Crossing the Pond....

I'm sitting in the Frankfurt airport waiting to go on to Paris. What a long day it's been.....I had a Seinfeld moment as I was very envious of the people on the other side of the curtain on the plane. Needless to say, economy class is brutal compared to a full reclining "pod" with your own tv - and who knows what kind of service they got - but an attendant did walk by with a bottle of champagne. I can't complain too much, I did get complimentary wine, food, and Bailey's. Definitely a bit different than flying in the USA.

The closer I get to the Tour, the more exciting it becomes for me. On both flights I've had long discussions with other passengers about it - even the barkeep in the Portland airport was a huge fan and was happy to have a customer ask for it to be played on the bar tv.

One point of note - I now know why Europeans are thinner then many Americans - hardly any moving sidewalks in the airport. I think I walked a mile to get to the gate for my next flight! It was actually nice after being cramped on a plane for so long.

Stage 7 was a good one and it appears that Team Columbia is saving some riders to help out Kim Kirchen who has the Yellow Jersey (Maillot Jaune). I noticed George Hincapie finished 10+ minutes behind the stage winner in about the 3rd grouping of riders. 

Well, one more leg to go, but it's a short one...Then on to the Tour!

I know I'm in Europe as all the men wear fancy, stylish shoes - no sneakers here baby!