Tour de France in Paris
 

We will be in Paris on July 27 when the race ends. Any hints on how to see just a bit of it near the finish.

Get there early, but for me its a waste of time.

You stand around, 6 deep for hours and they pass by at about 50km per hour, I saw so little that my advice would be to find a nice outside Bistro where the race goes past, or nearby, try and get a seat early, you can have a nice leisurely meal and drinks where the waiter won't try to force the bill on you.

Hopefully they have a TV set up and when the race goes by, simply stand up, raise a glass and then sit down and see the finish/presentations on TV, IMHO

Geordie

There is another thread here: http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=35135102
which you may find more helpful

About what time do you think they would be at each of those places. Thank you both for the helpful responses.

The time schedule is on the Tour website here: http://www.letour.fr/2008/TDF/LIVE/u...ape.html#zone1

Marvelous. Many thanks.