Chateau Fontainebleau
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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 a... [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 a... [read more] Blog: Dead Legends, Protest, Cabaret, French & Australian Gangsters and Cinderella
Date: October 14th 2006
DAY 2 * JIM MORRISON’s grave among others at NAPOLEON Père Lachaise Cemetery. (Jim's grave is surprisingly standard. The rest of the cemetery is quite impressive though with enormous monuments, catacombs and tributes to politicians, artists, martyrs and common peasants) *The cemetery was one of the first since Paris's ban on cemeteries due to health hazards in 1786. * Sacré-Coeur & Mont ... read more
Date: October 14th 2006
DAY 2 * JIM MORRISON’s grave among others at NAPOLEON Père Lachaise Cemetery. (Jim's grave is surprisingly standard. The rest of the cemetery is quite impressive though with enormous monuments, catacombs and tributes to politicians, artists, martyrs and common peasants) *The cemetery was one of the first since Paris's ban on cemeteries due to health hazards in 1786. * Sacré-Coeur & Mont ... read more
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Just finished teaching English in Barcelona (six months) and accepted a job to teach in a United Nations Children's Education Fund (UNICEF) project outside Seoul, South Korea (one year contract). While waiting for paperwork to process I took a 31-day all access EURail train pass to Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Munich, Zurich, Rome, Milan, Naples, Bern, Montreux, Geneva, Lyon and back to Barcelona and made lots of interesting stories along the way (EURail Fest Map- http://www.travelblog.org/gmaps/map_2pk.html). I'm currently in England passing the days with friends until I depart for The Far Eas... full info
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