Sunday, we arrived at the tour site early and found everything already assembled, the finish line, all the commentary boxes, huge screen TV's plus all the reserved seating areas all completed and this was all by 9.00 am for an expected finish time of approximately 6.00pm. The only thing not yet finished was the painting on the road which workers were drying with gas fired heat guns. We walked the last kilometer of the course and met a lovely Canadian couple who h...

Saturday - Planned early breakfast at hotel, but not to be, a group of Chinese tourists had planned better and about 50 turned up so we decided on a rerurn later which worked out well as dining area near empty. Had continental breakfast and then off to start the day. To the tram stop to buy tickets, finally worked out which buttons to press and dials to turn for tickets which duly came. Off to the tram station and away after a short wait. Trams are very moden and...

Friday, Mulhouse (moo looze) is a lovely city with lots of tree lined streets and little parks, we went walking last night just looking at the old French architecture, buildings are lovely. Lots of churches which are very grand with multiple steeples and made of beautiful stone blocks with very intricate carved details. The old town area is just lovely with bright colored buildings with turrets and grey slate roofing, lots of paved squares and people areas. Outsi...