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Un Repas Joyeux Sur La Seine?? - Paris Rouge XXXII

Ahhh the good life in Paris. You stroll along the quay, stop in the shade of the trees and have a little picnic beside the Seine. Imagine my horror when I peered over the wall and spotted this couple... manger un sac de McDonald's! The city of Paris should arrest these people! For what they paid (see prices below) they could have had some nice cheese, a warm baguette and shared a lovely bottle of wine. McDonald's à Paris, une honte!!!

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McD á Paree!

Oh I've had a whole lot to say about tourists that come to Paris and stoop to eating at McDonald's. Well "every dog has his day" as we say in the south. It was chilly and rainy and I pulled babysitting duty today while Melissa got some much needed "shopping alone time". By 12:30 I caved. We marched right down rue Claude Bernard to the nearest McD's for lunch. The kids got Happy Meals , which if you can speak French , come with a choice of cherry tomatoes, fries, fresh pineapple ( I think) , or apple/grapes etc. We got fries ( duh!). Somehow there was a breakdown in communication and I got some fancy, schmancy grilled chicken thing on something like a baguette, plus fries (frites) and more apples/grapes. GOOD GRIEF, the tab was 15 euros. You don't want to do the math. The report on the Happy Meal was that it "was just like at home". Instead of a toy, they got a livre (book of puzzles etc. ). I was "happy" about that! I was NOT happy about the fact we could have bought some delicious , fresh sandwiches at the patisserie/boulangerie at the corner for much, much less. Live and learn. C'est la vie or whatever!

P.S. Some of you have asked me if I could EVER leave the camera at home and venture out in Paris without it . I did this afternoon. We visited a ceramics art fair adjacent to the rue Mouffetard street market. I bought a great plate for myself. Sorry you'll never get to see it! ha
I WON'T LEAVE THE CAMERA AT HOME AGAIN..EVER!