Notre Dame de Paris

We're in Paris!!!!

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March 12th 2011
We arrived at 1pm, local time, after a delay in Newark. We were brought to our beautiful hotel and we dropped our bags in our rooms. We then went to the first arrondissement where we toured Notre Dame and met the rest of our group. We then walked past the Mairie (city hall) and Centre Pompidou (modern art museum) and on to dinner. We enjoyed Flam's, an alsacian speciality of flat bread pizza. We r ... 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