Countdown to Europe...

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I'm getting very excited as my three best girlfriends and I will be traveling throughout Europe for the first time. The countdown begins and we have 74 days to go!!! As you can tell I'm not the least bit excited. LOL Recently I’ve been reading the blogs on this website and trying to get any ideas, perspectives and any and all helpful information from those of you who have already traveled.

Our itinerary is as follows:

Dec 12 board the plan from Las Vegas to JFK to Dublin
Dec 13-16 Dublin
Dec 14-18 London
Dec 19-21 Amsterdam
Dec 22-25 Paris
Dec 26-28 Barcelona
Dec 29-30 Florence
Dec 31-Jan 2 Rome
Jan 3-6 Athens

I know we're rushing it...but for the most part, this will give us an idea and if we absolutley fall in love with one place...two of us have made the pact of continuing on after the trip has ended. We are doing this all on our own, no guide just four girls from Vegas who are going to navigate the Eurail and get from one place to another. However, we did book our hotels and flights through a travel agent... 😉

So a few questions:
Is a 100 Euros a day a good estimate of money to spend (our hotels include breakfast)?
For tours should we allow 100 Euros per city?
How is Christmas in Paris?
How is New Years in Rome?
Is it miserably cold or just slightly cold during these months that we're traveling?
Is travel insurace wise?

Well any insight that anyone can provide is greatly appreciated. Thanks all!!!

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