T mobile is supposedly allowing full 4g data in Europe in July and August this year.
Nice!
This is excellent timing for us. We're headed to Europe for four weeks this summer. It's nice to know we'll have quicker speeds while we're there.
T mobile is supposedly allowing full 4g data in Europe in July and August this year.
A guide in Firenze advised me to avoid the franchise gelaterias with huge containers of whipped gelati on display. She said they are made with preservatives and artificial flavor enhancers. She recommended Gelateria dei Neri, a family run business close to the Uffizi. I was not disappointed!
Whatever we got has been fast enough when out and about. I think we see 3G often depending on location.T mobile is supposedly allowing full 4g data in Europe in July and August this year.
There used to be one directly across from the Pantheon in Rome; it had a huge patio and was a spectacular place to people watch. I don't know why it closed. I've lived off and on in Rome and the several McDonalds there are always packed to the gills with people of all nationalities and ages as well as hoards of Italian school kids.
A guide in Firenze advised me to avoid the franchise gelaterias with huge containers of whipped gelati on display. She said they are made with preservatives and artificial flavor enhancers. She recommended Gelateria dei Neri, a family run business close to the Uffizi. I was not disappointed!
https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Restaura...iews-Gelateria_dei_Neri-Florence_Tuscany.html
I've never been to Europe but plan on spending next summer there unless we find somewhere more appealing to visit. We'll probably hit McDs occasionally.
The free wifi is a big selling point. It's why I visit starbucks occasionally too. Where else can you spend the equivalent of a US buck or two and sit in air conditioning with wifi for as long as you want to cool off, relax, recharge your batteries (literally and figuratively), check out your guide book/app, and enjoy a cold beverage and/or ice cream?
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We tried that one - but preferred Carapina - on the other side of the Uffizi. We ended up there 2 or 3 times on our last Florence trip. And kept running into the same German family who had kids our kids age.... We saw them there twice... and at the playground in San Gimignano and when we were exploring the Chianti Sculpture park.
But good gelato is soooo much better than regular ice cream.
We utilize McD when travelling for similar reasons.
We might find ourselves walking all day in an urban area, too far from the hotel, can't find a park bench, and just need a bit of a respite. Buy some fries, maybe a drink and you're generally anonymous enough that no one will hassle you or give you the evil eye for not spending enough for monopolizing a table. As mentioned, typically A/C, wifi, clean washrooms (a very nice to have for the missus), charge up your devices, and figure out where to go to next.
While I'd rather save my meals for something more interesting locally I may try a McD menu item that's unique to the country though too.
Well - I have free data in Europe from my T-mobile plan which is good enough for keeping up with emails, google maps, and early-retirement.org. So I can go sit down in a regular cafe, LOL! I'll be surprised if the McD's ice-cream is anywhere near as good as the 100s of gelaterias around. Unless they are serving the local gelato too!
I would go there to pee.
Buy a small drink, toss the cup inna trash, pee and leave.
That's how cafes in Europe work. Once you have the table, it's yours. They don't rush you out. In fact, they won't bring you the check unless you ask for it because they think it's rude otherwise.I like that at McD's (or really anywhere without wait staff) you can sit for an hour or two and never be bothered or rushed to free up the table.
That's how cafes in Europe work. Once you have the table, it's yours. They don't rush you out. In fact, they won't bring you the check unless you ask for it because they think it's rude otherwise.
Waitstaff.Good to know. Do they typically have waitstaff or is it more commonly counter service?
I like that at McD's (or really anywhere without wait staff) you can sit for an hour or two and never be bothered or rushed to free up the table.
I do hate to see our bad eating habits exported. Last year in Reykjavik we were in the city on a national holiday and there was a line outside Dunkin' Donuts. We avoided that and later went to a local bakery for some really good pastries.
I agree that european pastries are quite delicious, but saying donuts are bad "eating habits" and euro pastries are good, well, I beg to differ.
Same ingredients: flour, sugar, fat, and a touch of flavoring. Neither is more nutritious than the other. Both are treats, not to be everyday foods.
I agree that european pastries are quite delicious, but saying donuts are bad "eating habits" and euro pastries are good, well, I beg to differ.
Same ingredients: flour, sugar, fat, and a touch of flavoring. Neither is more nutritious than the other. Both are treats, not to be everyday foods.