Since JoyJoy requested I put up pictures of weird foods, how about some goat cheese fondue? OK, that isn't so much weird as just yummy. I don't know why it gave me the devil eyes in this picture though.
But ESCARGOT is plenty weird and gross right? I did eat this plate of snails and I will say I enjoyed it. The green stuff is the yummy garlic sauce that they were cooked in. The sauce was so strong that no snaily taste really came through; the dish was just kinda slimey.
We had a great time in Paris and fit tons of stuff into one day. Eiffel Tower, Arch de Triumph, Notre Dame, Concorde, Place de la bastille, Louvre, Les Invallides, St. Michel, the Sacred Heart Basillica and the Champes Elyses. We met up with two of our french friends who were our classmates at Kentucky and are now living in Paris. They acted as de facto tour guides and helped sheild us from the famous french snottiness to foriegners. Paris is very much a modern city but with a bit more of an old europe feel than London. I was proud of my ability to use a few french phrases that I could remember and converse with some locals, albeit in caveman french. Dan, I tried to order a Royal with Cheese at the McDonalds but they were out! Lame. I settled for le Big Mac.
Once again were we denied air conditioning in the hotel and I suffered in an 80 degree room at night. Seriously, if any of you need a wise investment tip I suggest you put your money in whatever company is positioned to install central air in europe as global warming increases.
Funny enough the best night's sleep I have had yet was last night on our overnight train to Vienna. We had a sleeper car with 6 people in it, but the car had A/C!!! It got wonderfully cold and I slept like a baby despite shakey train car, foul smells from some foriegn neighbors and a snoring bunkmate.
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Ho chess! Now we're talking! Escargot is exotic and goat cheese fondue is also quite exotic! Good job! How was your mango? Mom says Sri Lankan mangoes still can't be as good as my all time favorite. I'm sure the Nutella is exquisite.
No Royale with Cheese (or avec du fromage)? Like Groundskeeper Willie said, Those cheese-eating frogs. I guess they are not too keen on keeping the local McDonald's in tip top shape anyway, seeing how they think American fast food has besmirched their culture once too often. And they are right. Now for some baseball news: the Cubs got Rich Harden from the As in a six player trade today. The French newspapers probably don't even care so I thought I'd better tell you. Ask them, Jouez-tu au baseball? That's "do you play baseball" or literally "play-you baseball?". You'll get no takers. When they say no and ask if you do,say "Bien sur que oui!" which is "Of course!" or literally "Well sure that yes!". Then you will have bested a Frenchman and you'll feel superior. Sleep well my American friend.
Dan
Dan
Thanks for sharing your trip with us. It's been great, especially the video of the train ride through Germany. I felt like I was on the train with you! Sounded like you were having a great time!
We missed you on the Fourth of July. Went to eat at Sweet and Savory, so Karissa could wait on us, and then went to see "Hancock" at the Baxter. Great day, except no tank wars in the driveway!
Today Homemade Pie Kitchen did a "summer thing" and had ice cream cones (regular size) for 25 cents from 1 to 5 PM. You could get one and then get back in line and get another one! I stopped by the Kitchen in St. Matthews, but there were about 50 people in line, so I left! Don't you wish you were still working there?
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