Fall Break

Madrid
--"noisy, vibrant, chaotic--a city of great wealth and grueling poverty, with both a booming economy and high unemployment" ~AAA Europe Travel Book
--English/Spanish dictionary because English is not widely spoken :0
--Day Trips: Toledo, Cordoba (AVE bullet train)

Barcelona:
--capital of Catalonia
--one of Mediteranneans's most vibrant cities
--excellent public transportation
--people are helpful and polite
--English is not widely spoken. All signs in Catalan and Spanish.
TO STAY: Sea Pont Hostel (not private, 19euros), Centric Point (not private, 17euros)

Nice:
--take a bus or taxi to an area and then explore on foot (Old Town, Seafront) Then horse-drawn carriage or tourist train?
--There are public beaches, but the private beaches will be closed.
STAY: Villa Saint Exupery, $20/night

Things to do in Rome

The Colosseum.
[72AD. Seats 55,000.] Colosseo.
The Pantheon.
The Catacombs.
Ostia.
Trevi Fountain
[toss one coin in for a wish, and another to guarantee return] Fontana di Trevi
Roman Forum
[contained ancient city's most important political, religious, and municipal buildings] Foro Romano E Palatino.
Vatican City. Musei Vaticani
->St. Peter's
[the site of St. Peter's burial, largest church, center of Catholicism, the Pieta, bronze statue of St. Peter, etc.] Basilica di San Pietro
->Vatican Museums.
--->Sistine Chapel.
The Capitoline Hill
Day Trips: Pompeii, Florence, Naples,