Limoux - said limooo

Well, finally made it to Limoux after a week of family type stuff. Since last posting i've done the Mercedes and Porsche Muesem in Stuttgart, both notable. I've been to Prague for Gramma's 98th birthday party (love the fact that it was in a traditional czech pub at the edge of a forest) and thn sailed along the AutoBahn at about 150kph in a Pug 207SW to make it back to Geneve to jump a plane to Toulouse. I'm now on the eve of the first ride into the Pyrenees and it's a cracker of a storm outside! Had a fantastic meal at a tapis bar over some equally fantastic local wine. Also purchase some of the local 2005 Merlo from the mid week market in the square of Limoux, which tasted more like a Shiraz, but nice all the same. Limoux is actually quite famous for it's wine, having pioneered the champaign technique before it was known as champaign. The region is now mostly focussed on Merlo, Cab Sav and Grenache, and one other French variety that i'm not familiar with (my brain is having trouble with French language, let alone new wine varieties!) I'm still just blown away by this place, it's all around medieval era and most of the buildings I would say are original facade with new fittings inside.... Quite a lovely mix of old and new, and lots of atmosphere - I really could get used to this sort of life.

I hope to post more regularly from here on in as I have now 3G and wireless. We ride to the Tour de France stage finish tomorrow, a sprinters stage, with some unfinished business between Cavendish and Greipel, it should be a wicked showdown. No doubt I will have plenty to post about after that!