() After entering the address of King's Lake on the navigator, Dong Qiangqiang discovered that Neuschwanstein Castle and King's Lake were almost in two directions. He needed to drive about two hundred kilometers east from Neuschwanstein Castle to reach King's Lake.
Fortunately, it was still noon and he still had a lot of time.
German highways, like German buildings, are always under maintenance. Although speed limit signs appear in Dong Qiangqiang's field of vision from time to time, the pleasant scenery on both sides of the highway, especially the refreshing lakes that appear from time to time, make Dong Qiangqiang gradually appreciate self-driving. It's fun, and my mood is slowly rising.
Seeing that he was getting closer to his destination, Dong Qiangqiang's speed became faster and faster.
As the Mercedes-Benz roared through an abandoned, uninhabited checkpoint, Dong Qiangqiang couldn't help but take a second look.
A gas station slowly appeared in the right front of his field of vision. He lowered his head and glanced at the fuel tank meter subconsciously. There was still more than half a tank of gas (when renting a car in Germany, it is always full of gas, and when returning the car, it must be returned with a full tank of gas). No. It's probably no problem at all to refuel and drive back to Munich. He didn't dare to delay, so he exerted force with his feet, and the Mercedes-Benz was chasing the wind and lightning, and he was getting closer and closer to King's Lake.
Seeing victory in sight, Dong Qiangqiang couldn't help humming a ditty. Just when he was completely relaxed, a police car suddenly appeared behind the Mercedes-Benz.
Dong Qiangqiang was startled, thinking that he had accidentally speeded. He hurriedly lowered his head, but found that the speed of the car was only 126 mph, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
He thought the police car was in an emergency and consciously moved to the right lane. Unexpectedly, the police car sped up and caught up, and he heard a loudspeaker shouting in his ear, "Mercedes-Benz, pull over and get inspected. Mercedes-Benz pull over, get inspected."
Dong Qiangqiang looked at the speedometer again guiltily. It was indeed 126. He immediately recalled that he had indeed never seen a speed limit sign on this highway.
Although he was confused, after all, the other party shouted, so he could only park the car in the emergency parking strip on the far right.
He remembered what the driving school instructor said and put both hands on the steering wheel.
"Hello! Please show me your ID!" the traffic policeman said to Dong Qiangqiang in a pleasant manner.
Dong Qiangqiang was well prepared and quickly handed over his passport and driver's license certificate.
The police checked his basic information, asked a few more routine questions, and suddenly said, "Please show me your highway ticket."
"My... highway ticket?" Dong Qiangqiang understood the German words but did not understand what the other party wanted. He handed his rental ticket to the police in a daze.
After reading this, the policeman shook his head, "That's not it, I'm talking about your highway ticket!"
"Highway tickets?" Dong Qiangqiang became even more confused and couldn't help asking, "Don't German highways not sell tickets?"
"This is not a German highway, this is Austria." The policeman corrected, "If you take the highway in Austria, you have to buy a highway ticket. If you don't have a ticket, you are evading the fare and you will have to accept a fine."
This is Austria? Dong Qiangqiang was completely confused. No wonder I passed a checkpoint-like building just now. Couldn't that be the former border station? He couldn't help but blame himself. He must have been so carried away that he didn't pay attention to what was written on the sign on the roadside.
He looked carefully and found that the uniforms of the police in front of him were indeed different from those of the German police. The logo of the uniforms also printed a line of small words Austrian Police.
He suddenly remembered that the official language of Austria was also German, so when the police communicated with him just now, he did not immediately realize that he had left the country.
"Well, Mr. Police Officer, this is my first time driving through here. I want to go to King's Lake. I thought I was still in Germany, so I really didn't know that I should buy a ticket. If you don't believe it, you can check my navigator. My purpose The place on the ground is King Lake." Dong Qiangqiang said, taking off his navigator from the holder and handing it to the traffic police.
The traffic policeman fiddled with a few keys, looked up and asked, "Where did you come from?"
