Chateau de la Dame Blanche
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Parc Naturel Des Vosges
... night, it was now a beautiful day but just minutes into the walk the contented sighs begin followed by inane comments such as "Oh, aren't we lucky?" and "Isn't this gorgeous?". (you the reader, comme moi, are probably shouting obscenities at the screen, you would think Little Dilwyn Farmhouse was in the middle of Hackney).
To be fair, we were all really enjoying the walk and had finally mastered the french system of showing rights of way and footpath ...
Resistance
Somewhere, a blog reviewed the top ten attractions in France, and at No. 1 was the town of Besancon. Ranked higher than the Eiffel Tower, than Versailles, than the chateaus of the Loire. This must be one cracker of a place. We looked forward to our day off in Besancon; that is, a day off from watching the Tour, cycling, or any other taxing activity.
It became obvious fairly quickly that the blog had been written by an undercover agent for the Besancon Tourist Bureau.
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Tourists
... Besancon was unified within France in 1678 after a siege.
The French military Engineer, Vauban, drew up plans to fortify the city. Close to the border with German Roman empire and German-speaking province of Alsace and with a history of allegiance to Spain, Vauban fortified this frontier town over a period of 30 years to secure the borders of the new French nation; ultimately ...
Evans Wigged Out
After a morning spent updating the blog, we made for a little village in the Franche-Comte region, about 20kms from where we are staying in Geneuille. Duncan had done a map recon, and reckoned we could park and walk to the Stage 9 time trial course at Boussieres, about midway along the 40km course.
We followed our GPS instructions and crossed at bridge at Torpes, parking the car not far from there. We then set off on foot. 2.5kms later we ended ...
The Tour de France Time Trial
... Evans rode a reasonable time trial coming in 6th; Wiggins rode a sensational time trial beating everyone including Fabian Cancellara (generally recognised as the best time-trialler in the world) by 30 seconds. The Alps are next so time will tell. We head back to the Alps the day after tomorrow and no doubt some more riding up hills to get to the best vantage point.
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