An Epic Journey to the Other Side (France-Germany)

"KurwaMac" (kurwamac) 04/30/2014 at 13:05 • Filed to: An Epic Journey to the Other Side, 24 Hours of Le Mans, France, Germany, Europe

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So the plan after the Le Mans was to rent a car and drive to the Nurburgring and get some driving time on the ring. This has been one of my most loved tracks in the world due to its length, history, and those lovely curves. Unfortunately when I was setting up a time to be on the track, I noticed their open track times are the 15 th , the end of the Le Mans, and the 24 th , the day I leave to come back to the US. Majorly upsetting but I figure worse case I can check out the track and maybe they have something interesting going on like that recent !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! recently posted of the Bugatti being tested on the ring.

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So I have decided instead on the 16 th of June I will take a train back to Paris, enjoy some time in Paris (not much for the French but I figure it is a pretty significant city to just skip) and then rent a car to go to my next destination. So this is actually where I need my two first parts of input. First and most importantly, which vehicle should I rent?! I figure diesel is probably the best way to go in Europe due to the efficiency and from what I've heard diesel prices are pretty close to gas prices in Europe. So I noticed that Hertz has a BMW 118d for rental during the days I'm looking for. I'm thinking maybe I should try something that's not sold in the US like Citroen or Peugeot. The second thing I'm looking for is what's worthwhile in Paris. I guess I will be looking for recommendations on this type of thing for the majority of the cities along the way so I'd love to see what you guys have to say for Paris in this post.

So my plan is to drive to Cologne, which is about a 5 hour road trip and stay in Cologne for the night. The next post will be for Amsterdam and Brussels, the next two stops on the list. Good to see this is working out and sparking interest. Maybe I can find some other people to include on parts of the trip, or at least someone to party at Le Mans with!

nobody > KurwaMac 05/01/2014 at 01:21

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For Paris: the Eiffel Tower, Arc Du Triomphe, Louvre, Musee Orsay, Musee Pompidu, walking down the Champs Elysee and the left bank of the Seine, Notre Dame, Les Invalides, Versailles, the FIA headquarters on Place Concorde. If you want to hit a lot of museums, check out the Museum Pass , especially since it lets you skip most lines.

Also, the reason the Ring is booked for so long is because of the 2 4 Hours (shameless plug for last year's preview article)

KurwaMac > nobody 05/01/2014 at 10:15

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I have decided to skip over Paris unfortunately as I actually care more about Germany. Next post will be options for rentals. Really hoping for some input on that one.