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The forehand is probably the most ubiquitous stroke. You use it a lot. So it's important to work on your forehand.
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The photo does not do the mountain justice. It can be seen from everywhere. It is the highest in the - Alps and western Europe. It is over 17,000 feet at its summit.

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There is a cable car from Chamonix to Aiguille du Midi, which itself is 12,000 feet. The ride takes about @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ the background. One day I want to create a collection of European arches. But L'arc De Triomphe is really beautiful.

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All in all, it's a nice stroll down the Chaps Elysees towards the Arc De Triomphe. Yes it's similar to +

All in all, it's a nice stroll down the Champs Elysees towards the Arc De Triomphe. Yes it's similar to 5th Ave in New York, but it's nicer.

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To the right of Fourviere is NOT the Eiffel Tower! But it was intended to look like it. - Apparently in the 1800s Lyon was having an identity crisis and wanted to be more like Paris.

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This is Vernazza, one of the Cinque Terre (fiev lands). Because I was not able to fly over it like the owner of this photo on wikipedia was likely able to do, my photo is not as amazing.

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This is Vernazza, one of the Cinque Terre (five lands). Because I was not able to fly over it like the owner of this photo on wikipedia was likely able to do, my photo is not as amazing.

If you check out the wikipedia photo you will see how Vernazza just juts out into the Ligurian Sea. A few years ago it was almost completely destroyed by floods.

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I might have mentioned that I love classical architecture, and what is more classical than bits of Corinthian columns.

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There are lots of excellent views like from Piazza Venezia in the center of Rome.

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This was taken in Piazza Duomo in Milan. On this particular day there was this woman who seemed to have all the pidgeons under her spell.

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This was taken in Piazza Duomo in Milan. On this particular day there was this woman who seemed to have all the pigeons under her spell.

As cities go, Milan is nice. It has nowhere near the amount of public art that Rome has though.

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