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Toilets — When You Got To Go, You Got To Go!
Toilets Imagine you are enjoying a walk around Paris and find yourself needing a restroom. You do not see anywhere nearby and a quick check on your map program shows the nearest fast food place is 2 kilometers or a mile away. The few places serving food and drinks near you look crowded and while there has to be one you do not spot a restroom. You keep walking and soon it becomes a little more important to find something. Across the street you spot a directional sign with “WC” on it. A water closet, okay we are saved. You cross the street and you see a small line of…
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Trotters Harness Racing Paris Style
Standardbred Racing with a Twist. The evening I spend watching the trotters race at the Vincennes Hippodrome in Paris was great. I mention some of the highlights of the track in the post VINCENNES HIPPODROME OF PARIS. The racing experience was different as well. Yes they were racing standardbreds, but there were many differences in how they raced. Here are some of my observations. Standardbred Racing Paris Trotters In the United States there are more pacers than trotters. In Canada there seems to be more trotters but there is still a good number of pacers. In Europe, they have trotters. When I was living in Germany, I only saw trotters…
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Vincennes Hippodrome Paris Racetrack
VINCENNES HIPPODROME OF PARIS The Vincennes Hippodrome located near the Vincennes Palace in Paris is one of the most famous racetracks in the world. It is here you will find the World Trotting Championships as well as Harness Racing World Triple Crown. The track dates back to 1863 and is one of the largest in the world. It has a seating capacity of over 60,000 in the clubhouse and grandstands. It also has an infield area for parking and other spectators. The restaurants will seat 1,800 people. Of the three days I was in Paris at the end of October, I was lucky because one evening of those days they…