"Neuschwanstein Castle." Dong Qiangqiang answered truthfully.
"Your navigator is set on the shortest route from Neuschwanstein Castle to Königssee, so it does not avoid the toll road." The traffic policeman pointed to Dong Qiangqiang as he said, "This is it, do you see it? If you don't want to buy a highway ticket, Just don’t take the toll road.”
Dong Qiangqiang didn't notice this when he started setting up. Only then did he realize that he was completely out of touch.
"Then can I make up the ticket at your place?" Dong Qiangqiang said dejectedly.
The traffic policeman looked at Dong Qiangqiang's frustrated face and suddenly smiled, "A high-speed ticket valid for 7 days is 15 marks, and a high-speed ticket valid for 10 days is 23 marks. Which one do you want?"
"Is there anything within 3 days?" Dong Qiangqiang secretly smacked his lips, thinking that Austrians are good at doing business. The starting price does not have a 3-day validity period, which is clearly a rip-off.
"No. Minimum 7 days, maximum 10 days."
"Then... seven days." Dong Qiangqiang reluctantly handed over 50 marks, "Then... what about the fine?"
"Since this may be the first time you have made this mistake, we will not punish you this time, but I hope you will pay attention and not do it again." The traffic policeman said seriously.
Dong Qiangqiang did not expect that the other party would be so generous. His face suddenly turned cloudy and he quickly expressed his stance, "I promise I will not do it again."
"There are less than 50 kilometers left," the traffic policeman handed Dong Qiangqiang's hand over the highway ticket, receipt and change, and solemnly warned him, "Please drive carefully."
After a near miss, Dong Qiangqiang bid farewell to the traffic police and hit the road again.
After more than three hours, Dong Qiangqiang finally arrived at King Lake.
As the saying goes, the benevolent are happy in the mountains, and the wise are happy in the water.
Dong Qiangqiang couldn't help but run to a high slope and look far into the distance. He saw King's Lake surrounded by the mountains of the surrounding Alps. The lake was green and as level as a mirror. Among the lake and mountains, several red-roofed churches and a small pier could be vaguely seen in the distance, but there were no ships at the pier. He guessed that the ship might have sailed into the valley.
Compared with Neuschwanstein Castle located on the mountain, Königssee's tourism content is obviously much richer.
Dong Qiangqiang followed the same example and recorded the opening time of King Lake, entertainment items and other contents in the book.
By the time he finished recording, it was almost four o'clock in the afternoon. Although the sun had not yet set, the breeze in the valley brought a coolness to the lake. Dong Qiangqiang thought that he would also remind the guests not to forget to bring a coat.
Before returning, Dong Qiangqiang specifically checked the settings of the navigator against the map. After making sure that he could return the same way without buying another highway ticket, he restarted the car.
It was almost eight o'clock in the evening when we returned to the city. Dong Qiangqiang bought a Turkish meat bun and while chewing the bun, he looked at several famous scenic spots in the city, such as Marienplatz, Munich Palace, the old and new city halls, and the Notre Dame. We visited the church, the General Hall, and several museums.
After finishing his homework on the scenic spots, he went on a field trip to the 27 duty-free shops designated by Lao Bai. Except for two that were temporarily closed, he marked the remaining 25 on the map.
Only then did he feel at ease.
After thinking about the arrangements for the next day, Dong Qiangqiang called Lao Bai's mobile phone and discussed his ideas with Lao Bai. Lao Bai said that he thought Dong Qiangqiang's suggestion was feasible, but at the same time he also told him that it would be best to discuss it with Brother Yun. Say it again. If Brother Yun has no objections, then he can notify the members of the group as soon as possible.
Before Dong Qiangqiang asked Lao Bai if he had seen Hualing, Lao Bai had already hung up the phone in a hurry.
Ever since Lao Bai warned him yesterday, he had been a little hesitant to talk to Brother Yun. He was just thinking about how to speak when Brother Yun unexpectedly called him first.
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