McY D's

I never thought the day would come when I'd go to McDonald's on a regular basis to meet my nutritional needs.  But here it is.  I've gone more times than I can count this study abroad.   I can't help it.  It's cheap.  It's delicious.  It tastes like America.  Most importantly, it is satisfying. I go there not because I am hungry, but seems to be the only meal these days that leaves me feeling satisfied.  Does my body really just need a good 99 pence cheeseburger in its system?  Maybe.  All I know is that those golden arches bring me happiness.

Luckily, I only have 2 more weeks in London (which is sad) but it means not much time left to gain huge amounts of weight.  So... I may not do anything to kick this McDonald's habit.

One random tid bit conclusion I have come to:  I don't like the crust on my sandwiches.  I love cheeseburgers because they don't have a crust.

I also want to give a shout out to BK for a delicious chicken sandwich I had today.  I judged you too soon.

Gelato

Out of all the things I loved about Rome, the food I think wins.  I guess this isn't too surprising, good food holds an important place in my life.  But nonetheless, I am now a thin crust pizza fan.  I am also, like many others before me, a Gelato Convert.  


Don't get me wrong, I will always be a loyal UDF and Graeter's customer.  But I mean come on, how do you compete with real gelato?


We got gelato at least twice a day, sometimes three times.   The best place we found was Giolitti.  I find it hard to believe you could beat my combination:  Strawberry, Chocolate, and Hazelnut.  I don't even usually pick fruity flavors, but this strawberry tasted like you were eating strawberries.  I don't know how else to describe it.  The cream on top makes it.

I asked for a medium, I promise.  The first time I went in I got a small in a cup.  This was to be my last gelato in Rome so I had to go all out.  The guy at the counter, who had served me the day before, had told me a cone was better when I got a cup.  So I went with the chocolate dipped cone the second time around.  He was right.  It was better.

Bonjour from Paris!

This city is beautiful, dirty, romantic, cold, rainy, rude, and polite, all at the same time.

I think this thing is more impressive looking up at it than from the top.  But it is pretty impressive either way!  It definitely exceeded my expectations!

 Notre Dame- It was cool to see the rain coming out of their mouths!

 Sacre Coeur- beautiful sunset over the city.

 Versailles- Um, this day was amazing.  Versailles is ridiculous.  My favorite thing in Paris was riding the bikes at Versailles surrounded by the fall leaves.  It felt like a dream.  It was perfect!

I love Paris.  I love the paninis and crepes I ate everyday in Paris.  I love these girls who ate paninis and crepes with me in Paris everyday.