Sunday 29 July 2012
Pffft... they said it would be crowded & cold. Doesn't seem that bad at all! Now, riders should be through any... 
Sunday 29 July 2012
What a green and pleasant place this is in summer. One can only imagine the horrors it sees come each spring! 
Sunday 29 July 2012
Early morning in Place des Héros, Arras. That's the town hall in case you wonder, not any sort of religious building.
Saturday 28 July 2012
Tunisian food for dinner in Arras. And lots of it! Very tasty too 
Saturday 28 July 2012
Saturday in Aaras. Yes, that is a beach! Some cafes quite, some busy enjoying the late sunshine. Wedding debris.
Saturday 28 July 2012
Olympic Road Race is away. Thanks to http://cyclingnews.com/live & my co-driver at least have some idea of what's happening though. Go GB/Aus 
Saturday 28 July 2012
Messing about at Mont St-Michel. Hmmm... we like these goodies. Handy since they were dishing a lot out at the TdF
Saturday 28 July 2012
Dreamt about Olympic Cycling overnight. Sadly closest I'll get to seeing it as will be driving all day. Doubt it will be on TV on arrival 
Friday 27 July 2012
Sights from the bike ride today. Pretty cool. Can tell I've been in Paris eating cake the week so far though!
Thursday 26 July 2012
Pratiwi & the sunflowers... take two!
Thursday 26 July 2012
UK PM has stated, as a fact, that 800k people a year will use Olympic aquatic centre. Wow! If he can see future why not fix the economy too?
Thursday 26 July 2012
Early morning stroll in Orléans. Naturally took a look in the cathedral & visited a boulangerie to pick up breakie.
Wednesday 25 July 2012
Bit of Orléans before dinner. The square is Place de Martroi. Nice enough, but something just doesn't look right
Wednesday 25 July 2012
Paris? Romantic? Pffft...
Wednesday 25 July 2012
Last lunch in Paris. Rather pleasant here with sun. Having #TdF withdrawal already though. Might have to visit an Italian classic in Oct
Tuesday 24 July 2012
Café dinner with @sparkyweston & family - sadly not shown here - after a big day walking around Paris.
Tuesday 24 July 2012
Sat at another Paris pavement cafe drinking another Leffe Blonde, waiting for another plate of duck. Tough times
Tuesday 24 July 2012
Church of Saint-Séverin. Thought the garish (70s) windows & columns (supposedly in the form of palms) a bit unusual.
Tuesday 24 July 2012
Spoke to agent re: role with client I was with 20yrs ago. Technology unchanged (VMS rocks so no problem there). Rate also unchanged so pass!
Tuesday 24 July 2012
Notre Dame, about the only thing we queued (maybe 15 mins?) to get into. Pretty impressive though. Nice windows.
Monday 23 July 2012
Ah... all that walking today added up to 12.6km according to Google. Didn't GPS it but this is roughly what we did: http://goo.gl/maps/LnYR
Monday 23 July 2012
Monday 23 July 2012
Another Paris café moment. More duck, more Leffe but this time mixed with a burger. Yum!
Monday 23 July 2012
Walked Paris for 5 hours today. Warm, but after climbing Pyrénées in 40° heat no strain Now in St Germain chilling with beer... again!
Monday 23 July 2012
Les Invalides: apparently devoted to French military history. We only dropped in because of the cool garden though!
Monday 23 July 2012
Walking past the Eiffel Tower. Look at those crowds though... think we'll skip a ride in the elevator!
Monday 23 July 2012
By Arc de Triomphe the day after: don't know where official vehicles go, but how they get there now no mystery
Monday 23 July 2012
Dodging traffic & tourists at the Arc de Triomphe. And don't forget to look up!
Monday 23 July 2012
The day after. Time to check out the road surface on Champs-Elysees. Fancy sprinting down here on a bike?
Monday 23 July 2012
Shoppers lost inside the Citroën showroom, Champs Elysées
Monday 23 July 2012
Lunch in Jardin des Tuileries. Best part (as seems to be the case with most places in Paris) was the large desert!
Monday 23 July 2012
Tiny selection of random sights along the Seine & by Place de la Concorde.
Monday 23 July 2012
Living like a true Parisien: just crawled out of bed at 10am. Busy schedule of dawdling along the Seine & around various monuments awaits
Sunday 22 July 2012
After dinner walk by the the Seine. 10pm local time - gotta love the Northern summer, even if it is a little chilly!
Sunday 22 July 2012
Last time we were in Paris was winter & sick as. Now summer, Brits rule #TdF & feel great. Hotel in top location helps. Heading to dinner
Sunday 22 July 2012
Quick drink in 'La Palette' & stroll nearby before dinner. Lucky we are going to eat - someone looks a bit hungry
Sunday 22 July 2012
In the cheap (free) seats for the last corner Watch the road then watch the screen. History being made!
Sunday 22 July 2012
Moving around the course between laps is good, but sometimes one is caught out & just sees the race from afar
Sunday 22 July 2012
The day pretty much belonged to Team Sky, Wiggo & Cav. On the front pretty much the whole day too.
Sunday 22 July 2012
A peloton on the chase lead by Liquigas & Sky.
Sunday 22 July 2012
Plenty of racing going on in the early laps, but quite hard to keep up with it all with no commentary!
Sunday 22 July 2012
Sky lead first laps. Barriers & trees made it hard to see much but a blur by the river so we moved on from this spot.
Sunday 22 July 2012
Soaking up the atmosphere and mingling with the (just bearable) crowds. Can you spot Mr Bean in there somewhere?
Sunday 22 July 2012
Support for Brits: couldn't really move without seeing another Union Jack. Must have been great for the (GB) riders.
Sunday 22 July 2012
By the Seine, Louvre & Jardin des Tuileries before & after some bike race on today. Think that explains the crowds
Sunday 22 July 2012
Standing by flame rouge in Paris. Caravan coming by. Sad lack of goodies today Crowd mad already. Moving on to find better vantage point.
Sunday 22 July 2012
Good morning Paris! What's that you say? Bike race finishing today? Cycling history being made? Oooh, sounds like fun, we'll take a look!
Saturday 21 July 2012
Merckx bike on a devilish plate. Nice, but not sure The Cannibal would approve of Snoopy pillow on parcel shelf!
Saturday 21 July 2012
A tiny part of the swarm following Wiggo in yellow. I suspect that Jag contains some very important sponsors!
Saturday 21 July 2012
I don't think the #TdF chopper pilots have seen the public safety film about flying low or near power lines
