le tour
Apologies to those amongst you who are of the lycra-lout community - the title of today’s post has nothing to do with a certain gallic velocipede competition. I have no intention of entering the tour de france, or the tour de anything for that matter.
I was a bit more interested in this:
Apparently, the French are cheerfully disregarding the “if you’re on to a good thing” rule and are set up upgrade the Eiffel Tower. I, for one, like the new version. It’s a little bit Belle Epoque, a bit Maison Rouge and generally pretty funky.
I am a bit worried it might take off in high winds, but I assume they’ve thought of that. Perhaps that’s part of a plan. Along comes a stiff westerly, picks up the 300 metre spike and drops it somewhere across the channel.
Here are some pictures:
Filed under: trash | Tagged: eiffel tower
Nope, just doesn’t do anything for me. I think it should go to the same place that you’ve filed this post
good grief…just let it be
No need to quote Beatles songs jojo.
i also disapprove. it has the sensibility of a tassled beret, and not of the raspberry variety, but certainly of the cringe inducing artist-formerly-known-as variety. looks like they’re just adorning a ‘how can we make more money outta this’ edifice to sit atop the tower. ugh.
Arrrr, you’re all a bunch of reactionary so-and-sos.
As a proud member of the “lycra-clad community” and a big Le Tour fan, you got me all excited there for a minute. It’s only March and I’m already hanging out for TdF 2008. Go Cadel!
I could care less
It does look rather like an upside down ski pole though.
Maybe they should put a 400 mtre aths track up there