Last night I made plans to join a group of people from the hostel to stake out a spot to watch the Tour de France. I am not a sports fan, let alone a cycling fan, but Jenny made the entire thing sound like so much fun that I agreed to go. Early this morning we met up with: Adam, a Londoner staying in Paris to do research for a guidebook, Dawn a Canadian living in London, and Kara an American living in London and working for the Gap. We decided to walk from the hostel, which seemed like a good idea, until Jenny and I (both 5'2" tall) realized how much longer everyone else's legs were. We scurried along trying to keep up, I think the only reason the others waited for us was because I was the only one who spoke French and therefore could ask for directions and read the signs. The hours passed relatively fast. The streets of Paris were full of Americans, the majority of which were drunk and singing tuneless songs. The entire scene made for great entertainment. Every once in awhile Adam would ask me to translate the race updates that were being plugged through a PA system. Once the non-French-speaking Americans around me realized that I could understand the announcements soon I was giving the entire area play-by-play translations of the race. It is a good thing that the riders circle around Paris eight times because it took that many times to get the perfect picture. I can't believe that I witnessed once of the greatest moments in sports history. Lance Armstrong won his 7th and final Tour de France in a row! I have been craving Mexican food ever since I got off the plane in London, but Europe is certainly lacking in Mexican eateries. After asking around I found a Latin American Café and decided that it was as close as I was going to get. At the café Hannah tried to order coffee with her meal, the waiter looked confused when I translated her order. I tried to explain to her that the French only drink coffee after their meals but she insisted. I explained the situation to our waiter as best I could... and he brought the coffee out with the food.