And the winner is...

Posted by Robert Bishop at 1/4/2008 12:00 PM
Categories: Travel
italy / italian / travel / things to do — winning entry Before leaving Italy in July 2007 we decided to tour a few countries in Europe. So we spent a few days in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, France, etc. It was interesting to see the differences from Italian family life. The only thing I was personally interested in doing was seeing a mountain stage finish of the Tour de France. So we booked a condo at Tignes (a ski resort and finish of Stage 8). It was quite a spectacle (and I'm not just speaking about the race itself). They had tons of things going on for the spectators. Our then five-year old daughter, Paige, entered the children's art contest sponsored by Haribo (the gummy company). When the race was finished, all of the children gathered at the pavilion to hear who had one the art contest. The grand prize was a bag filled with cool art supplies. We stood there listening as they called out the name "Paige!" Her older sister, Hannah, led Paige through the crowd to where she could climb the stairs which led to the stage. She graciously accepted the bag but then the Haribo people started to ask her questions in French. She had no idea what they were saying so she just walked off the stage when they put the microphone to her mouth... it was pretty funny.

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