yeah...just wanted to add that the eurail pass is the way to go

hostels are tons of fun...and amsterdam was a blast.

you can spend a shit ton of money or not much at all...depends on what you do and where you eat. i spent around 1200 us dollars in the 3.5 weeks i was there...plus plane tickets, prepaid shit (down payments on hostels, museum tickets), eurail pass. one of the people on our trip spent almost triple that...he bought a lot of crap and bought a ton of food and never finished it all.

if you travel to italy...make sure to make a trip to maranello to see the ferrari museum...it was awesome and well worth the trip. if you go to munich...take the time to visit the beer gardens and if you're a good swimmer go down the munich river...pretty intense.