fsufan6000

I have lurked on here for a while and posted a couple times. I finally went in on Sunday and ordered a Q5 for ED. It will be processed Monday. Hopefully, it will be ready before Thanksgiving and I can go that week. I will report back here.

Thanks for all the info I have gathered from other contributors to the ED Discussion.

Chilt34786

Congratulations!! It is an amazing experience! You will have a blast!

fsufan6000

Judging from your pictures, ED was a good decision. I will likely be hitting some of the same cities you did on my trip.

TIME89

+1!
What is your plan? Where will be drop off?

fsufan6000

Haven't decided yet. I will visit family near Stuttgart. I would like to visit at least one of Ludwig's castles -- most likely Neuschwanstein, but could visit more than one. After doing S. Germany, I will likely head towards Paris and maybe drop off there.

Having traveled through Austria, Switzerland and most of France by train, this trip will really be about the ED experience in Ingolstadt and driving in Europe than about the destinations. That said, I don't want to miss any opportunity to visit something new. So, any tips are welcome.

Osicom

Congrats! Start planning your route now. I know it's not about the destination but rather the drive. But if you want to take her on Nurburgring vs Grossglockner, they're in totally different directions.

TIME89

I will try not hit the cities, that you can visit with out car (like Paris). South Germany, Swiss Alps, some back roads and villages that you can enjoy your new car with family.

kgall

I think most of us who have done ED have done it in Spring/Summer. That's what we did.
I suspect that fsufan would like to hear from folks who have driven in Germany in the late autumn. I'd like to hear about that experience too.

fsufan6000

While I would love to drive the Grossglockner, I figured it would be of questionable judgment in late Nov on A/S tires. Any insight on that? I spent a week in Zell Am See a few years back during February and wouldn't mind going back. Nurburgring wasn't ever an option for me. My only other required stop is at my sister's place in SW Germany. And, I would like to see Neuschwanstein Castle or another of Ludwig's castles.

Q5forWife

This site lists all the castles and palaces in Bavaria.

http://www.schloesser.bayern.de/englisch/palace/