Back on the Road and Past a Now Familiar Sight
We finally started to listen once again to the Renault's GPS directions and proceeded westward on the D925 road toward Etretat. In one of the open farm fields we saw the farmers' new moneymaking crop - wind turbines sprouting up near the ocean cliffs. We passed a couple of farms where 5-10 humongous windmills like these were churning out electricity for the locals. These wind turbines seemed to be all over this part of France. And so were nuclear power plants. We passed at least three of them. The French aren't afraid to use the most logical and abundant sources of energy in the world.
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 
