[Rick Lee]

Austria requires a toll decal you can buy at the border. It's called a vignette. Porsche factory tours have to be arranged well in advance. Get on it now. They won't take walk-ins and summer time in Germany is vacation time with a LOT of places closed. There's also a Porsche museum in Gmuend, Austria, where the very first ones were built. It's a breathtakingly gorgeous drive and about 2 hrs. southeast of Munich. The "cinderella castle" is called Neuschwanstein and is in Fuessen, I think 1-2 hrs. due south of Munich. There are far better and more historically significant castles in that part of Germany. Ludwig II, who had Neuschwanstein built, I believe committed suicide the day it was completed. I don't consider it a real castle. If you drive to Gmuend, you will see the castle where they filmed "Where Eagles Dare" with Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton. THAT'S a real castle.

Renting a car is probably cheaper than train tix for two, would give you more freedom of movement and save some time too. Their trains are very good, but they ain't cheap and they ain't always fast with all those stops. Don't miss Austria.