Shakespeare & Co, Latin Quarter, Paris

Last Day in Paris

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September 10th 2010
We got up around 8:30AM. Chris headed out to the train station to exchange our tickets for an earlier train to Switzerland. We now leave on Saturday 6:30AM instead of 8:30AM Sunday. We got the Louvre around 10:30AM. Such an amazing place. We saw Mona Lisa (the only piece you couldn’t walk right up to, it was roped off with tons of people around it), Venus de Milo, Michelangelo (Captive Slave), a ... read more

Europe » France » Paris

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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