Day 2 in Paris - Visiting Cool Neighborhoods and Seeing the French Can Can - 5/9
May 16th 2009 The next morning, we walked around for a bakery to buy some croissants and observed that at 8:00 am, the streets were empty. We later realized that this was considered early, especially for a weekend. After a light breakfast of croissants and fruit we went to visit Notre Dame. Unfortunately, no Quazimoto or gypsies, but we did get some great pictures of the many gargoyles perched upon the highe
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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 am... ... read more 
