Paris, France

Paris: The City of Love

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October 12th 2009
With our various detours and complete lack of planning we ran out of time to see many of the different places we had thought we might get to on our roadtrip, including many parts of France, but we decided upon leaving Luxembourg that we might as well at least swing by Paris to see the Eiffel Tower as I'd never been this close before and it would be a shame not to see it. For those of you that kno ... 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