   I'm back in the country.
  So I got back from my trip the other day.I don't feel like making a huge long post about it, and I'm sure nobody feels like reading a huge long post about it, so here's just some random stuff:-I enjoyed myself, of course.-Subways are the way to go, very convenient.-London was all I saw of England (sorry), but I thought it was a great city, it seemed very clean and relaxing to me for such a big tourist city.-In England, they all drive European cars, I know this may sound dumb, but I was a bit surprised to see only a handful of Japanese cars driving around.  I wasn't expecting many American cars, and there weren't, save for the Fords, but they were all the European models anyway.-In France they drive French cars.  All the little hatchbacks (like Peugeot 206's), and all about the same color, various shades of gray and blue.-There is a ton of stuff to see in Paris.-You really can live for a while on bread, cheese, and wine.-Everyone we met in Paris was very nice, never got any anti-American vibes from there, or anywhere really, but Paris had some of the nicest people.-The major cities we visited were London, Paris, Rome, and Athens, in that order.  Every city we came across I wanted to drive in less and less, I didn't think it was possible.-Rome is where the best looking girls were.-Unfortunately, I didn't really like Athens.  The ruins were cool, but the city was very dirty, extremely busy and crowded, and the people didn't seem very friendly.  They do have the best bus drivers on the planet though.-Patra, on the other hand, was extremely cool.  The port town we came in to Greece at.  Le Coq is the best resturant ever.-I like how the toilets in France have two flush modes.-Italian pizza is great, I made sure to have at least one nice meal while I was there to make sure I get a good sample of their pizza.  I dunno, it didn't seem that different to me, but then again I usually just go with one topping anyway.-Old Chicago's Double Deckaroni pizza is still the best in the world, sorry.-I went to an international resturant in France, and just to see what it was like I ordered a cheeseburger.  It was not a cheese burger.  It was like someone heard the description of a cheeseburger but had never actually seen one.  I will no longer assume what I eat at resturants with international menus is anything like what they actually eat.-Met a really cool German truck driver on our boat to Greece, he wanted us to tell the US when we got back that "Everything is OK in Europe".  Yes, he was really drunk, but he was the man.-Trains are also a great way to travel.Anyway, I guess that's enough for now.One thing that was really new to me that I got out of this trip, was for the first time in my life, I was a foreigner.  Being in a place where I don't understand the customs, or language, is really a strange feeling, and I'm glad I got to experience it.   
  No place on earth like home, Welcome home man. After I read your story it is reminding me about movie call "Euro Trip".   ;  Glad you liked our humble blip of grey on green. I've also visited the cities you mention and I gotta say you basicaly got the cultural cues right on - except for the pizza, perhaps you didnt eat in the right place, you did try Luigis, right? [grin].   ;  What exactly was your cheese burger?   ;Quote:Original post by Rixter-I went to an international resturant in France, and just to see what it was like I ordered a cheeseburger.  It was not a cheese burger.  It was like someone heard the description of a cheeseburger but had never actually seen one.  I will no longer assume what I eat at resturants with international menus is anything like what they actually eat.+1 WIS for you, good sir.   ;  So did you do the canadian flag patch thing on your clothes? [lol]   