Jeff Steiner's Blog about France

The largest Stadium in the world. - Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - Dateline Dijon

That's what some French newspapers are calling today's 16th stage Bourg d'Oisans to L'Alpe d'Huez 15-km/9.3 miles individual time trial in the Tour de France. Over a million people are expected to line the route. As I write this, things have just gotten underway; on TV they were saying that for most riders this stage is going to be something to remember. The reason being it's just about all up hill, so the riders can't go very fast this in combination with the number of people will give all riders the experience that most times only the top finishers get. That is cheering crowds. I'm planning on going to this Friday's stage 18 Annemasse to Lons-le-Saunier. As it's not far from Dijon where I live.
The weather over the last few months has been a cycle of a few sunny days and heat followed by rain and overcast skies. Today it's heat. Luckily it so far has not been anything like last year's heat wave. Lets hope it stays that way.
We're going to Paris this weekend. SNCF, the French train company has a special, if you take an early morning train from Dijon to Paris, leave at six in the morning and return at six at night, it's only 15 euros one way. Normally it's 45 or so euros one-way to Paris from Dijon. We're planning on seeing a few friends and talking in Paris' temporary summer beach. It should be fun!

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