Awesome skylight roof at Charles d'Gaulle Airport

Toronto to Paris: Across the Great Divide

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August 18th 2007
Having arrived at Pearson International Airport a full 2 1/2 hours before check-in, I was presented with the opportunity to sit and contemplate the journey I am about to undertake. Not that this contemplation has not occured in the months weeks and days leading up to this momentous departure. The difference now is that the experience resides in the realm of reality as opposed to fantasitc anticipa ... 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