1. I have visited Europe. I've been to, in terms of cities, Rome, Venice, Florence, Salzburg, Lucerne, Paris, and London. It was all very touristy stuff, lots of sites, lots of walking, museums, etc.

2. I have not.

3. Yes, for the most part. I wouldn't say it's as necessary as it is here, but yeah, you tip.

4. I went from Texas to Rome, so nope.

5. Never took the rail!

6. Europe is lovely. I LOVED Italy and Switzerland. I loved all the cool history stuff in Rome, the atmosphere of Venice and the little isles around it, and the culture of Florence. Lucerne... I sooooo want to go back. It was the coolest place. I'm going back to Europe, but this time to Edinburgh for the semester, where I'll do some exploring of the British Isles that I really didn't have the time to do last time I was there.