Europe - trip #3

It was a close one but we all arrived in Paris with all of our bikes and bags and people.  Poor Sam had to make a run for it in Newark, NJ to make the connection, then the question was her bags gonna make it and like I said, they did and we started off on the right foot.

Then it was time for a 3 1/2 hr drive south of Paris to Saint Amand Montrond to our hotel for the next 6 or 7 days.  Once we got in the car, I passed out till we stopped to pee;) woke up, went to the bathroom, got  back in the car and took another cat nap - dang travel is hard.  Upon arriving at the hotel, we got our rooms(Meredith and I are sharing), got our bags to our rooms and unpacked bikes for Chris, then a quick grocery run and out for a ride before dinner.  You have to get yourself on local time as fast as possible and what better way than to go for a bike ride.

Even though Meredith and I only rode for 30-40min, I was loving the roads and the scenery immediately! It's beautiful! And Amanda said, wait till you get to Italy if you think this is beautiful.

Day 2 - Good hotel breakfast, buying a fan for the room(no A.C.), more grocery shopping, long bike ride and getting fully settled in.

Day 3- Breakfast, recon the TTT course(kick ASS), more riding, relaxing, meeting our new swanny - John and finding a good place for dinner.

Day 4 - I might have missed a day in there somewhere but anyway, you get the point of what we are doing:)

Today - racing starts this afternoon at 4:20pm.

I'm really excited to be back in Europe and to be doing these races is such an experience...

 Amanda!

 Chris loves having his picture taken....

 These look extremely uncomfortable but it's all about how it looks here right?

 She is in the hallway....kind of scares me...

 Cruisin the countryside....

 Maybe we are lost...?

 One of those signs in the distance, says Cereals... hehehe

 Countryside...

 Some pictures of the homes...

 It's a cemetery on the other side....

 A beautiful overlook...

 I give it a thumbs up...

 Town square.

 We ate at the Irish Pub...

 Chris's burger, it didn't last 2 minutes!

 Sam's dinner.... 'slate' = steak

 Megan and I...

 Beautiful flowers...

 Our team shoes(LUV) in action!

 The roads are beautiful!

 Suckas...

 A view from where my hands sit...

My awesome and fun teammates...HEEEEYYYY

Listening: My Body by Young the Giant
Reading: The New Yorker magazine
Eating: French cookin
Watching: the fan blow back and forth
Feeling: nervous, excited and adventurous being here....