France

July 9 - 25, 2005

This trip was easily one of my favorites and most likely will retain that standing until I die. We were fortuntate to be able to go over there in July and witness Lance Armstrong's historic 6th Tour de France victory - but even without that, it would still have been incredible. The French Riviera, Provence, the food, the wine, the Pyrenees, the food, the Alps, the Swiss, the friendly people... did I mention the food? The trip was brilliantly planned and executed by yours truly and I look forward to writing about here in the future.

Friday 7/9: Air France flight to Nice, France


Sat. 7/10: Nice


Sunday 7/11: Monte Carlo, Monaco


Monday 7/12: Nice


Tuesday 7/13: Nice to Aix en Provence


Wed. 7/14: (Bastille Day) Aix en Provence to Sete


Thurs 7/15: Sete to Cauterets (via Foix & Pyrenees)


Friday 7/16: Tour de France Stage 12 Finish at La Mongie


Sat. 7/17: Cauterets to Toulouse


Sunday 7/18: Toulouse


Monday 7/19: Toulouse to Grenoble


Tuesday 7/20: Grenoble


Wed. 7/21: Tour de France Stage 16 on L’Alpe D’Huez to Le Grand Bornand


Thurs. 7/22: Le Grand Bornand to Geneva, Switzerland.


Friday 7/23: Geneva, Switzerland


Sat. 7/24: Geneva, Switzerland to Nice


Sunday 7/25: Air France flight to Paris to JFK