Where Do You All Live?

yep MsG, ur too good heh! u surely must come , id like to visit Italy, England (Liverpool) and France!

I live in the  West Midlands.

Home of.....

 the famous Dudley zoo and castle.
The black country museum.
The merry hill shopping centre ( in an area known as Brierley hill ).
The World famous Wrens nest nature reserve.
Stourbridge crystal glass making works.

I live in the  West Midlands.

Home of.....

 the famous Dudley zoo and castle.
The black country museum.
The merry hill shopping centre ( in an area known as Brierley hill ).
The World famous Wrens nest nature reserve.
Stourbridge crystal glass making works.

Lenny Henry too!

oh yes, Lenny too.

Also, Ulrika lived here for a while a few years back when she was on morning telly.
"mike Baldwin" off corrie lived here too, but i think he's beggered off to Florida now.
We also have Josie Lawrence " eastenders" too.

Ayrton is Carpentras near the Ventoux in Southern France

Ayrton is Carpentras near the Ventoux in Southern France

Err, yes.

Are you about to come crashing through my door with a chainsaw?

 

Johnstop:

Err, yes.

Are you about to come crashing through my door with a chainsaw?

 

No dont panic the TDF penulitmate stage is I think up the Ventoux this year and should be awesome. there is also a plaque to Tom Simpson up there who died in the TDF in 1967.

there is also a plaque to Tom Simpson up there who died in the TDF in 1967.

Seen it first hand.

I'm not a massive cycling fan, but the tour comes through here most years, the Ventoux is a massive challenge. Virtually 2km altitude, it's not called the giant of Provence for nothing (and "big baldy" to the locals ).

My boys have a cracking view of it from their bedroom window!



Here it is, I live at the very bottom left of the photo!

Seen it first hand.

I'm not a massive cycling fan, but the tour comes through here most years, the Ventoux is a massive challenge. Virtually 2km altitude, it's not called the giant of Provence for nothing (and "big baldy" to the locals ).

My boys have a cracking view of it from their bedroom window!



Here it is, I live at the very bottom left of the photo!

Wow I'm very jealous Its a pilgrimige I will have to make one day.
There used to be wild boar on the slopes of the Ventoux. Many years ago cyclists in the tour were not allowed to accept water bottles from team cars and one member of the team would be designated a watercarrier and Carpentras would have been one of the places they would go into to raid bars and cafes for water or even something stronger.
The locals will all of heard about Tom Simpson from the 60's he died having taken a cocktail of drugs to try and get over the Ventoux in a good position.

Wow I'm very jealous Its a pilgrimige I will have to make one day.
There used to be wild boar on the slopes of the Ventoux. Many years ago cyclists in the tour were not allowed to accept water bottles from team cars and one member of the team would be designated a watercarrier and Carpentras would have been one of the places they would go into to raid bars and cafes for water or even something stronger.
The locals will all of heard about Tom Simpson from the 60's he died having taken a cocktail of drugs to try and get over the Ventoux in a good position.

Tom Simpson made a big mistake and he paid the ultimate price, sadly for him and his family. The tour is obviously massive over here, I haven't seen it live, though messages of encouragement for the cyclists that have been written on the roads can be seen all over the place.

Having driven up the Ventoux many times, I can confirm that it must be horrendous physically for the cyclists, sometimes I'm surprised the car makes it up there, never mind a bike!

Wow ayrton it looks like you live on a patch of grass

Beautiful place you stay in, by the mountains I suppose?

Do you think its good we have a 'Where Do You Stay At' thread?

Post a picture of where do you stay at!

For me:



 

Put all the various where do you live posts together here, it was getting messy!

this is where I live

The famous place of....Clacton-On-Sea

Wavo (wavertree)

Wavo (wavertree)

And now LFCReds' suddenly looks less appealing. (so says a lad from Toxteth )

Get away man you can take the boy out of the city etc.