Le Tour (94th edition) will be over in a few hours, such a controversial sport event... while we were in France we heard that it seemed the only positive thing about it were the doping test results of the participants...
I took this picture in Briançon a few days before the Tour arrived there. We were in Briançon one night only and then left to spend a week in a small Alpine village where we saw all bikers speeding through. The ones wearing the green jersey, the dotted one and of course the yellow jersey went by me, I am sure, but they were so fast I couldn't identify them!! more about this to come ...
Before I left I mentioned the Tour was one highlight of the vacation. Another one - much more special! - was meeting my charming French blog friend Claudie in Marseille! We first met through those cybercruises organized by our very Captain Lifecruiser . Claudie, a very good-looking blonde, wrote a darling post about our encounter, I haven't been able to mention our Marseille meeting until now since I was away up in the mountains . I was delighted to meet her and her lovely daughters, such kind-mannered teenagers, they all were so much fun to be with. Oh, and Claudie arrived with hugs from RennyBA specially for me! isn't this just very special?? thanks, RennyBA, your virtual hugs (or was it only one and I am taking advantage of the situation? lol ) were very flattering!
The girls did some shopping while Claudie and I kept talking, we had so many topics to cover in only a few hours!!! It's amazing how blogging can connect people... no need for formalities or anything like it. Claudie is the second blogger I have met in real life , a wonderful experience I hope to repeat many times in the future!
I took this picture in Briançon a few days before the Tour arrived there. We were in Briançon one night only and then left to spend a week in a small Alpine village where we saw all bikers speeding through. The ones wearing the green jersey, the dotted one and of course the yellow jersey went by me, I am sure, but they were so fast I couldn't identify them!! more about this to come ...
Before I left I mentioned the Tour was one highlight of the vacation. Another one - much more special! - was meeting my charming French blog friend Claudie in Marseille! We first met through those cybercruises organized by our very Captain Lifecruiser . Claudie, a very good-looking blonde, wrote a darling post about our encounter, I haven't been able to mention our Marseille meeting until now since I was away up in the mountains . I was delighted to meet her and her lovely daughters, such kind-mannered teenagers, they all were so much fun to be with. Oh, and Claudie arrived with hugs from RennyBA specially for me! isn't this just very special?? thanks, RennyBA, your virtual hugs (or was it only one and I am taking advantage of the situation? lol ) were very flattering!
The girls did some shopping while Claudie and I kept talking, we had so many topics to cover in only a few hours!!! It's amazing how blogging can connect people... no need for formalities or anything like it. Claudie is the second blogger I have met in real life , a wonderful experience I hope to repeat many times in the future!
hello there.. a great picture as usual... My younger sis is going to be visiting Portugal, france, and Rome in the 2nd week of October... It's basically a sortof pilgrimmage of Lourdes and Fatima with Rome as well... I am envious... but I get to tell herwhat to see...
ReplyDeleteI can vouch for the fun of meeting other bloggers, Mar. I hope you can meet many more too.
ReplyDeleteDear, dear Mar!
ReplyDeleteYou wrote a beautiful post about our meeting! I'm so moved!!
We had a short but marvelous moment in marseille! I discovered the planet of bloggers only a few time ago but i've now new unlimited horizons in front of me, new friends and not common friends but dear dear friends with who each meeting virtuel and real now are important moments in my life. I hope we'll see us again and hope to meet the happy Lifecruiser members in the future! I didn't open the TV still but today is the end of the tour on the Champs Elysées in Paris! I know that the spannish Alberto Contador could be the winner! Olé!
Sounds like you had a wonderful vacation! It's always fun to meet bloggers.
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Ohhhhhh how FUN to meet Claudie! YAY! I know it was yak yak yak from the minute you met! Because that IS the way when bloggers meet! Isn't it wonderful??? SO much fun! I'm so glad you had that opportunity! Now... if I can just get MYSELF to Barcelona... Whoooo! I'll have to work on that! LOL!
ReplyDeletei am applying to be blogger #3, now I just need a passport.
ReplyDeleteI am so envious of your time in those mountains, they look like mine, but without the proximity of work....
Hello via Michele,
ReplyDeleteI've met lots of neat people blogging,
I'm entranced by your Tour de France connection this year: it's my lifelong dream to experience it first-hand. I shudder to think that this great institution could be brought down by drugs. I hope it works out in the end.
ReplyDeleteMichele does, too, which is why she sent me today. Hope you have a great night!
Very cool that you had the chance to meet up with another blogger.
ReplyDeleteYou are right, we don't need 'formalities' at all. Kind of strange, but true. I was able to meet one blogger thus far -- and we will meet again in November when she will come back to AZ for Thanksgiving - Yeah!!!!
Oh no !!! Not you too with that dammed Tour de France ! Since 2 weeks in the news there is nothing else except the floods in UK and Tour de France ! Every day the doping story and blablabla I can't hear or see it anymore. And now at the end it's even worse because a Belgian has got the green thing ! I can't see a bicycle anymore ! Your get together with Claudie must have been wonderful she told me a little about it. I also hope to see some Bloggers in this life (and not only in heaven) !
ReplyDeleteClose encounters of the blogging kind! It's geat that you met another blogger. I have yet to meet one! I hope to some day as there are so many fabulous people behind these blogs :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you are back to blogging. I have missed you!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you are back. You've been missed. If Melli had her way we would end up in Barcelona or Brussels after our Southeast Blogger Tour. (Sigh, maybe one day!)
ReplyDeleteLove that picture of the bikes...! Why do you suppose he Tour as so much cnotroversy surrounding it---besides the Doping thing?
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I cannot wait to see MORE pictures of your trip, dear Mar....And I agree that meeting Bloggers "in person" is very very special...Your meeting with Claudie sounds like it was wonderful...! So, when will you come to Los Angeles? (lol)
I can't even imagine meeting one of my bloggers....bet you wouldn't be able to keep me from talking your arm off. We are ll like long lost friends. Your picture is lovely.
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Connie
Such an incredible photo of a passionate sport!
ReplyDeleteHello Mar - sorry I'm late commenting (don't know how this slept my mind?)
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you had a great time with Claudie and what a great post to show it! Good to know you got your deserved hug too *giggle*