Phil and Paul
06 July 2008 by French for a While
WE HAVE ARRIVED at the home where we will spend the next two months. The village of Puivert, in the Southwest part of France, is wonderful. It is a small village that sits in the shadow of a 13th century Chateau that was used as a meeting place for medieval troubadors and in 1170...
...oh, enough about the village. What I'm really excited about has to do with the television in the house. For
the first time we have some English (as in England, not just the language) channels. That alone is not a big deal because we try to stay away from English-language channels when we can. But during July I now be able to watch the Tour de France (one of my favorite sporting events) with commentary by...Phil Ligget and Paul Sherwin.
Now I realize this only makes sense to about 10 of you out there who might read this. But for you 10, you know what I mean. Living in France is great if you love cycling: constant coverage, long replays, deep analysis. But the one thing France lacks is Phil and Paul. But this year I'll be able to switch back and forth between the French broadcast and the Phil/Paul broadcast. Wonderful.
CJS
...oh, enough about the village. What I'm really excited about has to do with the television in the house. For
the first time we have some English (as in England, not just the language) channels. That alone is not a big deal because we try to stay away from English-language channels when we can. But during July I now be able to watch the Tour de France (one of my favorite sporting events) with commentary by...Phil Ligget and Paul Sherwin.Now I realize this only makes sense to about 10 of you out there who might read this. But for you 10, you know what I mean. Living in France is great if you love cycling: constant coverage, long replays, deep analysis. But the one thing France lacks is Phil and Paul. But this year I'll be able to switch back and forth between the French broadcast and the Phil/Paul broadcast. Wonderful.
CJS
