So, I wonder… where to start! I have posted a few shots of the city, totally unrelated to the race. I have a whole bunch of shots that I doubt will ever be posted anywhere unless I put them up… so, I hope that has you wondering, and that the shots are indeed interesting. Each […]
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Just a pretty picture
I thought I’d share this image, might make a nice desktop background… Quebec City 2011
The Second Edition of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec
A week has gone by since I last posted here, guess I’ve been a little busy! I did stop in at Jackie’s place on my way here. Got there a little before 11pm on Tuesday, just in time to say goodnight to her and then make myself comfortable in Babe for the night. It helped […]
The Big Tour – le Tour de France (part 1)
A month ago yesterday (July 11th), I landed in Paris and started my assignment with Thomas Cook Sport… to cover their inaugural TdF travel trips. And what a couple of trips they were! I’ve written about the couple of days in Belgium getting ready, a little about getting to the Tour, and about the days […]
The Little Tour (of Elk Grove)
Yes, I will write up my trip report on “that other Tour” complete with lots of photos. I’ll finish this one first though… Let me start with the Alexian Brother, who are the title sponsor of the Alexian Brothers Tour of Elk Grove. They describe themselves as “a lay, apostolic Catholic Order whose Brothers, bound […]
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Paris wrap-up and back in T.O.
It feels good to be back, home. My bird (Punch) was happy to see us back, the gardens are doing well (thanks Joan!) and the flight was uneventful. I’m under the weather, having picked up some bug in our last days in Paris. Fortunately my sinuses didn’t close up until after the flight, otherwise it […]
Paris… trip 5 of 5
I’ll follow up my teaser of bus photos with a short report from Paris… this is the last night here, we’ll be on a flight back to Toronto in the morning. I’ll circle back to fill in the 3 trips between (Pyrenees, Provence and the Alpes) once I’m back home. Riding in Paris Paris; I […]
Well, I’m here. Here I am.
Day two of being in Europe, and there has been a lot packed into them. Today will be even busier, my alarm is set for 3:50AM so I’m not going to make this a long post. I do expect to have more time (and more stories to tell) once the actual trip has started and […]
Almost time to fly…
I’m really glad this trip came together, it was a let-down when the April trip to Belgium fell through. Things seem to happen for reasons though, and this is certainly a great trip to offset that disappointment. Wim and I have been talking through the nitty-gritty over the past few days and I like how […]
Ready? No. Set? No. GO (regardless!)
Thursday is almost done, I have less than 3 days before I fly and I’m very much not ready… That’s not all bad, I do like to think things through and then act on the sum of the thoughts. This feels later than usual though… I’m still imagining and visualizing the packed bag, that’s something […]