The TASA group headed to Strasbourg today for a tour of the city and some other academic appointments. The city is really nice and historically interesting; however, I skipped out early because, by some lucky cosmic coincidence, the Tour de France was in town too! I found a spot inside the 1 kilometer mark and managed to snap a few photos. Watching a flat stage in person is anticlimactic, but it was awesome to be part of the energy that surrounds the race. To be honest, I’m not even sure who won the stage. I heard George Hincapie was in the lead, but I don't think he won the stage. By the time I made it down to the finish line they had already presented the yellow jersey.
We are staying at a hotel across the German border in Lautenbach, a small town in the Black Forest. It’s a nice little stereotypical German town; all the hotel workers are fat German girls with rosey cheeks and blond pigtails. Too funny. Strasbourg is pictured above.
2 comments:
Hi, Matthew. You are really having quite an adventure. Your pictures are beautiful. Both you and Emily have had more exciting adventures than most people have in a lifetime. I'm so proud of you.
Love you,
Grandmommy
No, I didn't fight for candy but I did fight for a bottle of water from the Cofidis stand. The other twelve year olds were no match for me.
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