That's kind of what I was thinking, too. I didn't really want to be carrying that much cash with me.
When you withdraw Euros at ATM's over there, I assume you put in the amount in Euros - so do you know right then how much in US dollars you are withdrawing? In other words - is there an exchange rate posted or are you just taking out Euros and finding out later how much in US you took out. Not sure if that even makes sense, but I'm just trying to wrap my mind around this...I haven't been to Europe since before the "age of ATM's".
The last time I was there we took travelers checks and just exchanged money at places!