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I still felt unsafe at 130km, (too slow) but 140 was probably getting OK. Another tip for rental cars is to get a manual rather than automatic.. most of them are anyway, and although it takes a while to get used to changing gears on the wrong side, it is much easier to drive on the autobahn...

I really like Berlin as well... so much to see there. Friedrichshafen is on the shores of Lake Konstance We took a ferry ride across from Konstance (about 2.5 hrs south of Heidelberg) to Friedrichshafen, and had a wander around. Such a beautiful area and well worth the visit! Pen

If you are going to spend some time in Germany, you simply have to hire a car and experience the autobahn. It will scare the ** out of you initially.... you have to drive fast, but it is very easy to get around, using a GPS, and a great way to see out of the way places. I found it took a couple...