Slow food is better than fast food

In our travels we have happened upon a few McDonald's in surprising places but it has been Subway that seems to be growing internationally. We saw McDonald's in the big cities, but we found Subway in the smaller towns in England, Ireland and Italy.

We must note that we did not stop at many -- except when we were despirate for ice. That actually has happened twice. McDonald's almost always has ice. Subway may not. The people in Europe are not big on ice in their drinks.  I did discover and now enjoy "fizzy water". Naturally carbonated spring water. It is served cold, but without ice.