All you can really say is: WOW! Taller than the Eiffel tower.. stunningly beautiful, and it completes another link from Paris to the Mediterranean. The BBC has an excellent article include video background. It cost $US500 Million to contruct over nearly 15 years. It was actually built under a British/Franco partnership, but the contruction was …
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A Weekend of Reflection
A Weekend of Reflection
The past few days have seen many commerations taking place in Europe. Rome was liberated on June 4, 1944 and, of course, on June 6, D-Day, the Allies invaded Normandy and started the liberation of western Europe. It’s hard to understand what those soldiers were fighting for 60 years ago. If you look at it …