Which meant it was time for serious shopping; we only had one can of soup left, and a teeny bit of milk.
So, armed with Bunny (our GPS), and a credit card, we set out for a larger city to buy groceries. Bunny misled us twice, so I randomly picked a name from the list: ASDA. We headed there, and saw from the road that it was HUGE, the parking lot was jam packed, and we had to pull round the corner to find a place to park. When we got out of the car and headed to the store, I saw more closely the sign on the side of the gigantic store:
ASDA
Wal*Mart
Unreal!
We were in the middle of England shopping at a Wal*Mart! (We bought lots of items, and only 2 were American-known brands; Pringles - Texas barbecue flavor - made in Belgium; and Ritz cheese-flavored crackers, which don't taste anywhere near as good as Goldfish Brand!)
The store was packed with holiday shoppers, (or maybe it's always packed!). A helfpul clerk-"Do you sell hot dogs?" told us that indeed, Wal Mart had purchased the ASDA chain.
The store was absolutely HUGE! It had a 2nd story, which we didn't go to, but it has escalator-like walkways that you can take your carts up to do even MORE shopping!
By now, it was late afternoon, and we were starving, having eaten a small bowl of cereal earlier in the day. Looking at their deli made me quickly realize that I didn't want to eat there: mushy peas are big in England, but I haven't found anyone who can stand them, but there they were - looking totally unappetizing.
Lichfield, the town we were in, is very busy, and has very little parking. Allen didn't want to drive around to find a place to eat since there wouldn't be parking, so we spotted a McDonald's across the street, where we went for lunch/dinner. I had a plain hamburger; it's just like in America; 1/16 tsp of ketchup, and teeny tiny pickle somewhere in there. I was hungry, so it tasted fine
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To complete our American Day, Allen watched a good old-fashioned shoot-em up American Western with Robert Duvall on the telly.
So, I'm not homesick any more!
The store was packed with holiday shoppers, (or maybe it's always packed!). A helfpul clerk-"Do you sell hot dogs?" told us that indeed, Wal Mart had purchased the ASDA chain.
The store was absolutely HUGE! It had a 2nd story, which we didn't go to, but it has escalator-like walkways that you can take your carts up to do even MORE shopping!
By now, it was late afternoon, and we were starving, having eaten a small bowl of cereal earlier in the day. Looking at their deli made me quickly realize that I didn't want to eat there: mushy peas are big in England, but I haven't found anyone who can stand them, but there they were - looking totally unappetizing.
Lichfield, the town we were in, is very busy, and has very little parking. Allen didn't want to drive around to find a place to eat since there wouldn't be parking, so we spotted a McDonald's across the street, where we went for lunch/dinner. I had a plain hamburger; it's just like in America; 1/16 tsp of ketchup, and teeny tiny pickle somewhere in there. I was hungry, so it tasted fine
.To complete our American Day, Allen watched a good old-fashioned shoot-em up American Western with Robert Duvall on the telly.
So, I'm not homesick any more!
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