This station, Germany (1)

Location: southern Germany

Time: September 2007

People: Zhang and I

"-This is your first visit to Europe?

-Is

-Why is Germany?

-This? ... "

Germany from the decided to go to now answered countless times, each time I was very honest to begin the ideological struggle and ultimate decision process in a Word, a true reflection of the usual to question, to offset a perfect end to the questions raised by the yawning ...

Why is Germany? actually didn't care that much, most started to go Spain, looked at the back of the photo shoot mounan soon dismissed the idea (turned out to be its level is too low, the problem of non-national).

Then in June in a boring evening and, after triple went at it has been out of the Chinese version of the LP, only three countries in Europe: United Kingdom, Germany, Italy. Pounds too expensive not to consider; Italy romance don't want to waste in the Lao people: D; Germany, more stringent in some impressions, staid, lack of romantic, but it seems that suit our occupational characteristics, well, they'll buy, so set your first stop in Europe

Germany (1) preparations

1. visa

Please refer to the specific details of Super I wrote a long one edition visa information and processes.

http://www.ctrip.com/Community/ItineraryWri/ShowWriting.asp?writing=1004403

2. ticket

From June onwards I have begun to call the travel agency asked the price of the ticket, when most of the not yet out, Air China tax increase of about 8000 9000, China Eastern Airlines.

I always thought 8/ticket prices will come down, but this is not the case, go to the beginning of August, for ticket for 2 weeks on Air China and China Eastern Airlines have no seasons, suddenly Khan. After checking in online, Lufthansa economy class tax to 3 million, is simply crazy. Finally fixed at the end of August to the position of Air China, China Eastern Airlines 9940, including tax than a thousand or so, but your time better. I can honestly say that part of the discount far exceed the budget before me, I always thought of 8000 certainly can get, because national day ahead of the entire 9 days to go. But the evidence must not be lulled the ticket, it is best to call a few days past ask.

Intermediate had heard about Russia aviation flights in Moscow turn, time is also very good, online sales prices including tax only 7000 inhabitants.

At that time I felt some strange why so cheap, and then google a, the original Russian airlines has a notable bad history. In addition there are some legends about the Russian aviation pilots, for example, most of them are open fighter was born, the plane took off in style are all up into the sky; and flight speed is very fierce, often late long takeoff can lead to things like ... In short stated quite divine nature, and I'm a dumbfounded cautious as Lao more is not possible to agree to sit Russian airlines ... If you have not mind this wonderful legends and historical data of comrades, I think the Russian airlines is a very good selection, good time, the most important thing is that no airline is it so cheap

3. accommodation

Our Germany accommodation standard 2 persons a night at around 40-60 Euro, full lives are nice hostel, youth hostel or family hotel (pension).

Here we are on the column to the city's residential address and contact details for your reference:

Cologne (Cologne)

Station Hostel: independent hostels, location is excellent, rooms clean and tidy, no breakfast, double room (shared bathroom) 45 euro, online booking will soon receive a reply

Website: http://www.hostel-cologne.de/

Bacharach (Bacharach)

Hostels: youth hostels located in the small town of a castle, there is a need to climb up to 15 minutes, two independent bathroom 45 euro, breakfast, is well worth a stay, you can pass the whole Germany Hostels website bookings

Website: http://old.web02.djh.de/international/html/

Heidelberg (Heidelberg)

Hostels: Hostels Heidelberg in river to the other side, some from the city centre, but after the Bismarck square and the railway station by º32 tram you can reach.

The youth hostel is very big, very modern, clean room, we don't have the exception set to a double room, bathroom with separate female dorm for 4 persons, 45 two with breakfast, you can pass the whole Germany Hostels website bookings

Website: http://old.web02.djh.de/international/html/

Luo Württemberg (Rothenburg)

Pension Raidel: family hotel, pension in Germany said family hotel, a 600-year-old House, very kindly landlord grandfather, very soft duck down pillows, there are only 12-year-old called minmin cute cats, independent double room 59 euro, location very good, with breakfast, scheduled reply soon

Website: http://www.romanticroad.com/raidel/

Fusen (Fuessen):

House LA: this is poor

Tour to see recommended attracted to, very warm, master Lahdo pension location good, room 5 individuals of mixed (shared bathroom) and one 18 Europe, Germany and the whole process is the cheapest, with breakfast, hot bread and eggs, Lahdo reply some slow, but typically will reply within 2 days

Website: http://www.housela.de/house-la-en.html

On AMO high (around Oberammergau, Munich)

Pension Zum Kirchenbauer: independent double room with breakfast Euro 50, plus 1.3 Euro/person/night, room let us go in after the surprise, top, very large, with two skylights, desk, sofa, TV, decor is very warm, this is the whole lived great room.

