Walking around in Rome, near the Trevi fountain and we see a McDonalds. WHT?

[Xipe Totec]

Surprised to see this fast food restaurant near one of those iconic places in Rome. Couldn't figure out who would need a place like this....

Next morning, we're looking for a breakfast with eggs....

So, yea, there's no such thing as a Roman breakfast with eggs.

Mickey D's to the rescue.

[applegrove]

1. I was on a bus trip through Europe. We stopped in Avignon, France. Our

tour guide told us where the McDonald's was. It was packed with tourists. Seems you need a break rfom excellent Italian and French food with something familiar.

[FreepFryer]

2. best walking around city, best cuisine imho ep this time of year! local game,wines w out sulfites...

archeaology art and interactions everywhere... que meravlgliosa!

[Xipe Totec]

5. ++ nt

[jimfields33]

3. There's a McDonald's at the red square. Lol.

[TlalocW]

6. There WAS a McDonalds in Red Square

Mickey-D's pulled their licensing or whatever after they invaded Ukraine.

[jimfields33]

13. Oh good to know. Thank you.

I always thought it was funny that they had it right there right next to the red square it was so funny. But I’m glad they closed it.

[zipplewrath]

4. Zell Am Zee

Skiing in a beautiful and quaint town called Zell Am Zee in Austria. It is so quaint it's like something out of a Theme Park. Right in the middle of town is a McDonald's. Well, we copped an attitude and announced we would never eat THERE. Spent much of the week finding all sorts of Austrian based restaurants. We were happy.

One night, we drop by a local hockey game and watch what appeared to be about a "high school" level game. Game was over and we sort of followed the crowd back into town. They all seem headed towards the same place. Turns out, after the game a lot of families and friends go to McDonald's. It's a very "local" thing to do. 'Course, it helps that they sell beer there too.

[TlalocW]

7. What is "iconic" and amazing for tourists to see

Is just another person's hometown. A lot of beautiful buildings were built to house businesses, etc. Just the businesses change over the years. I experienced this in college when I went to Mexico City and Oaxaca on a college program - beautiful classical or baroque buildings housing a Pizza Hut.

Nicest Pizza Hut I ever ate in though.

[Xipe Totec]

8. Seriously?

1: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an icon

2a: widely recognized and well-established an iconic brand name

b: widely known and acknowledged especially for distinctive excellence

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iconic

Trevi fountain is widely recognized as an icon of Rome. Meaning that everybody knows that Trevi Fountain is in Rome.

Just like everyone knows the best mole is from Oaxaca.

[TlalocW]

9. Yes, and their beautiful, I would say quasi-iconic, zocalo

Where there are restaurants servicing mole, there were video game arcades, t-shirt shops, a hot dog place, etc when I was there.

[Callalily]

10. Go figure, but Barbados has tons of KFC places!

[pamdb]

11. MickeyD's

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I've seen them in Istanbul. My husband kept dragging me to one in Dublin, "because it's cheap." Yes, we're still married.

[elleng]

12. Beginning of our trip around France, 30? years ago, w 2 kids:

Flew into Paris, 'hiked' through subways looking for train to Bordeaux, our first planned overnight; across street from hotel> McD's, MUCH better and more interesting than 'regular' McDs Americans have become used to, which we rarely visited (different from our daughters and my grandkids NOW, sadly.)

LAST such experience, on that great trip. Rented car in Bordeaux, so drove around a lot of France.

(Thanks for the memory!)