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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]
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] Blog: Food and Other Things in Paris
Date: February 26th 2010
Last Saturday, we arrived in Paris via the train after saying goodbye to our good friends Soup and Mike. There is a very speedy train in Europe called the TGV, and it goes really, really fast. We were likely going between 200-250 km on average, which would have been quite unfortunate for anyone who suffers from motion sickness. High speed trains are awesome though - especially when traveling first ... read more
Date: February 26th 2010
Last Saturday, we arrived in Paris via the train after saying goodbye to our good friends Soup and Mike. There is a very speedy train in Europe called the TGV, and it goes really, really fast. We were likely going between 200-250 km on average, which would have been quite unfortunate for anyone who suffers from motion sickness. High speed trains are awesome though - especially when traveling first ... read more
