http://www.howardcruse.com/loosecruse/2007/07/03/from-distant-climes-they-came/ News, Views and Artifacts from Howard Cruse Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:18:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.howardcruse.com/loosecruse/2007/07/03/from-distant-climes-they-came/#comment-4382 John Tebbel Fri, 06 Jul 2007 20:57:54 +0000 http://www.howardcruse.com/loosecruse/2007/07/03/from-distant-climes-they-came/#comment-4382 I, too, ate McDonald's in France, a Big Mac (French style; they grow no iceberg lettuce there) from the one on the Champs Elysees. My wife, Martha, stood outside. At the time I was getting much better croissants at home in Manhattan than they were putting on the table at the cheap hotels I favored, an Egg McMuffin would have been a standout. I thought the bed and breakfast quote in the Michelin meant I'd be billed regardless, so I ate some mighty dry toast, that trip. I, too, ate McDonald’s in France, a Big Mac (French style; they grow no iceberg lettuce there) from the one on the Champs Elysees. My wife, Martha, stood outside. At the time I was getting much better croissants at home in Manhattan than they were putting on the table at the cheap hotels I favored, an Egg McMuffin would have been a standout. I thought the bed and breakfast quote in the Michelin meant I’d be billed regardless, so I ate some mighty dry toast, that trip.

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