Background: Although ultimately a victor in World Wars I and II, France suffered extensive losses in its empire, wealth, manpower, and rank as a dominant nation-state. Nevertheless, France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. Since 1958, it has constructed a presidential democracy resistant to the instabilities experienced in earlier parliamentary democracies. In recent years, its reconciliation and cooperation with Germany have proved central to the economic integration of Europe, including the introduction of a common exchange currency, the euro, in January 1999. At present, France is at the forefront of efforts to develop the EU's military capabilities to supplement progress toward an EU foreign policy.
July 26th 2008Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris Hey everyone.
Hope you are all good. Thanks for the messages, makes me feel loved, lol.
Well, the last couple of days I have been in Paris, how I fell in love with that place. It is so nice, and m ... [full story]
July 10th 2008Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris They fed us breakfast at the hotel (croissants, which aren't really French, and some meat and cheese. I think I ate about 3), and then we headed into the city of lights around 9:00. It took us an hour ... 4 photos[full story]
July 9th 2008Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris Tour Day One:
We met at the Globetrotters Hostel in London. We had to ride the tube from our hotel over there so we got up pretty early to make it to our 6:00 am show time. We grabbed breakfast at a ... 4 photos[full story]
July 12th 2008Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris "Eugh, well zen, I suggest you find a nice bench to sleep on," said the seemingly rude and nasty Parisian lady from the Tourism Office, and she was being completely serious.
I didn't imagine there ... 8 photos[full story]
July 19th 2008Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris Just to share new photos taken with my new camera. That's amazing, the quality is just awesome !! I can have wonderful items with the sun in front of me !
And for my friends who shared the evening ... 39 photos[full story]
July 8th 2008Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris The French Connection Part One
Paris, the city of love, is on many people’s list of places to visit. Mass media has brought us the sights of Paris and glamorized this historical city.
We ar ... 16 photos[full story]
July 24th 2008Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris From Matt - Hey yall, We are in Paris and on a QWERTY keyboard. Isn't that ironic! We landed tuesday morning from Joburg and hit the ground running. Vance found a laundromat while I took Rush up to S ... 9 photos[full story]
July 24th 2008Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris It is easy to fall into the trap of thinking that things would be the same as last time. Since I had already spent a year in Bordeaux, France, I felt that I knew pretty well what to expect this time ... [full story]
July 22nd 2008Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris I think I'm doing pretty well at adapting to life here in Paris. Really upped the inefficiency, cut back on the inappropriate jokes and yelling, stopped smiling so much, feign coughing fits as a resul ... 36 photos[full story]
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