Hotel Etc - Nuit room

greve presque generale - not the shops tho

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September 23rd 2010
Strasbourg 5pm I am in a wifi hotel again - a rather nice one actually called Etc. - but still in Strasbourg Thurs. due to a strike (greve)- it affected 2 of the 5 tram routes - went to station to buy my ticket (which it still sold me - dumb machine!) but Brussels train not running at all altho some French trains - returning towards Hotel Patricia the tram did not go any further than Homme de 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