainz (Rhine Valley), Heidelberg, Lindau (Lake Constance), Caspar Fithen-Augsburg-Luo Württemberg-WURZBURG (romantic road).

A) if to four peer, costs are still relatively low. Moreover, if driving is very easy to drive in Beijing and Shanghai, and has a long experience, open to European car no problem with good driving license, translators it yourself.

B) I rent is the PASSAT-level full-sized sedan. If rent small will cheaper. oil money can save some.

C) I recommend everyone or total of the insurance, otherwise will not be able to reassure the European car rental company of your vehicle, beyond all imagination. I heard that wipe spend a front bumper repair costs more than 600 euro-all risks are not completely are paid, there are some terms, but it does not burden is very large so please be cautious, in particular, it is necessary to comply with traffic regulations.

D) should rent a GPS, very important recommendations everyone from big-car rental company where rental, as long as you properly understanding the address (city, town, name, street name, name of hotels and attractions), GPS is very effective. completely reliable.

E) our car rental cost is probably 70 euro a day.

F) European gasoline expensive .1.4 euros a liter or so much expensive. France's high-speed, about 100 km from 10 euro-Germany no fee with. I it is because of the high cost of temporary France decided not to go to the South of France.

G) try to stop charging the car parked at the roadside. is not a good choice of car parks have. hotel may charge, 6 euros a day, but from a security perspective, it should be stopped. m table of costs should be honest, do not have a chance.

H) from the travel plans, you can take ordinary km, take the highway because less ordinary km scenic landscapes are by law-. every day about 300 km is relatively easy, if you were on their day off 800 kilometres is not very hard to look at the individual's physical strength.

2. the hotel we all live in the ACCOR Group of hotels .IBIS and MERCURE almost every town has, quite easy, decoration standards extremely uniform, you can rest assured. local standards is a two star and three star. the main difference is the size of the room did some IBIS is very small, in addition to bed basic no area a. However comfort or can be, than the "home" for the better.

A weekend with a hotel) and the usual price may differ by one times, if you catch the exhibitions and the like, you can almost three times the. this point should have adequate plans. big city, like Paris, should try to arrange weekend stay.

B) .4 the hotel Internet access very expensive to 8 euros an hour-basic is no free places. a coffee Heidelberg can also Germany's IBIS hotel lobby there is a computer can be free to use, you can surf the Internet.

C) since it is your own car, you can consider living conditions remoteness. in fact, than the large city centre hotel but also better, prices are much lower.

D) my accommodation price is EUR 55 to 80-last day for the Frankfurt car launched, I live in 100 kilometers away, or increase the price, the price is 100 €. Parking 6 euros a day budget is around.

E) hotel breakfast expensive. Paris is 7 Euro-behind breakfasts expensive, some 14 euros a person. rear we would have no breakfast, buy a little counter. a breakfast without features flowers 200, we still do not have this psychological preparation.

3. eat, we should make the experience of local flavour. Germany eating especially not expensive. should buy a LONELY PLANET, follow suggestions went inside, the restaurant is good if you live in a small town, the hotel reception desk, a local favorite, generally very pleased.

Dine in Germany a), the two men have one main dish is enough. can then point a SALAD or dessert-drink minimum point, 20 euros for a meal, a formal dining room.

B) can't do, France had two main. it seems that not enough is to eat restaurant. 30 euros was € 40. Paris .FLUNCH is a chain of restaurants in France group, similar to our pod generation, you can simple make a meal.

C) lunch we have eaten, there is no experience.

4. from the tourist attractions in the area.

A first level) we recommend is: Paris, Loire Valley CHANONSAUX, Heidelberg, Fegelein River basin.

B) second level are: the romantic road, Aachen, Caspar Fithen from forest road to the Alpine road.

C) we missed important attractions including: Loire Valley CHAMBOURG and Caspar Fithen Leeuwarden next to the Lake. should go.

