The Palace of Versailles Gardens

The Palace of Versailles

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June 12th 2013
A lot has happened over the past few days. For one, I left Paris and am currently in a town called Houilles visiting my former french exchange student, Astrid Poisson. Today, she took me to visit the Palace of Versailles, which is beautiful! It was a nice day because I was able to talk in french with Astrid and I was able to help her with her english, while we were visiting the palace. ... read more

Europe » France » Île-de-France

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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