Merkel Takes Time Out From EU `Brexit' Summit for Belgian Fries
- German chancellor visits celebrated stall in Brussels
- EU leaders made to wait for breakfast, lunch and dinner
A worker prepares a mitraillette (fries submarine sandwich) at 'fritkot' Maison Antoine at Place Jourdan in Brussels, Thursday Feb. 4, 2010.
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What does the world’s most powerful woman do when she’s had enough of talking?
If you’re Angela Merkel and it’s the second day of an interminable European Union summit, you put on your jacket, abandon the limousine and head out for some fries.