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Article: Channel Hopping; France's Boulogne-sur-Mer, a Port That Stands Apart
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- The Washington Post
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- August 11, 1996
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From the ancient stone walls of Dover's vast medieval castle,
it seems you could almost reach out and touch the coast of France --
shimmering under a clear blue sky across a sea dotted with the foam
of sailboats and super-ferries, speedboats and fishing smacks. From
the white cliffs of England to the bleak headland of Cap Gris-Nez is
less than 30 miles, over waters that make up some of the busiest
shipping lanes in the world.
Each year millions journey across the stretch of sea the
British call the English Channel and the French La Manche. Now, with
rail service through the Channel Tunnel, this hoary old frontier is
becoming the haunt of "les Franglais" -- Channel-hopping British who ...