Reply With Quotethere is a reason it's cheap as chips over there
In the first stage it was quite noticable that there were no telegraph poles alongside the roads.
Last night it dawned on me when they were going thu the towns and villages that there were no tv antenna's visible on the buildings and houses ? There were dishes on most of the motor homes lining the route but those were all I could see.
I dont know if it was just that part of the country, I will keep looking as the race goes on.
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there is a reason it's cheap as chips over there
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SubscriberYou do realise the first part of the Le tour was in Britian and Ireland
Oh and you didn't miss anything not going to Paris, dirty town with rude people!!
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Lack of telegraph poles probably means they have a functioning optic fibre based NBN. In any case in snow country you bury every service well below the surface. I remember Mother telling me how deeply they had to bury the water pipe to the house they built in Germany back in the 50's.
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But they have the ugliest TV aerial in the whole of the world.Originally Posted by Redback
I didn't find Paris interesting at all. Prague however, that is a beautiful city.
Sorry to hear about your Granny. That's a rough way to go.
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SubscriberThe biggest thing I noticed is that a push bike race is as exciting as synchronised swimming.
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Or any sport you don't follow. To find any sport interesting you first have to know enough about the teams and players to appreciate what you're seeing. And monster truck racing doesn't qualify as a "sport".
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SupporterSurely you would have to admit that the scenery in the background of the TDF is a lot more interesting and varied than the background of televised synchronised swimming.
I don't know enough about the riders, the teams, the rules or the tactics to appreciate the racing, but I find some of the scenery spectacular.
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I like the race, but it is a stunning area, even the first 2 stages in England. I'm sure it does a lot for tourism there.Surely you would have to admit that the scenery in the background of the TDF is a lot more interesting and varied than the background of televised synchronised swimming.
I don't know enough about the riders, the teams, the rules or the tactics to appreciate the racing, but I find some of the scenery spectacular.
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