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It's a Christmas Miracle!

After taking our time at breakfast listening to the machinegun staccato of rain on the roof above us, we returned to our rooms for our final ablutions. When we got to Grandma's and Gail's room we were shocked to see that the storm was ending. This wasn't the last rainbow we'd see in this land of strange weather phenomena.
Day Five - Remembering June 6, 1944 on Christmas 2012

December 25th 2012
We gave ourselves a Christmas present this morning: we slept in an extra hour. Once I got up and looked out our hotel room window I was tempted to crawl back into bed. It was absolutely ugly out there: dark, rainy and depressingly deserted. There were only three other cars in the whole vast parking lot. But since Gail and her mother were in a different room on a different floor and since this ... read more
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French Flag 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
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