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A Roomette on the Trenhotel and Sunshine in Paris

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May 15th 2010
I am now home but felt I should complete the story with the story of the journey home just to have the whole thing nicely wrapped up. The Club Class 'Roomette' on the train from Barcelona to Paris lived up to expectations except for the complementary wash bag was an opague plasticky thing rather than the swanky zip-up purple bag that Lucy and I got on our previous Spanish tour. To my re ... 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