Marketing Vinsobres

There was a rumour that the mayor of Vinsobres was looking for a new marketing logo (to replace the little bereted figure in the sign.
So John tried first .....

... and then Claire ......

.... and then Paul ......

...then Team Bookgrocer did some posing practice ......

.... then John and Paul had to have a coffee ....

... John and Adam tried a duo approach

... but then the girls pushed in.

The final submission below.

We await the Mayor's decision!

July 24th

One of the many Olympic posters in London. Another good one was outside M&S - 'on your Marks!'

Sloane Square with bunting

Tour of Houses of Parliament. Big Ben (which is the bell) lives inside this tower which has been renamed 'Elizabeth Tower' for the Jubilee

Security gone mad. We would have sent many more postcards, but ....

A Horseguard in Whitehall

Another Olympic poster

Cathy in Piccadilly

Still in Piccadilly, but closer.

Putney High Street, Saturday morning. Waiting for the men's road race. 

A couple of spectators.

The Aussies!!

 and there they go.

Saturday afternoon. They're coming back.

More spectators.

A flagbearer.

Claire and John, waiting, waiting ......

A lone Aussie. We waited nearly an hour, and they were gone in 30 seconds. So, back to the pub to watch the finish on TV

Sunday lunch to celebrate Val's birthday. 

The end of a fabulous meal in Kew 

 

July 23rd

Aftermath of the Tour. Cavendish on the podium

and Voekler

and wiggins

and two very tired spectators. We caught the metro back to the hotel, had dinner there and were asleep by 9.30

Monday morning. Paris does have a beach

A beautiful Swan

Lunch in Les Halles. Cathy discovered a restaurant serving food from the Aveyron, which offered ....

... ALIGOT!!!

 

Delicious.

Last day at the TOUR

Of  course, nothing starts without coffee........

 ...........and then you turn around and see this!

'Allo Wiggins. The Poms invaded Paris for today.

Cathy texting on Pont Alexandre III

The Police are coming. There seem to be hundreds of police vans.

A couple of Aussie fans on the Champs Elysees

Is it Wiggins?

Bloody hell, they've cloned him. No, it is just one of the preliminary rides. 

The beginning of the caravan

Other photos of some of the caravan.

 

 

 

And then, Hincappe leads the peleton onto the Champs Elysees. His last Tour. Must admit the lens misted up a bit at this point.

 

The peloton, 1st time 'round.

The breakaway, coming down the hill.

The peleton in pursuit.

Last lap.

Sadly we couldn't see the finish live, although they had a giant screen.
 A typically French touch to the day was that , along with superb food and drink outlets, great audio commentary and well set up viewing, THERE WERE ABSOLUTELY NO PUBLIC TOILETS.