Luxembourg Palace

French Family Days, part 1

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August 11th 2007
Luckily we didn’t have an early train this morning. Eliza was up at 6:30, which meant that since it was Jonathan’s turn to get up he only had about 3.5 hours sleep! We left our first house guest, Jonathan's cousin Eric, to see himself off on Monday morning. We had a great visit with him and the boys especially had a lot of fun last night at MachtRock as there were bands on stages all over t ... 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