State, forcefully and unequivocally, that a particular village has the best prosciutto. Ditto in England with country pubs. Or in Greece with classic ruins. There's a different, far easier way to see the world with the children, a way that grows more popular by the season. Take them on a European cruise.
Gargoyles are good.
And lederhosen . Roadside shrines and donkeys and shepherds and singing monks in mountaintop monasteries. Cheese, baguettes and marzipan. Journey into the heart of England's burning passion for Indian food With lips still burning from spicy chicken, I rise from a table littered with saffron rice to pay the bill. Just then a fragrant pan of spinach and potatoes emerges from the kitchen.