waiting for our flight out of Paris - goodbye Europe

State of Origin

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June 13th 2012
Can you believe it - Cooper and Greg are watching the State of origin. It's just after 8am and we all have been up since 5.30am. Yesterday was another long day -up at 6.00am at the airport by 8am (after the 2 hour trip into Paris I wasn't risking it). Flight on time but still nearly missed our connection to Newark in Frankfurt due to delays on the tarmac, kids excited it was a jumbo jet ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more