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    Chapter Eight Johannes was aware that the Dowager Duchess Stéphanie de Beauharnais had returned to Paris when her nephew Louis-Napoleon reclaimed the Emperor’s throne. He knew she would be able to help him. The Emperor had arranged for the Dowager Duchess to stay at the Hôtel de Ville close to the Tuileries Palace. Stéphanie de Beauharnais had merely transferred her royal court from the Mannheim Palace where she had resided since the death of her husband to the Hôtel de Ville after the Emperor’s triumphant return to Paris. She decorated a new Salon close to the Tuileries Palace where her nephew and the new Empress resided. Her nephew consulted with her quite frequently in all matters of royal court business due to her experience in the royal…

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    out of Paris to Florence because I misread the time on my itinerary…so here I am writing about my experience as an American in Europe. The irony is so strong, and I am so weak that I can’t resist writing it into my introduction. Why is it that Europeans insist on writing 9:40pm as 21:40? Is it some sort of litmus test to weed out the inferior Americans that cannot convert the time when in a rush? Is it somehow more efficient? I believe I’ve reached my quota for rhetorical questions in a single…

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    However, I actually didn’t mind it. I think that Paris is beautiful in the rain. The rain sticks to the windows of the car and Parisians are walking around in colorful rain boots and classic black umbrellas. Umbrellas, by the way, were our first souvenirs. After admiring Paris through the windows of our Uber, we were finally dropped off at our Air BnB apartment in Saint Germain. We climbed up the small, wooden, uneven spiral staircase that had to be at least 100 years old. When we walked into…

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    The city and capital of France is Paris (Ehrlich, 1). Paris is well known to be called the “City of Lights.” Paris has been one of the world's most significant and beautiful city for quite a long time. Numerous travelers come to Paris to see the lights illuminate during the evening. The Eiffel Tower lights up at night and beautiful light shimmers the famous landmark. Moulin Rouge is also place that lights up during the evening and it is a popular place that draws in numerous tourists around the…

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    France, the country known for its art, love, and food. France has a broad history filled with war and peace. Since France is such a big country with much history, this essay will mainly focus on one city. The city is known as The City of Lights. If you cannot tell already, this essay will be about Paris, France. Paris is an ancient city founded in the 3rd century (300 BC to 201 BC) by the Parisii, a Celtic Gaul Tribe. Nothing much went on after the Parisii settled Paris until the Battle of…

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