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CTMQ > France

Day 1: Nice, France

July 30, 2009 by Steve Leave a Comment

July 10 After flying overnight from JFK to Nice, we settled into our hotel and spent the rest of the day walking around the city. For all the incredible things about Nice, the beach is terrible - all rocks, no sand and lots of dudes in Speedos. We enjoyed the first of what would become an endless parade of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: France, Hoang, Vacations

France/Monaco/Switzerland: 2004

July 30, 2009 by Steve Leave a Comment

July 9 - 26, 2004 Having just watched the Tour de France again this year (and dusted off my old racing bike!), Hoang and I have been wistfully reminiscing about our two week adventure around France. We followed the Tour a bit here and there and of course did as much - and ate as much - as possible. It was a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: France, Hoang, Vacations

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