Don Russell is in front of the Art Museum, at the Commerce Bank Family Fun Zone. You can get your own cowbell there at the Zone -- and get your face painted or take a turn on a virtual reality bike ride of the course. (!) Don opted instead for the free neck massage...this tent sounds like a lot of fun, particularly if you are bringing the kids.
Don reports the crowds on the Parkway are pretty light. But one of our other correspondents, Bob Cooney, said Manayunk is packed. And even on the Parkway, there are a number of tourists; Don found a pair of German tourists -- Max and his wife, from Berlin. They said they were here to see the usual tourist events, and were delighted to see the bike race because they are big Tour de France fans.
Despite the race, despite the Liberty Bell, what seemed to delight these two as much as anything was getting their picture taken with the Rocky statue.