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October 14th 2011
My five and a half weeks in France just flew by. In addition to spending time with my sons Sebastien and Marc, their partners and my granddaughter Elea, seeing friends and entertaining my friend Tom, who came over for two-weeks, I did a number of fun and interesting things that I'd like to describe and illustrate with photos in this blog entry. The first event I attended was Elea's "Repub ... 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