Dear Ms. Kang,
are you sure you want to travel there in December? It is pretty cold here in good old Europe...
and actually I was even more surprised, since you called the thread "summer vacation ideas"...
seems more like ideas in the summer for a winter vacation
Well, in Germany I would recommend 2 cities... the capital Berlin, which finally understands its
role as capital... it is the blooming city in Germany... it starts to gather many artists and really make it
the center of cultural life in Germany...and there is a lot of fetish places, who would love to have you as a guest
domme, if you feel like playing, while you're on tour...
Second Munich... in the south... Bavaria, where you could see a lot of the traditons, which people all around the world
are typical for Germany... You'd look great in a Dirndl, the bavarian traditional dress while you have a beer in the original
"HofbrÀuhaus". And if you want, I could offer you to stay in my apartments (one near Berlin, one directly in Munich)... Let me know, if you were interested and I will email you about it. Maybe I could even be your local guide, if you wish...
And from Munich it is only about a 1 hour ride into the Alps, where you could go skiing for a weekend...
Unfortunately I can't give you information on the EuroTrail... but I could try to find out more.
How late in December do you want to travel? If you want to spend New Years Eve in Europe I would say London should be one of the most interesting places to be at the time... And you could have easy conversations there...
In France it still can happen, that people don't want to talk with you, if you speak English... many people there have the attitude to expect, that if you visit their country, you should speak their language... it depends if you want to mix and mingle... well I guess the younger generation in France usually speaks English... and if you book a sightseeing tour like a tourist and at your hotel, they will definately speak English... having been to London and Paris, London had more vibe to me...
still I guess the Eiffel-Tower in snow must be really impressive
I can't help out much with information about Italy...sorry... still I hope you got some information, that you can use now, to get your plans into shape...
All the best from Germany