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[quote=Anonymous]Many places in Europe are going to be in inundated with people in May.  Especially somewhere like Paris.  We did a London-Paris-Munich trip at the end of October, and there were still like a billion people at Versailles. So, keep that in mind.

I like the idea of going to Spain.  Have not been since 1998, but it is a really great place with tons to see (mostly walled cities and cathedrals, but that stuff was cool!).  Not sure how good the public transit system is.  I went to Portugal on that trip as well - was a high school trip.  Greece could also be cool (as per PP) - though I have never been there.  Many friends like Greece and also Croatia for the coastal scene...

I would say just be prepared for massive lines at touristy places.  Otherwise, Europe is very easy to navigate these days.  We bought all our tickets for travel online by ourselves (by we, I mean my wife), and the only ticket we did not pre-purchase was Stuttgart to Munich, as I wasn't sure when we would be finished at the Porsche museum.

Another thing, ATMs outside the US in developed countries are great now.  So, you can take euro out even with a crappy bank account and usually get great rates.  I got spot rates using my citi card at the dodgiest ATMs in Paris.  Also, your Iphone/Phone charger and laptop have circuits for charging with different ratings, so you just need the small converters that can be purchased online for cheap.

Good luck, and have a great time traveling![/quote]

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