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 5th 2008Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Nice sorry I haven't been better about updating the blog recently. I have a bunch of cool things to add and have met a lot of great people since Genoa. I'll add more when I get a chance. I'm leaving Nice t ... [full story]
May 31st 2008Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Nice Ok, tonight I am in VENICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But, I need to finish writing about yesterday.
Nice WAS nice! It was hard to find washrooms though. We ate in a sandwhich shop for lunch. I had a baguet ... 4 photos[full story]
July 3rd 2008Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Nice July 3, 2008
So today started out like any other day...we woke up at like the crack of dawn to our leader chastising us...what euphemism...here is how the conversation went:
L-leader
L- "Get ... [full story]
June 30th 2008Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Nice The beach is a mat of pebbles spreading for two miles in a grand broad arc, Nice's stony embrace of the Mediterranean. The sea fondled the shore with gentle sloshing caresses under a gray early mornin ... [full story]
May 30th 2008Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Nice The French Riviera is gorgeous! So many huge hills with jam packed homes. We went up some windy roads and had some awesome views! The best so far. It definately is the most scenic part of the trip. Wh ... 3 photos[full story]
May 29th 2008Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Nice I feel better today- emotionally. Physically my ankles are still swollen and my knee also feels swollen and stiff. Hopefully that gets better.
This morning we were up at 6:15am. Ate breafkast, pick ... 3 photos[full story]
June 27th 2008Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Nice Our first stop after crossing into France from Spain was in Bordeaux. We stayed in a very industrial part of town - a little strange, with some hookers and shady characters hanging around. When we v ... 23 photos[full story]
June 25th 2008Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Nice Hey again!
I forgot to mention my trip to Nice, France and Monaco a couple weekends ago. We went and relaxed on the beach for a few days... finally got some color after all the rain :) ... [full story]
June 24th 2008Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Nice Bonjour and hello from Nice, france!
I am sitting here is our hostel and I thought I would take a moment to write a short entry for everyone! I am typing on a french keyboard so hopefully my mothe ... [full story]
June 21st 2008Europe » France » Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur » Nice Bonjour a vous tous !
Je suis presentement a Nice sur la Cote d azur, dans le sud de la France. Je suis arrivee par TGV (ca a prit (h"à men venir qu secourssss aha et jetais en tgv en plus ilaginez ... [full story]
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