But there is one thing, the House is on a church, a church here are the necropolis, foreigners don't care about this, I and Lao also does not matter, but if you feel scary or don't live here anymore. You can pass on the Tourist Board website Mo high, you need to pay scheduled 10% down payment.

Website: http://www.zum-kirchenbauer.de/

Tips：

· Germany all hostels, accommodation almost all pension with breakfast, and an independent hostels are usually do not provide breakfast

· Youth hostel membership card is required to check-in, especially when you live in Heidelberg, the pressure on the membership card required to check-out time back to you

· Bavaria (Bayern) hostels are not receiving more than 26 years of age or more, so we have not lived in Bavaria hostels

· If you live in hostels, 26-year-old would cost more than the price of 3 euro.

But I at Heidelberg accommodation, since registration in just my passport and I then got to 27 years old, so pay at the front desk are small handsome 26-year-old price received.

· Choose to live on AMO high because no statutory to the House in Munich, since Beer Festival period, all the rooms are full.

We can only choose 1 hour 45 minutes outside of armor on. But later found that if the day's destination is Munich, can live in Murnau, here is high on AMO and Munich transit stations, train as long as an hour, without change, the more convenient.

4. Germany railway system

Germany official railway at: http://www.bahn.de, English version.

Germany railway system is developed and complex, and before I go on a 3-night before it has a clear concept, briefly explain the type of train: Germany

ICE (Intercity high-speed train) daily travels to Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, and many other large and medium-sized cities;

IC (Intercity ordinary trains) to small and medium-sized towns and major cities are connected: and other European train EC (European Intercity trains), but also to the neighbouring countries ' cities, such as France Paris, etc.).

IR (regional train) is mainly used for Germany state between high speed transport

RE (interregional Express), RB (interregional paving blocks) and SE (standard Express) belong to the local train, the main connection week traffic

In Germany the single journey ticket for full price is very expensive, unless you are very short, otherwise use a variety of concessionary ticket will save significant costs.

I think short tourists of the more commonly-used ticket types have the following three:

1. Germany railway ticket (German Railpass)

Germany Railway Administration also offers a "Germany train-tail", common to the whole country, including by EC (EuroCity trains), IC (lnterCity train), ICE, generally do not require an additional fee.

If you want to take a sleeper (SleepingCar), beds or booking, booking in advance you want. As to the major cities of S-Bahn (light rail) is free of charge, a romantic journey and castle tour bus is of EURO 4 and 10% discount for travel in KD (Koln-Dusseldorf) shipping boat, sailing to the Rhine and the ferry and Moldova NAR River are free of charge. Train ticket use period within a month, for the convenience of flexible arrangements for travel, you can choose 4-10 days. The cardholder simply use the first day of the train cards, insert today's date, tickets will start to take effect. This coat-tail, free travel on any route of train DB. First time prior to the ticket booth or service centers (information center) at (Validation), after which you can directly enter the platform use, very convenient.

Germany railway ticket fares almost all the cheapest in Europe, the price is very high, and Zhang bought 2 people travel together 6-day ticket, 155 euro each person.

Units: Euro

Regular price first class

Regular price second class

2 people travel together

Youth

Adult

Children

Adult

Children

First class

Second class

Second class

Any use within one month of 4 days

219

109.5

169

84.5

170

125

139

Each additional day (up to 6 days)

30

p>15

20

10

20

15

10

(The above information section is derived from "mode of train traffic in Germany", the author who is not found.)

2. weekend ticket

In 2007, the price is Euro 33, available for 2-5 people (route must be the same) from Saturday or Sunday 0: 00 to next day 3: 00 unlimited use.

Weekend ticket applies to all DB company of short-distance trains (S-Bahn, RB, IRE, and RE), applies to many of the transport associations and 【 non-Federation all railway 】 2 class, as well as Czech and Poland railway of the railway section. But you cannot sit ICE, IC, EC and express train!

Note that if you do not exceed 2 personal, weekend ticket I feel better with a railway ticket, because ticket from 5 days to start each day 15 euro, but you can sit on ICE.

Weekend ticket details please see poor tour network predecessors details:

http://www.go2eu.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=35858&forum=12

3. State votes

Available to tourists in Germany every State in the use of tickets and cannot be used across the State.

Each State has different requirements, but generally the same. The following are bring Oberbayern votes (Bayern Ticket) for example,

In 2007, the price is Euro 27, available for 2-5 people (route must be the same) from Monday to Friday 09: 00-03: 00 (next day), holiday from 00: 00-03: 00 (next day) on the day of unlimited use.

