Traveling to Eastern Europe!?

I am considering traveling to Eastern Europe following my college graduation. Does anyone have any tips on good places for just-graduated student to go to have fun, but also to see the sights?? My buddy and I have said we'd like to see Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, and/or Amsterdam. Think this would be possible?? Or would other countries be better?? The trip will most likely be for about 2-3 weeks. Any other information that might be helpful? Thanks :)

The countries you mentioned are all WESTERN Europe, but they're all nice. I live in Germany, have seen Switzerland shortly, and am a frequent traveler to Amsterdam.

Starting with that, I'm sure you'd enjoy Amsterdam, and be it only for the legal marijuana. The city itself is enjoyable, and it's not far (about 1/2 hr by train) to Zandvoort, a famous seaside resort. The city itself is culturally interesting, and there are lots of places for a night out and just enjoy. If you decide for Amsterdam and are lucky enough to get a ticket, don't miss a show by "Boom Chicago" ( http://www.boomchicago.nl/en/ ), they're fantastic.

Amsterdam is a place where you might get stuck even if you intended to travel further. But if you want to travel further, there's Belgium to the south (with Brussels as the seat of the European Parliament; a nice little city famous for the "French" fries which were originally invented in Belgium), and there's Germany to the east. You COULD travel through Germany into Switzerland, but that would mean you'd have to cross all of Germany from north to south.

For a 2 or 3 weeks' stay, my itinerary would be: Amsterdam/Netherlands, Brussels/Belgium, Cologne/Germany, and then for the last 3 or 4 days back to Amsterdam. That would be a nice round-trip through 3 countries; and, besides, I like Schiphol (Amsterdam) airport. It's nice, clean, and efficient.

For travelling by train through Europe, check out at www.eurail.com for a suitable ticket. That's the most convenient way. It may be cheaper using the special offers made by local railway companies, but you never know in advance, and it needs a lot of planning and means having to read and understand "legalese" in foreign languages.

You can try Budapest (Hungary) or Brasov (Romania) there are a lot of nice things to do and see !!! And yes, they are in Eastern Europe :)

As pointed out you have said WESTERN European coutries.
A couple of the ones I visited and recommend are Czech Republic....Prague was a lovely city and I visited a great little town called Cesky Krumulov on a day tour which was definately worth a look.

I also visited Slovenia, which was a small and pretty country...it really does not need that much time to investigate. THeir captial Ljublijana is called a mini prague and does have that feel to it, but it is much smaller, still its nice. Lake Bled is an hour or so bus ride from the capital and is very pretty indeed. Its mountainous there and a cheaper option some say to Austria/Switzerland. There is another more isolated Lake called Bohinj which is a lovely escape and more naturally pretty than Lake Bled.

Croatia was amazing...very different to the adjacent Slovenia. The coastline is very cool, with white barren mountains and blue blue sea ( the white rock makes the water crystal clear)....I visited Dubrovnik, Split and Zadar on the coast....all lovely, with Dubrovnik being the prettiest, but they are quite small towns and don;t need much time to get around. There are cheap buses that take you up and down the place ( I took the overnight one from Zargreb to Dubrovnik and saved on accommdation)..Zargreb is quite different to the coastal cities and is also worth a look. A nice relaxed city that I enjoyed but again smallish compared to larger european cities.

Budapest, Hungary

I hope you're not graduating with a degree in cartography! If you want to travel in Eastern Europe stay east and south of Trieste, Italy. I suggest Albania.

There is not a bad country to visit in Eastern Europe. There are many books to check out at the library. You have to do a lot of research.