Buche de Noel

This is the traditional French Christmas dessert. They come in a million yummy flavors, but of course, we got the extra chocolate kind. Tyler would not stop calling it by its literal translation; he kept telling everyone that we were having "Christmas log" for dessert.

Christmas Time in Paris

December 26th 2004
I love Christmas. I love Christmas trees, Christmas lights, Christmas carols, and Christmas food. It was certainly difficult to be away from our families, but Paris responded wonderfully to our need for Christmas type stuff to do. Around the 5th of December, the entire city started to put up all of their Christmas stuff, and I had a field day. All the local markets had decorations up; even the fis ... 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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