You can take the IRE, RB, RE, the Munich S-Bahn MVV (Münchner Verkehrsbund), Nürnberg's VGN (Nürnberg Verkehrsverbund), Augsburger's AVV (Augsburger Verkehrs-und Tarifverbundes) transportation system. But you cannot sit ICE, IC, EC and express train!

Bayerische card I think it's quite favorable, particularly for us during the Beer Festival, there is no way to live in Munich, Munich around back and forth on the day required.

Bayerische votes in addition to the train can take almost all public transport such as trams, Metro, Munich, bus, etc., in Munich on the day you can vote for travel the world, or very convenient, but as long as the 27 EU. If you use the rail ticket, into the Munich also must also buy Metro, tram or bus tickets.

With regard to all the States of the details, please refer to the poorest seniors post tour:

http://www.go2eu.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=36667&forum=12

Tips:

· At the railway station of DB info counter allows staff to help you print where you will be schedule.

Each station has a machine that can query airfares, English Query, as long as you give the places of departure and destination, it will automatically generate a variety of routes, you can choose to spend a minimum time or minimum.

· Germany train of second class are all very comfortable and have a personal feel that unless, otherwise pursue travel taste is no need to buy first class.

· To buy tickets only let you have the right to get in, it doesn't mean you're sure to get the seat, if you want a seat, also available at extra charge, usually positioned to pay a few euro cent.

Each row of seats will be positioned above, if the display card is red or plug block cards above with reserved, this location is already being set, you can only find those who have not been designated seat.

· Germany train is not normally filled, our trip has not set a location, only a ride from Munich to murnau's train because too many people have no seat in the aisles station an hour, this is the reason because Beer Festival, the normally wouldn't be so crowded.

If you want to train is at, then 20 minutes early to get in advance generally account for each location.

· Germany train to timeliness, convenience, comfort and security.

But in fact is not my imagination so punctually, I travel in the whole of Germany only once the train has no late, other late 2-15 minutes. So if you need to change trains, to pay particular attention to the convergence time is only 5-10 minutes by train, because you probably because unable to catch the train, you can only sit down. I and Lao to from Heidelberg, Württemberg, because late even missed 2 class transit time is only 5 minutes by train, as long as three and a half hour's walk, we spent five and a half hours.

· Germany's central railway station (Bahnhof) called "BHF.

And are located in major cities of the central train station is called Hauptbahnhof (Hbf.). Usually there are many big cities in a railway station, we must not sit wrong station. At the train station, Abfahrt/Ab yellow brand, is the time the train left the station; Ankunft/An white brand, is the train to station time; Gleis is the train platform. In the city often sees "U", "S" Word, U is U-Bah (Metro); the "S" is S-Bah (suburban railway)p>

· We develop around travel time to DB Web site to check the train between various destinations, travel time and frequency, if the ICE needs to be done, then almost certainly the railway ticket, if only to sit on the same day, RB, RE SE, climbing, 2 or more you can consider weekend ticket or State votes.

Specific to each individual's journey. I and Lao apart from Munich Beer Festival on AMO high during the round trip with Bayerische votes (Bayen Ticket, 2-5 people 27 euro), the other is to use the railway ticket.

· The best railway ticket bought in domestic advance, because you can only buy Frankfurt airport to 5 days and 10 days, if you just buy 6 days, they cannot be sold there.

The domestic agency point of contact: http://www.europerail.cn/buy/shanghai.aspx

5, reference books and Web sites

I bought this Chinese version of Lonely Planet, Zhang bought this around the world in Germany, two books has advantages and disadvantages.

Lonely Planet：

The benefit is the amount of information is very large, relatively more updated information, pay more attention to the introduction to the history of Germany, lighter weight

The disadvantage is that the amount of information is too large, the font is very small (I guess this is why buy a magnifying glass is delivers a reason ...

), Black and white, just started to see the emphasis will not.

Go global-Germany:

The advantage is full color pages, maps, new easy looks easy, but will focus on local have any good buy delicious, will teach you how to buy a train ticket, this comparison utility

The disadvantage is that the amount of information is relatively small, a lot of information is outdated, especially heavy

Two books all attractions and accommodation prices are not enough updates, I went to all the prices are generally more expensive than LP on 2-4 euro.

Germany annual prices are rising, specific needs to the attractions and accommodation website to confirm.

But two books it will have on the Heidelberg severe errors, like around the world on how to get to the Heidelberg hostels, should be a tram 32 road, but write 33 road; LP written Heidelberg welcome card 1 2 Europe, PG would like to know the price is not possible, in fact one day is 10 euro, 2-day 14 euro.

Web site

For Europe, the amount of poor tour network should be the largest and most complete.

http://www.go2eu.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=52228&forum=12