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After another lunch, this time at Le Marboef, just off
the Champs Elysses, and then we retired to a bar to watch Le
Tour and see Chris Froome chase the attacks over Le Grand
Colombier.
It was then time for the party to take another Metro
ride, to the Gare du Nord, in order to catch the Eurostar back
to London. But before we departed we were able to watch the
finish of the Tour stage in a station bar! Arriving at St
Pancras the party split up to go their separate ways after a
hard but enjoyable trip, with good racing, good eating, and had
a few beers and glasses of wine…better not jump on the scales
just yet! A truly traditional Mr. Pickwick goes to France.

……………………………………….Baille Mac Something

Mr. Dumkins also contributed a few words about the trip……………………….

Following a straight forward journey to Lyon, and having found the hotel, we adjourned
to ‘Alex’ of a gourmet dinner, although I’m not sure that 40euro brandies were such a
good idea!. Our base in Saint Remeze was an excellent choice to watch the Individual Time
Trial, and much food and beer were imbibed whilst the riders came past at about 2-3
minutes -very fast. One of our party had an inflatable
seat and fell asleep, so we’re not sure how many of the
nearly 200 riders he actually saw pass by.
After such an enthralling day we returned to Lyon
for dinner for retiring for the evening. (What again?
Ed). Next morning it was back to Paris, and some went
sightseeing and some took the easier choice of
repairing to a bar to watch the Tour and have a drink or
trois. More sightseeing the next morning before
returning home on Eurostar.
Many thanks to Baillie Mac Something and Diana for their usual meticulous planning,
I’m already looking forward to 2017. This is a great trip and truly recommended with
excellent company, good food & wine, and the small matter of watching the Tour de
France. ……….Mr. Dumkins