My cousin Lillian and I visited Paris during the summer of the 200th anniversary of Bastille Day, or La Fête National (The National Celebration) as July 14 is officially known in France. The city was seething with excitement and banners and sunshine. I remember all the souvenir shops selling red, white and blue Bastille Day goodies. [...]
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Oh, the City of Lights! And delicious ham sandwiches! Betcha didn’t connect sandwiches to Paris, did you? Yum, just excellent bread, delicious white cheese and thin slices of ham. No mayo, no mustard, no fooling. Just good stuff! This morning a note came from a friend who used to live in Paris where visited her [...]
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We literally jumped for joy when we – my cousin and some friends – saw the Eiffel Tower for the very first time. It was our first trip to Europe and we had done everything we could in our 16 days. We began in Germany, visiting the family of my cousin’s family’s foreign exchange student. [...]
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