A hilly stage took us through the Vosges and into the great valley of the Rhine. We stop before we get to that river in the picturesque town of Colmar. In the center of town, the old tannery row has been turned into “la Petite Venise,” where today we’ll take a relaxing gondola ride along the river before we head to the first mountain stage of the Tour tomorrow.

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These images and more of Colmar’s Little Venice can be found at Wikimedia Commons.