From: Scott Loveless
On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 8:56 PM, Brian Walters <[email protected]> wrote:
> I like it - but, what's a 'single-shot Americano?'
>
> (sounds a bit like the aftermath of a shoot-out in and old western
> movie...)

Americano is the expensive way to serve up a regular coffee.  Espresso
bars love them because they can charge more.  Cheapskates like me will
have coffee at home before paying for that.  HOWEVER, a good barrista
can do wonderful things with espresso and hot water.  And if you're
ever in Europe and want plain old American coffee, this is probably
what you'll get.

Especially 3:00am at the McDonald's in Frankfurt am Main International Airport. My first experience.

Tried again at Glasgow Queen Street Rail ... same result. My LAST experience with an Americano.

Funny thing is, all the Bed 'n Breakfast places, all the hotels I stayed at in Scotland had regular Bunn-o-matic drip coffee makers in the dining room, but none of the coffee shops I saw offered regular coffee.

Even the McDonald's in Sterling had only vending machine style instant. But they did have a U.S. style Quarter-Pounder w/cheese & large fries. By the time I got there, it had been 11 months since I'd seen a real burger and fries.

The PX at Anaconda [Balad East AFB, Iraq - aka mortaritaville] had a Subway and what was supposed to be a Burger King, as did the PX at Doha Kuwait, but Burger King ain't McDonald's ... and the menu at those Burger Kings was nothing like what I'm used to here in the states anyway.

There might be a McDonald's in Glasgow, but I didn't think to look for it. Wasn't on my mind when I got to Scotland.

I rode the train up to Sterling because I wanted a photo of a castle up on a hill & the tourist office suggested I try there. At the station, they pointed me in "that direction" and I headed off walking, chanced on the McDonald's and for a few minutes it was almost as good as being home again.

If they'd just had drinkable coffee.

Got my photo of the castle, but it was like going all the way around anti-clockwise from 6:00 to 9:00. But I wouldn't have seen the McDonald's if they'd sent me off in the right direction to begin with.

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