{"id":6942,"date":"2023-10-18T02:21:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T06:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/2023\/10\/18\/the-journey-to-modane\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T12:59:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T16:59:16","slug":"the-journey-to-modane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steve.cooleysekula.net\/blog\/2023\/10\/18\/the-journey-to-modane\/","title":{"rendered":"The Journey to Modane"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It was a good trip from Toronto to Modane. Two planes, two trains, and a bus &#8230; and I was standing at the feet of alpine mountains in beautiful Modane. 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