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{{B}}Find Something for Your Holidays ({{U}}www.smithsojourners.com{{/U}}){{/B}} {{U}}TOUR de FRANCE{{/U}} JULY2-24 {{U}}Paris, France{{/U}} This is the greatest, most famous bicycle race in the world. For over a hundred years, cyclists from around the world have come to the French countryside to compete (比赛), while the world itself watched. This year, the excitement will be great, as Lance Armstrong goes for a SEVENTY Tour de France win. ({{U}}www.letour.fr{{/U}}) RUNNING Of THE BULLS/FESTIVAL OF SAN FERMIN JULY6-17 Pamplona, Spain Every one knows what it is by sight: hundreds of sweaty men and women running down narrow streets before stampeding bulls (狂奔的牛). It's the famous Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, and nearly two weeks of partying with it. ({{U}}www.sanfermin.com/www. pamplona, net{{/U}}) CELEBRATION OF LIGHT JULY 27-AUGUST 6 Vancouver, BC, Canada One of the biggest international showcases of fireworks (焰火) takes place every summer over English Bay in Vancouver(although you can see it from a variety of public parks and beaches). This year, teams from three nations will take part, showing off the best fireworks. ({{U}}www.celebration-of-light.com{{/U}}) NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL AUGUST 28-29 London, England Each year over one million people come to this area in west London during the late August Bank Holiday to dance and eat and drink and play. It began in1962 and bas grown into one of the world's biggest and most expected parties. ({{U}}www.portowebbo.co.uk/nottinghilltv/carnivall.htm{{/U}}) |