SD Europe Trip Report

[mocat]

also, did you ever come across one of those gyro-type pizzas? i don't remember exactly what they're called, but i've seen them in every country i've been to, they are there, and delicious.

here's one:

those are amazing, it's basically crust, gyro meat, a special thousand island type dressing and then whatever else you want. It seems like every pizza joint in Sweden is owned by middle eastern types that sell these

yeah now that you mention it maybe it was just Sweden, although I thought i remember it in Amsterdam & Berlin as well. could be wrong. effing delicious though.

sorry for semi-hijacking the thread SD. carry on.

[420seriouscat69]

It's nice having you back, SD. You were missed.

[Boom Roasted]

Did you see any punk rocker London kids? nope, kinda disappointing

Did you risk the "non-black cab" cabs?  yep.  guy kept talking on his phone while driving us around and the people he talked to all had hilariously british names (iphone was in a dash holder so we could read their names). One was Big Robert and one was Minty.

Also: 

Best American food that you had? porterhouse at Hawksmoor (http://thehawksmoor.com/locations/seven-dials) . the waitress asked if we would like her to describe the specials and the menu and we said yeah and she went in explaining the different cuts of steak and I was all "lmao, I went to kstate, gtfoomf with this explaining what the difference between a porterhouse and a t-bone is (not really, I just sat there politely while she told me but that's what I basically said to her with my eyes prolly)"

Worst American food that you had? ehh, probably an omelet (is that american? seems like it is). they don't cook their bacon properly.

How did you get to France?  If chunnell, did it feel claustrophobic? eurostar train throught he chunnel. didn't seem closterphobic at all. only really under it for about 15 minutes. train goes really freakishly fast. makes me want to ride one of those asian ones that go way faster.

Where did you get the omelet?  I thought the UK bacon was much better than ours

[steve dave]

Where did you get the omelet?  I thought the UK bacon was much better than ours

the waldorf hilton

[Dugout DickStone]

Big Mac = Royale with cheese

[steve dave]

sys, I had a two hour layover in Frankfurt 

that's nice.  i hope you caught a social disease from a prostitute.

doubtful, I barely slept with any prostitutes at all.

[Dr Rick Daris]

full plane and airport lounge reports please.

I think I like Lufthansa business class better than AA first class. Both pretty great though. I put on AA pajamas for the flight from DFW to London AA DFW termy D lounge was great. they put the cats basketball game on one of the tvs in the bar and on the sound. took a shower at the AA arrivals lounge at Heathrow. day would have sucked ass without that place. like, at customs my bag was waiting for me when I got off the plane because we were flying in first and we got to go through the customs line with zero people and then get to use the arrivals lounge and get coffee and breakfast and take a shower and stuff. would have felt like garbage until we could check in at 3PM without it. Lufthansa lounge in CDG and Frankfurt were kind of meh because we were just in business class. free snacks and booze and whatever but kind of packed with people.

AA pajamas huh? that's great. i have a bunch of AA lounge passes that are going to expire before i even get to use them. if anybody want some let me know.

[steve dave]

full plane and airport lounge reports please.

I think I like Lufthansa business class better than AA first class. Both pretty great though. I put on AA pajamas for the flight from DFW to London AA DFW termy D lounge was great. they put the cats basketball game on one of the tvs in the bar and on the sound. took a shower at the AA arrivals lounge at Heathrow. day would have sucked ass without that place. like, at customs my bag was waiting for me when I got off the plane because we were flying in first and we got to go through the customs line with zero people and then get to use the arrivals lounge and get coffee and breakfast and take a shower and stuff. would have felt like garbage until we could check in at 3PM without it. Lufthansa lounge in CDG and Frankfurt were kind of meh because we were just in business class. free snacks and booze and whatever but kind of packed with people.

AA pajamas huh? that's great. i have a bunch of AA lounge passes that are going to expire before i even get to use them. if anybody want some let me know.

Yeah, it was great. handed out AA branded bose headphones too.

[Willesgirl]

Did anyone try to scam you while you were in Paris? What scams were they running?
I must've had "sucker" tattooed across my forehead when I was there, because practically every two steps in public places someone tried to scam me. People tried to "help" me with the metro and then ask for money, even though I knew how to use the metro and people did this scam with fake gold rings.

[steve dave]

Did anyone try to scam you while you were in Paris? What scams were they running?
I must've had "sucker" tattooed across my forehead when I was there, because practically every two steps in public places someone tried to scam me. People tried to "help" me with the metro and then ask for money, even though I knew how to use the metro and people did this scam with fake gold rings.

no, didn't experience any of that personally. did see one of those shell game things where the guy has the three cups or whatever and one has the thing under one and is moving them all around and his (obvious) bud was acting like he just walked up and started betting 50 euros at a time and winning a couple times and then losing on an easy one while people looked on. was pretty lol. saw another guy get busted in the face by someone on the street and three cops with machine gun looking guns (no idea what qualifies as a machine gun) had the guy who got decked up against a fence and I guess he tried to rob the other guy or whatever.

[steve dave]

also saw what I guess was a huge group of gypsies in London who were getting kicked out of a park. I assume they were gypsies because the guys were yelling stuff like "get out of here you rough ridin' gypsies" etc.

[Bloodfart]

Did any of the gypsies wear a leather jazz cap and look really scuzzy while being totally dreamy?

[steve dave]

Did any of the gypsies wear a leather jazz cap and look really scuzzy while being totally dreamy?

no?

[Bloodfart]

Did any of the gypsies wear a leather jazz cap and look really scuzzy while being totally dreamy?

no?

[sys]

i have a bunch of AA lounge passes that are going to expire before i even get to use them. if anybody want some let me know.

yes, send me two, please.

[Cire]

did you feel like a giant?

[steve dave]

did you feel like a giant?

a bit

[hemmy]

You see any Papa Johns? I had to get a new credit card a couple weeks back because some hooligan in England got a hold of my card # and tried to buy a crap ton of papa johns with it.

[steve dave]

You see any Papa Johns? I had to get a new credit card a couple weeks back because some hooligan in England got a hold of my card # and tried to buy a crap ton of papa johns with it.

Hmmm, no. Just pizza hit for American pizza chains. Also, in France, they have a fast food place called Quick that Tony Parker is the pitchman for. His face is everywhere advertising for the Tony Burger.
http://www.projectspurs.com/2012-articles/november/video-behold-the-tony-parker-tony-burger.html

[bubbles4ksu]

what time did the sun rise/set?

[FP TC etc.]

I thought you were going to go to a soccer game on this trip?

[3maw]

I thought you were going to go to a soccer game on this trip?

do this. unbelievable experience watching a match with the pitch right there.

[Spaces]

was it fun?

[Tobias]

what were the concessions like for the home match against swansea on saturday?  do their nachos look like ours?

[_33]

Did you go to Rome?