September 12th, 2024 – France… No Wonder They Call it Les Misérables!

Kalimera, Rich.  I wish I could tell you I was in a better mood, but the times have their way of catching even the best of us off guard…

We just got back from this place called France, and boy, what a dud!  Everybody acts like it’s the bee’s knees, but you saw just as I did on the Olympics when that freaky lookin’ blue guy showed up!  The warning signs were there, but unfortunately, the wedding would go on with or without us, and there was nothing I could do about it!

Let’s get this out of the way first and foremost.  French babes, waaaay overrated!  I know it doesn’t matter to us since we’re happily married men and all, but if it came down to it and I had to choose, I’d take a good Greek woman over them, any day!

And whenever they have lunch or dinner, it’s like it takes 3 hours just to get through the dang meal!  It’s like they take a bite, then talk for 20 minutes, then take another bite, and after one course is done, it’s more waiting and more talking!  I mean, let’s get with the program guys!  I have things to do and people to see!

And that’s another thing!  The food ain’t all that it’s cracked up to be either!  The cheese smells, I ask for a steak and they give me this pate crap, but they have this stuff called “foie gras,” which I’m sorry, but I’m not impressed!  I think there was only one restaurant here that was worth the trip for me, but the wife was in a hurry to get out of there, so I barely got a picture of it for ya.

You and me, Rich… we’re good ol’ fashioned meat and potatoes types of guys, and I’ll hand it to the Greeks, they do meat and potatoes probably as good as anybody I know!  Just give me a nice hunk of souvlaki, a side of fried potatoes and a nice pint of beer and I’m satisfied!

Oh, and here’s the worst part!  Look what they did to our bags!

My bag, toast!

Sunglasses? Toast.

iPhone cord? Done for…

Nice shirt?  Well, it was…

And worst of all, LOOK WHAT THEY DID TO MY GREEN BAY PACKERS SHORTS!!! HOW COULD THEY DO SUCH A THING?!?!?!

Completely unacceptable.  I mean, how does something like that happen?  And just imagine if this was Mike and his Eagles’ shorts? Geez Louis you wouldn’t hear the end of it! I bet ya he’d be complain at the office for weeks!!!

Oh, they also ruined one of my wife’s handbags. Not sure what YSL stands for, but all’s I know is she was even more upset than I was!

Well, at least I could salvage a few moments with some pictures…

And to add to the craziness, we get back in town with only days left to spare, and this dude shows up!

I’m not sure what all the fuss is about. I mean, we’re already running around like a bunch of chickens with our heads cut off! The last thing I need is some hot shot coming around making things worse! He did like my Green Bay Packers lanyard, so I guess he was alright in the end.  Probably heard good things about Wisconsin and would like to visit someday.  Who knows?!?!

Well, gotta go finish packing.  Looks like I’ll be up for a while.  Wish me luck!

Part 15: Kalispera Kai Kali Vrathia.