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June 20

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June 20th 2015
June 20, 10:34 AM -- Gare de Lyon, Paris These trains are nice. The flight across the Atlantic was long and uneventful. The lady to the right of me was a 60-ish woman with a past. Tales of traipsing around Europe in her younger years, visiting Vegas, and being a Rod Stewart groupie. She lives in Qatar but was coming back from her son's high school in, you guessed it, San Antonio. Nice la ... 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