I was a little worried at the beginning when it took them a few days to have their first good mea. I mean, I don't think I've ever had a bad meal in Italy.
I also kinda understand the McDonalds thing - my sister and I had a "we love McDonalds" experience the first time we were in London and were cold, wet and really hungry. On the other hand, English food is not Italian food (sorry friends from England.)
Anyway, I'm so glad you are publishing their thoughts. Living within, what? 10 miles of them?, I can fully understand knowing Republicans that I love dearly and vehemently disagree with. Lots of people like that around here. :)
I didn't eat McDonalds in France. In Russia, it was a staple. It was really really good. "Pretending that you already know the answer when you don't is not actually very helpful." ~Migeru.
The first thing I saw when I went into the place was a bust of Ray Kroc. Turns out that his ancestors came from nearby Stupno, and they are proud of their contribution to world culture...
LOL
brings back mark knopfler's brilliant song about kroc off his 'shangri-la' album... ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
I give them great credit to do this on their own. Most people from this area would sign up for a tour and be carted around on a bus. But they did it right.