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I saw several Yankees hats but no
Red Sox hats in

In

A church in

The modest train station in

I was the only one in the tour
that decided not to join the group on yet the 1,000,000th castle and wine
tasting tour, as I walked around the city of

Another clue was all these yellow flags. I did not think the French were showing their true colors today, so I knew it had to be something else

These signs were all over town. Ah ha, now I knew the "Tour de France" was coming on the 4th of July, the girls from Oklahoma did not think there was a July 4th in France, apparently they thought they went from the third to the fifth?.

As I walked near the finish line I met up with these Mormans. They were great to talk to. They were making sure no one drank coffee or smoked.

These cops were mad at me because I was waving the French national flag. I had a white pillow case on a pole.

Prior to the arrival of the racers all kinds of vendors were selling or tossing out their products to people who lined the finish line. Loud speakers were blaring announcements for hours in French. There was quite a party atmosphere, it was a happening.

I saw these racers coming in, I thought they were smaller than I imagined.

See all the spectators wearing the yellow hats? They were given away by a local bank. I tried to get one but the bank man identified me as American and said no yellow for me, red white and blue. Those colors don't run like yellow.