The Golden Arches
I thought it would be amusing to have a picture of me, Steve, in front of a McDonalds in all the places we visit in Europe. We've missed a couple of places, so we'll just have to go back for another burger. The idea came to me in Rome when we went into a McDonalds to get a drink and the Roman version was quite elaborate with lots of marble and statues of old Julius himself. It was quite a site. We are up to 22 so far.
Good 'ol Mandelieu. Here is our own local McDonalds.
Antibes McDonalds. Perhaps the one we ate at the most.
Another Provençal McDonalds. This time in Valauris, near Antibes.
How could we skip over the McDonald's in Grasse ? Even Ronald gets a good view from up there. Plus I got to complain to the girl in French for screwing up my order twice. C'est encroyable !
Here is the McDonald's in San Remo, Italy.
Even the former communist bloc, iron curtain countries are now part of the McDonald's empire. Here is Steve in front of the McDo in Wenceslas Square, Prague, Czech Republic.
There is not just one McDonald's in Prague, but two ! Here is the one in the Old Town area of Prague. I'm sure there are others in Prague, but these are the one's we saw.
Imagine trying to compete with all those Belgian waffle vendors in Brussels' Grand Place. Well, here they are, and doing quite well as this one was packed at 4 PM. Notice the sign for the GreekMac. Patti said it was good.
In Venice, Italy. Yes, even Venice, home of Michelangelo, Rafael, and Titian, has a McDonalds.
In Como, Italy, by Lake Como.
In Montreux, Switzerland.
In Brig, Switzerland, on the way to Zermatt.
My friend Dan McDonald got all excited when he saw the Me and McDonald's link on our Home page. He thought it would chronicle all the good times we have had together. His disappointment at the true nature of this web page was visible all the way over here in France. So, here is a picture of my good buddy Dan McDonald. The irony of the picture is hopefully obvious. And that's his burger he's holding up to the sky.
The town of Arles, in Provence.
Here is a more home town picture. Steve, Jeff, and Connor in front of the McDonald's in Cannes. This McDonald's is right out in the main area of the famous part of Cannes, just opposite where the film festival is held, and the old harbor. It must cost McDonald's a fortune to have this site.
This Is Connor and Steve in front of the McDonald's in Florence. Unfortunately, the street sign Steve is pointing to did not come out in the picture, but it said something like Avenida de Guiseppe and Pinocchio.
And here me and Jeff are in front of the McDonald's in Siena, Italy.
Here I am in front of the McDonalds at the Spanish Steps in Rome.
Here I am in front of the McDonalds in St. Raphael, France. Ignore the yellow butterfly. The McDonalds is the white building in the background.
I'm not in front of this one, but it needs to be here. The McDonalds at EuroDisney.
In Nice. The whole family wanted in on this one.
In Avignon.
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