Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Out of Africa...and into France!


Ancient Medieval Ruins from 9th Century


Awesome Church


Another old church


Our home for the next week!

Greetings from a fantastic old castle outside of Bordeaux, France! We arrived late on Sunday night and have been enjoying the beautiful surroundings and great weather for the past 2 days. Taylor took the day off on Monday while Connie and I explored a bit. We rode to the medieval town of St. Emillion, clocking in about 85 kilometers on small, winding roads. It was a great change from the urban, and sometimes scary, surroundings in Cape Town. We also went to the Bordeaux velodrome today just for a look around...it is beautiful, and looks quite fast. The New Zealand team was there doing some Olympic preparation rides. Taylor already did his specific Olympic simulation in LA, so now we can just focus on appropriate and specific workouts to focus on Beijing. I'm excited to see my family this weekend, as the girls get in on Saturday. We'll stay in Paris a couple of days, and will be seeing the Tour de France finish on Sunday...should be awesome! Here are some shots from the place where we're staying and also from the ride. Many of the older buildings in these shots are from the 9th-12th century. Bon soir!

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