It happened at the Place de la Concorde.

I'm back. I had a whirlwind trip, but it was worth it.

I spent all day Saturday walking and taking the metro everywhere, but on Sunday, I headed to the Arc and stuck out my spot on the Champs de Elysees. I also took some pics.

Before i get to le tour, I have to mention how prevalent the Velib system is in Paris. These bikes make up a significant percentage of cycling on the streets. I didn't count or anything, but if I had to guess, I'd say they made up close to half the bikes I saw.

Stations are everywhere and some of them are more full than others



People rode them everywhere, even in the heaviest of traffic



OK, so on to the tour.

As I said, I got off the metro at the Arc



and the course extended down to the Place de la Concorde



the TV cameras were set in place



and the stands were in place for the VIPs at the finish