Grand Depart

Good news for everyone interested in the latest developments in doping: The 2012 edition of the Tour De France, the biggest and most important bicycle road race in the world, is starting soon. And despite the name, it has a long history of having portions in other countries. This year, the start (Grand Depart) is taking place in Liège, Belgium, and the province of Liège is very proud of this fact. So proud, in fact, that they have their own advertisement Thalys train set for this. Thalys often shows advertisement for cultural events on their trains, and it can be quite interesting.

Here, this train set 4343 (a Thalys PBKA) is bringing color to Aachen central station, Germany. It is just departing for Paris, which it will reach via Brussels and, of course, Liège.