Also, if you can swing it, Budapest is a pretty awesome place to visit. Hungary in general is pretty cool. The place where the Ottoman empire began to fall apart is there and there is a statue of the Turk ruler and the Hungarian king built by the site that is gold. It is a pretty awesome site to see. If I can find a picture I will post it later on.
In Rome I rented a scooter (because I could not find a place that rented real motorcycles) and went everywhere on the scooter. It was a pretty cool experience.