The Stepford Wives
Oh boy, we did it again, went to yet another movie in Paris. This time the Stepford Wives. Fun movie, probably better to rent. This time the theatre had air conditioning, what a plus!
Travel
Detailed travel logs and trip journals live here. Expect day‑by‑day itineraries (e.g., our Switzerland & Italy trip) with weather notes, meals and family anecdotes, plus posts on museum visits, road‑trips and cruises.
Spiderman Deux
Tammy and I went and saw Spiderman 2 this evening in Paris. I always think it sounds kind of wierd to go to a movie when you are on vacation, but it’s always a lot of fun. Anyway, movie was very good, better than the first. Luckily it was in english with french subtitles. The …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Spiderman DeuxFin de Course or Intermission, Act II
The thing that I liked most about coming to see the Tour de France in person were the sights and sounds that you never get to see on TV. The energy of the people on the roadside. The caravan coming through. The thrill of the peloton. Running the Tour de France is an amazing job. …
Keep reading · 3 minutes: Fin de Course or Intermission, Act IITour de France 2004 Stage 20 - Montereau to Paris (Champs Elysees)
Today we saw what we came here to see, history being made. Lance crossed the finish line on the Champs Elysees this afternoon to become the first person in the history of cycling to win six tour victories. We really wanted to make the Tour de France trip this year on the chance …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Tour de France 2004 Stage 20 - Montereau to Paris (Champs Elysees)I Need a Vacation From My Vacation
I’m writing this entry on the bus ride back to Paris. We got up again at 6:00 am so we could head into Paris for the final stage of the Tour de France. I’m looking forward to seeing Lance win a record setting sixth tour. This leg of our trip is about to end and that will be fine. …
Keep reading · 1 minute: I Need a Vacation From My VacationTour de France 2004 Stage 19 - Besancon to Besancon
Today was the best ride of the trip. Tammy and I figured that while we had suffered up some mountain climbs we hadn’t really gotten any distance in. We decided that since today’s ride would be “flatter” (this is a relative term) we would do the 115km option. We left on our bikes …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Tour de France 2004 Stage 19 - Besancon to BesanconTour de France 2004 Stage 18 - Annemasse to Lons-le-Saunier
Today we left Grenoble and departed for Beaune where we will spend the next 2 nights. We rode on the bus to the stage about an hour from Beaune and got our bikes to ride the last big climb of the stage. There was a category 4 climb at the end and we planned to ride from the stage …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Tour de France 2004 Stage 18 - Annemasse to Lons-le-SaunierA Glass of Ice Water
What happened to refrigeration when Europe got their hands on it? There is nothing that is really cold here! I’ve been on a search for “la glacie” (ice) and anytime I get my hands on some I drink a half-dozen glasses of cold water. Even the soda out of vending machines isn’t …
Keep reading · 1 minute: A Glass of Ice WaterTour de France 2004 Stage 17 - Bourg d’Oisans to Le Grand-Bornand
Today was the dreaded day of the tour climbing two Hors (beyond) category climbs. Tammy took a sick day today and stayed in the hotel to accelerate her recovery (I’m glad to say I think it helped a lot). I took the shuttle to the stage. The plan was to ride about 40k to the base …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Tour de France 2004 Stage 17 - Bourg d'Oisans to Le Grand-BornandTour de France 2004 Stage 16 - Bourg d’Oisans to L’Alpe d’Huez
Today was the most hyped stage of the 2004 Tour de France. When the tour route was announced last fall they had placed all the mountains and the individual time trials at the last half of the race. This would leave the race very open until the end. As it turns out, Lance was able …
Keep reading · 3 minutes: Tour de France 2004 Stage 16 - Bourg d'Oisans to L'Alpe d'Huez