Tour de France

Admittedly the most I know about cycling is how to ride a bike, so perhaps spending a day at the Tour de France isn't the most 'me' day out I could have done, but it was actually an amazing day! After trekking up a mountain for what felt like hours in the boiling heat, we finally arrived at the celebrations. A tiny path had been taken over by hundreds of caravans and people in the brightest T-shirts I have ever seen, the atmosphere was electric! 
Before the actual race passes, there is what can only be described as a mini-carnival with dozens of floats driving past throwing out sweets, merchandise and tasters of their products. However, due to my lack of hand-eye coordination, I didn't manage to catch any of the cool souvenirs or sweets, I only managed to catch one thing... a free sample of washing up liquid. 

After all the floats, it was the main event. We had a great spot right at the edge of the road, which perhaps annoyed the caravaners who had been there nearly a week just to get a good place! The crowd went wild for all the cyclists, with people of all nationalities cheering for their country. We purposefully placed ourselves on a hill so they wouldn't zoom right past us so I managed to get a few good pics!