Europe
Alpe d’Huez
(This is a catchup post for events that happened on Tuesday.) We’ve been hinting about this for a few days, so here it comes. Our second day with…
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The Kindness of Old Friends (while traveling)
The haggard (and a little smelly…) bikers experienced a nice change of pace in Genoa Italy last night. 1,000 thanks to Dr. David Branson (Madison West shout out!)…
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Climbing and Descending
When we made our reservations at Hotel Milan in Bourg d’Oisan (pronounced boorg dwa-zone), we were a bit unsure of the decision. It was a town we’d never…
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On the Inconvenience of Bastille Day
So, not only do the French speak what can only be descibed as an entirely different language (who knew?), but they have also inconsiderately parked one of their…
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Late update
Sorry, no pictures and little content. We’ve been internet deprived but very busy and tired in the village of Bourg d’Oisan, which sits at the base of Alpe…
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Epic day at an end
By 9:45 am we had already gone from Strasbourg to the Mona Lisa. No lines to speak of at the Louvre, which is a big difference from the…
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Strasblog
Strasbourg turned out to be a nice little city that is very tourist-friendly without making you feel like you’re at EuroDisney. First thing we did upon arrival was…
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Laundry Day
Amongst other things, we do have to do laundry pretty much every other day. We each have about three changes of clothes, so we wash two sets while…
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Strasbourg
(very minor TdF spoilers at the end) Quick update, this morning we were up bright and early (5:30) and said our goodbyes to Reims and said hello to…
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Champagne vs. Sparkling Wine
After visiting the champagne cellars at Mumm, I was blown away at how different the champagne process is from the normal wine fermentation process. The grapes are picked…
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