The complete sentence is:<br /><br />
<p>Nevertheless, it was a very good day, and it ended even better. It began as I first left Orbe, when I was fortunate to find a few wooded and very well preserved trails, proving that the city&rsquo;s inhabitants have much to be proud of in addition to their charming historic district.</p>
I believe your doubt was due to the fact that the word "day" was missing in the original (first line)<br /><br />The small child TV issue is that the author considers that every small child watches TV every day... at any rate, that's what he wrote. He didn't explain any further.<br /><br />"meaningless": I tried to rephrase again<br /><br />
<p>the Great St. Bernard, located on the Swiss-Italian border, is at a&nbsp;insignificant 6- mile distance from France, making&nbsp;the whole area practically a triple-border.</p>
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