Austria Road trip guide ?

Later going to apply for a visa with friends, originally there was also a travel plan...

One, preparation 1. Visa We went to apply for a visa two months ago. Joyce applied for a business visa, and I applied for a travel visa. The travel visa for self-help travel requires preparation of specified forms, proof of income, unit leave permits, pay slips, freezing a certain amount of deposits, travel plans, hotel and flight pre-orders, etc. Specific information can be found on the consulate's website (I recently discovered that the Dutch visa seems to be very easy to obtain). The process of handling the visa at the consulate on the same day is not complicated, it seems to be like chatting with a visa officer, as long as you are well prepared, relaxed, honest, and responsive, there seems to be no big problem. 2. Travel plan The travel plan needs to be well prepared before departure, refer to the travel notes and experiences of others, it is best to read the introductions of the attractions to know the content of each attraction, and be able to act as a volunteer guide for companions. You should know that Road trips do not have tour guides, and many introductions are in German. 3. Travel items Windbreaker, change of clothes, band-aids, first-aid medicines, sealable water bottles, various documents, toiletries, towels, slippers (many hotels and inns do not provide toiletries, towels, and slippers, so you need to bring your own), etc. It's best to carry a few RMB with you just in case. 4. Camera Here I need to mention the camera, it is recommended to bring a good compact camera, such as a Canon G10, etc., a single-lens reflex camera seriously affects the quality of the trip, and many Germans avoid the lens when they see it. 5. Notarized driver's license This is actually very simple, just go to the notary office of the district-level civil affairs bureau nearby to handle the notarization and translation (I did it at the Changning District Notary Office), remember to request an English translation, English can be used in any country, and the original driver's license and notarized certificate must be brought when traveling. Second, vehicle rental This is also the most frequently asked question by friends. We rented a Volkswagen Passat station wagon at the time. Since there were no cars available, we were upgraded to a Mercedes-Benz B180 and a Mercedes-Benz E220 station wagon (diesel) for free when we picked up the car. The B180 had only driven 3000 kilometers, and the E220 had driven less than 10000 kilometers, almost all of them were new cars. Both cars are equipped with GPS, one is graphic and the other is text, and English can be selected. Since most of Europe's roads are old and have not changed much, they are very easy to use, and we basically didn't use maps along the way. Most places can be navigated to the door number. Here I would like to suggest that it is best to borrow a car with GPS, otherwise it will be very troublesome. The total price for the two cars was 700 euros (the price of a BMW 1 and a Volkswagen Passat station wagon), and the price is affected by the car model, size, and number of passengers. The total cost of refueling on the road was about 260 euros. At that time, the price of oil was a little over 1 euro per liter, and we refueled before the tank was empty each time, refueling a little over 40 euros each time. We refueled a total of 3 times along the way, and the specific price will be known when you get there. Note: The car must be refueled when returning it. Third, itinerary and accommodation Day 1 Sept. 28 Shanghai (Sept. 27) - Munich (Sept. 28) - Cologne Arrive in COLOGNE at noon Cologne Cathedral, Chocolate Museum Shopping: Schildergasse, Apostelnstrabe Cologne - Heidelberg By train, go to Heidelberg in the evening Stay in Heidelberg Hotel: Hotelo Add: Czernyring 42-44, 69115 Heidelberg, Germany Tel: 062216517739 Email: info@hotelo-heidelberg.com Day 2 Sept. 29 Heidelberg - Wurzburg-Rothenburg ob der Tauber Distance: 166KM (1.5H) -75KM (1H) Spend most of the day in Heidelberg, go to the car rental point, pick up the car, and go to Wurzburg around 1 pm. Leave for ROTHERNBURG around 5 pm. Heidelberg attractions: Heidelberg Palace (HEIDELBERGER SCHLOSSES), Castle Garden (SCHLOSSGRATEN), Large Barrel (GROSBES FASS), Old Town, and Old Bridge Shopping: Main Street Wurzburg attractions: Prince Bishop's Palace and Garden (FURSTBISCHOFLICHE RESIDENZ), Old Main Bridge Stay in: ROTHERNBURG HOTEL: GASTHOF POST ADD: ANSBACHER STR.27 91541 ROTHENBURG, GERMANY Tel: 49-9861-938880 Day 3 Sept. 30 Rothernburg-Stuttgart (unplanned)-Fussen Distance: 150KM (1.5H) -230KM (2.5H) Tour ROTHERNBURG in the morning, arrive in FUSSEN in the evening ROTHERNBURG attractions: Spital Bastion, St. Jacob's Church, Plonlein Unplanned trip: Stuttgart industrial area (location unknown, saw BENZ BANK on the way) Stay in: Fussen Hotel: Seegasthof Weissensee Add: Pfrontener Str 23, 87629 Fussen Email: SEEGASTHOF-WEISSENSEE@T-ONLINE.DE Day 4 Oct. 1 Fussen-GarMisch Partakirchen-Zugspitze Distance: 60KM (1H) Spend half a day in FUSSEN, go to Garmisch Partakirchen in the afternoon FUSSEN attractions: New and Old Swan Castle Garmisch Partakirchen attractions: Zugspitze Stay in: Garmisch Partakirchen Hotel: RASSEN (a 600-year-old historic inn, be sure to visit the town where the inn is located) Add: LUDWIGSTR. 45, 82467 GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany Tel: 49-8821-2089 Day 5 Oct. 2 Garnisch Partakirchen-innsbruck-ALPBACH Distance: 65KM (1H) -60KM (1H) INNSBRUCK attractions: shopping, see the Golden Roof Unplanned trip: a small mountain top in INNSBRUCK STAY IN: ALPBACH hotel: haus panorama familie ing, agidius bletzacher alpbach 3916236 alpbach tel: 0043-53365500 Day 6 Oct. 3 ALPBACH-Berchtesgaden Distance: 160KM (2H) Tour Berchtesgaden for a day Berchtesgaden attractions: Königssee and Eagle's Nest (due to rain, the Eagle's Nest was abandoned) Stay in: Berchtesgaden Hotel: GASTEHAUS JERMANN Add: ANGERGASSE 2, D83471, BERCHTESGADEN, Germany Tel: 49-86522352 Email: PENSIONJERMANN@AOL.COM Day 7 OCT. 4 Berchtesgaden-HALLSTATT-SALZBURG Distance: 75KM (1H) -70KM (1H) Berchtesgaden to HALLSTATT Tour HALLSTATT STAY IN: SALZBURG HOTEL: HOFWIRT ADD: SCHALLMOOSER HAUPTSTR.1 5020 SALZBURG AUSTRIA TEL: 43-662-872171 Day 8 OCT. 5 SALZBURG-Munich Distance: 152KM (1.5H) MUNICH attractions: BMW Museum, Marienplatz, HB, shopping Return the car to the airport around 4:30 pm Language and other issues 1. Language Using English, traveling all over Germany is no problem. 2. Driving Many roads in Germany have no speed limit, but if you want to enjoy the fun of no speed limit, it is best to drive in the far left lane. If your speed is less than 140KM/H, then you must leave the far left lane, otherwise you may be pulled over by the police like me. Overtaking and merging must be done from the left to the right, not the other way around, don't be as casual as in your home country, otherwise it will cause public outrage, haha. When encountering roundabouts and intersections that require turning or passing without turn signals (such as T-junctions), you must stop first and see if there are any vehicles. If there are, you must let all visible straight-through vehicles pass before you can go. When encountering intersections, you must slow down, and when pedestrians and animals need to cross the road, you must stop and let pedestrians and animals cross first (I checked this again on the Internet after returning). In short, you must abide by the rules of others on other people's turf.