Hi (Just ignore that last arsehole - some people really need to get their heads checked out). .

You have got a great itinerary lined up there but if you think its going to cost you USD2.2k then you are sadly mistaken!! You're going to have to find yourselves a lot more money!!

Anyway, yes there is HEAPS to do in Paris. Sacre Couer is gorgeous, The Champs Elysses is great as is The Louvre and Musee D'Orsay on the other side of the Seine. Be sure to take the lift to the top of The Eiffel Tower and pay a visit to Hotel D'Invalides (Napoleans Tomb) - its the huge monument with the domed roof (you can see it from the top of the tower). . Prague to me is the most beautfiul city in the whole world. Be sure to spend a day at Prague Castle and visit the National Museum in Wenceslas Square in the old town. Also, you must visit St Nicholas Cathedral in the Little Quarter - its stunning. Other than that just stroll along Charles Bridge and hang around in the Old Town Square - have a Mexican Coffee for me at a cafe there called "Hotel U Prince" in the Square. Divine!

Krakow is beautiful and yes you should definitely try and catch a train or bus to Auschwitz. Take plenty of tissues. You'll feel totally depressed when you leave but you'll shake the feeling in a day or two.

I only spent one evening in Brussels but I recommend to you to catch a train to a little town an hour or so away called Brugges. It is delightful and the chocolateries there are divine. You can go on brewery tours there and theres lots of little clubs and pubs there. We filled up 3 days here.

As the last person said (not #@#%$%, but the other one), Berlin is not that great but its worth a day or so of your life. The Berlin Wall Museum is really interesting and its right next to Checkpoint Charlie so its all very historical. For a great view over Berlin catch a bus to the golden angel column (forgotten its proper name) - you can climb to the top, its great. Check it out in a guide book so you know what you're looking for.

Budapest is gorgeous and very hip. We stayed in Pest but we spent most of our time on the other side of the Danube in Buda where the old town is. We caught Europes oldest railway line to a Palace on the outskirts of Budapest (cant remember the name now) and went to a Museum back in the city. The people here are really friendly and its all very cheap. MAybe you should try and take a boat ride down the Danube.

Vienna isn't that great. If you're going to Austria you should head straight to a place called Salzburg - it is brilliant. There is heaps to do here. If you do go there you could take a day trip to Innsbruck which is just as beautiful and has a zoo and lots of cafes and is surrounded by the Alps.

Rome - god, there is too much to write. The Colosseum, The Forum, The Trevi, The Pantheon, The Vatican, The Spanish Steps, The Catacombs, etc, etc, etc. Just move fast because you wont fit it all in.

Sorry, havent been to Milan, Amsterdam, Ireland or Scotland. You will love London. It rocks. Again, there is too much to write but yes, check out the Palace, Trafalgar Square, grab a coffee at the Starbucks in Picadilly and just sit outside and watch the world go by, go to St. Pauls Cathedral, The Tower of London, etc, etc, etc.

You're going to some great places so enjoy. Hope this has helped a little. Bon Voyage.

salzburg is also the place where you can go on Sound of Music tours!

Hey,

One point, if your doing all this yourself, dont miss Glasgow, its a wonderful place, great nightlife, great shops and if you like soccer, its brilliant!!

You sound like you've planned it all good, but if there is a group of you going would you not do a tour? you would meet new friends too, try www.contiki.com they look really good. I'm in the middle of planning something like that myself. Contiki have great european tours.

argh some people have given you some very silly advice!
berlin is fantastic! its huge and full of character and great places to drink (especially in east berlin) and its really cheap too.
vienna is also great, its really really pretty, it has an unfair amount of beautiful buildings, and again the nightlife is spectacular! salzburg on the otherhand was a complete let down! full, full of tour groups they drove me crazy! they sell 'hot dogs' to american tourists and display the price in dollars so you yanks dont get too confused by the euro. argh!
as for london, my home town, if you have your head screwed on you'll be sure to check out tate modern on the south bank, where on gabriels wharf nearby you'll find studio 6 which sells the best burgers in town! bah picadilly is nothing more than a roundabout im sure u willl see it though but dont expect lots. if u want real london minus the crowds and tourists head to hoxton, tube old street, where you'll find bar 170 (every drink 170 all day every day) and white cube art gallery and other interesting things. also check out covent garden back streets, where you'll find the porterhouse pub, with loads of great foreign beers for you to try.
paris i agree that chartier is a must. go to richelieu metro head east along boulevard montmartre and take a left turn up rue faubourg then its on the left.
milan aint that great, there are some fashion shops and not much else. good bars though.
from edinburgh you can get a 2 hour coach journey to st andrews where our future king will goes to school. its alot smaller than edinburgh but it has a nice castle and ragged coast.
have fun!

Now it's a bit off the beaten path, but that's what makes a trip to Georgia (the Republic of, not the US state), something different. There's an interesting blog at http://georgianwines.blogspot.com that has some fun articles as well as helpful links to some Georgian travel websites.