RM67

The cities you have shortlisted are not the cheapest in terms of accomodation costs. You could quite easily visit central and eastern Europe on that budget using airbnb though. In fairness to London there is a ton of free stuff to do once you are there, but in terms of board those cities are all in western Europe and thus at the pricier end of the spectrum. I think if you stick with your proposed itinerary it'll have to be hostels tbh. If you are quite happy with that, no problem.

Nepenthe

<Three easy and reasonable.
Fly into London, train to Paris, home from Paris.
Fly into Paris, fly cheap on Vueling to Barcelona, home from Barcelona.
Fly into Paris, train to Amsterdam, home from Amsterdam.

Fly into London or Paris, fly to Berlin (would depend on cost of flights and timing), fly home from Berlin.

All would be excellent choices, depending on your interests.
My choice might be Paris and Barcelona because Paris has so much and is almost a given for first trips to Europe. Barcelona because the culture, food and art is a unique contrast to Paris.>

Sassafrass, I love all of your suggestions! I am saving them for future reference when I have a short time for travel and want to be smart about how I allocate my time.

Fussgaenger

"I would prefer to try to move around in this time frame to see as much as possible."

Nine days, hm? Never been to Europe, want to do this independently...

The point about limiting travel is a good one. Keep your journeys short and easy. To see "more" I suggest one big city and then some smaller places that can be seen more easily and quickly.

What about this?
Paris (3-4 nights) - Luxembourg (1-2 nights) - Trier or Cochem (2-3 nights) in Germany. Some trains cover the route to Trier in only 3.25 hours! You'll see 3 countries, hear 3 or more different languages. You'll have a nice mix of city and smaller places and some nice scenery as well, especially if you continue on to Cochem. Fly home out of Lux or FRA.
Cochem: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ade_Cochem.jpg

Alternatively...
Paris (3-4 nights) - Strasbourg (Alsace) (1-2 nights) Black Forest in Germany (Gengenbach? 2-3 nights.) This will take about the same amount of time. Fly home out of Stuttgart?
Gengenbach: http://www.stadthotel-gengenbach.de/...innenstadt.jpg
Nearby Vogstbauernhof: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractio...Wurttembe.html






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cathies

Greece is cheap and you could see quite a lot in 9 days. I'd suggest 4-5 days on islands, 3-4 touring the Peloponnese and the last day or two in Athens.

However, I have my suspicions that the OP has already decided.