Flowers outside Gasny City Hall

You might expect a tourist town like Giverny to have flowers everywhere, but this planter was in Gasny, which isn't touristy at all. Planters of flowers like this are common in the French towns I've visited.

Cycling a Voie Verte

September 17th 2009
Voie Verte is French for Greenway Across France, the state is developing a network of greenways—known as les Voies Vertes—reserved for pedestrian and non-motorized vehicle use. I’d cycled a few kilometers on a greenway in Burgundy last year and was eager to see what one in Upper Normandy would be like. I chose the greenway called The Valley of the Epte ... read more

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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

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