D) there are some spots to meet with a great reputation, as is famous for: the new Swan road of the romantic Chateau, Versailles, and one seems the famous OUTLET shopping city METZINGEN. This is certainly a personal point of view different, my advice is for informational purposes only.

E) Special Note: the beauty of the scenery along the way, very, far more than the so-called Destination attractions. village, Loire Valley in the Rhine Valley, Alpine road, the romantic road has left a very deep impression.

F) Furthermore, it is a local September climate is very good, but some may be negative in the morning, afternoon through

All sunny. so important attractions should arrange afternoon. temperature very mild.

5. shopping area where we have a great harvest. do not more talk. several little place for spending money, say a few words:

A tap water can be directly referenced); start of time to buy a bottle of mineral water after their irrigation. just fine.

B) in the restaurant as few drink. of course, if you like wine, or point., after all, we're going to be the best beer and wine-producing area.

c)

PIZZA HUT, etc not cheap almost and restaurants, it is necessary to pay attention to the sausage .FLUNCH and Germany, taste shop cheap can be.

D) gas station food prices and the urban areas, the quality is quite, can rely in particular large highway rest area.

E) do not use the hotel's phone, would rather use the roaming in mobile phone enough expensive. hotel.

F) in Germany use latrines, possible charges, 0.3 euros a bit. as far as possible with restaurant and hotel bar.

G) should bring some cash and two individual should bring 1000 euros-Germany many places do not have credit card and to many-small towns, you yourself are not assured. hotel, refueling, car or you can use credit cards. Furthermore, UnionPay card you can withdraw money in Paris, I do not know the specific charges-you can query.

6. We plan the inadequacy of the

A) consideration should be given to sit one or two train, combined with car rental. takes note of the car, not a foreign country will be very expensive-for example from Frankfurt to Paris to train, play in the Paris urban area, ready for two days out of town before your car rental. to France a place, take the train to Germany, then rent a car, finally to Germany in an airport, may make it easier and more economical..

B) should be about a couple of four individual trip, dull and you can play cards Ah. Oh. also cheaper. of course, you have to hit it off, also have to spend money is entirely a standard, because Europe expensive, very challenging people price Outlook. I knew Europe expensive, but the actual experience, the feeling is more expensive.

C) time a little more would be better, we are fully subject to the visa restrictions can only arrange for 12 days-a-ticket you can buy cheap early, no less, we took a ticket, or 9500 USD more expensive.

D) we hired AVIS, booking without a credit card, but does not necessarily give you a set of cars, this is not good. originally, we set when AUDI A3, smaller, performance, or some, finally gave us PASSAT, give the same price I ask HERTZ counters, no cars, only accept the booking customer. next we will certainly be used by other companies, such as HERTZ, rather than using a credit card guarantee for advance .AVIS service very good, is a very long story, no more wrote. If you can, you'd better not from AVIS car rental.

E) we prepare for two years and then to Europe, good fun to play with Paris, and then to southern France and Northern Spain and Northern Italy, if Switzerland can go, and then went to Switzerland to work hard, save up.!

F) Europe is very clean, the frequency of changing clothes can dramatically decrease. we bring much clothes-and that our luck is very good, for 12 days are sunny, wherever it is sunny, especially a few days are cloudless.

G) should buy a VODAFONE local phone card, I saw a 5 Euro 10 euro temporary cards-this is easy to point.

7. the overall experience is:

A) tours is very good-have their own personality, has a deep psychological feeling.

B) can go into local people's life is very important, than to see the beautiful scenery is more important-let us know about the other ways of life and living conditions, give us a lot of thinking.

C) to foreign travel will be very homesick, Miss domestic good things, absolute is patriotism.

D) we must comply with local rules, such as driving manners and habits, so that you can get the approval of the local people, and help reverse some of the people to people is not good impression left by this very sense of accomplishment.

E) Although we were tourists, but also has the ability to help others. If able to help, be sure to lend a helping hand to get the. mental needs, exceed your pay.

F) Germany France are very safe, night may go out for a few more, of course the best individuals, or just a walk in the city centre.