"It's not THAT big"

So, true to form, Kat was unimpressed with the size of the Eiffel Tower, claiming that it was not as big as she would have assumed. It wasn't until this viewpoint when she realized the definition and ramifications of concepts like distance and perspective. Classic.

City of Lights

August 27th 2005
The monkey is off my back! I finally got around to taking the big trip...Paris and Rome packed into a single week. Now I can get back to general weekend laziness and sleeping until ungodly hours of the mid-afternoon! So that I can light up both France and Italy on the little TravelBlog map, and so that both you and I don't get totally bored with an epic blog entry, I'll split the 'Big One' int ... 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

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