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Parisian Fin de Semana

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May 22nd 2006
Last Friday, our plans to rent a car and drive to Sevilla for the weekend were sadly thwarted by the dieties of manual transmission. Tracie and I had been planning on this excursion all week, but I say "planning" in the loosest sense of the word. We hadn't actually gotten around to making those important reservations to rent one of the three automatic cars to be found in Madrid. Walking home f ... 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