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Actually, this is a charming village at the foot of the Glieres Plateau.

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Actually, Bitche turned out to a really interesting place. I'll post about it next week.

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As Susie and I were riding the tram in Strasbourg, we passed by a driving-school car like this one. We went by too fast to take a picture, so I've borrowed this picture from the driving school's Web site.

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It turns out that a "wad" was a place the river, in this case the Seille, could be forded. The word "wad" actually has the same root as the modern English word "wade" and is unrelated to "wadi," which comes from Arabic. The word "Billy" is a version of an old Metz family name, Bugley.

Parts of the street are quite picturesque.

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A town with an advantage!