Le Tour 2009

Bonjour! One of the neatest experiences in Paris was to witness the post-race celebrations for the Tour de France. After sight-seeing all day, we got to the Champs-Elysées just as the teams were circling around for their photo ops and waving to the crowd.

We got to see many different racers, including the top finishers, and I have posted a picture of Lance Armstrong, clearly a crowd favorite even though he came in third this time.

Earlier in the day we had stopped at the LiveStrong exhibit along the Seine and got some chalk to put a message to the racers, and picked up a couple of LiveStrong bracelets. Regardless of what you think of racing and Lance, you have to be in awe of his foundation. Here's Emily leaving her message.

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au revoir!