Buying bread at the market

Buying Tickets for Lille

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May 30th 2009
We haven't yet bought tickets for our next destination, Lille, so after breakfast Evy and I head down to the train station to buy them. After waiting for some minutes in a long line, we get to the ticket wicket only to find it is the wrong line. The right line, upstairs in the station, is much longer and a sign showing peak times indicates that Saturday is a peak waiting time all day. We have no ... 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