Category: France trips
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Cycling through eastern France, Oct. 18-31 2017
My buddy Lyman and I stumbled upon some lovely bicycle routes while cycling for almost two weeks through eastern France. We also discovered that France might have some of the same divides that we speak of in red/blue America. Paris looked prosperous and multi-racial. In the rest of France the people looked much more stereotypically French. I am not sure of the…
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France: Lyon to Nimes, May 19-26, 2017
With my now broken arm in a velcro cast, we spent another night in Lyon. Unless I put weight on it the arm it really did not hurt much. Having spent most of the day waiting around a hospital, at least we had a nice late dinner on the street near our hotel. First course…
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Urban cycling around Lyon, France, May 2017
Lyon is France’s second largest city. I was there with my longtime bicycling partner Lyman. We had both brought folding bicycles with us on the airplane, and bags to carry all our luggage on the bicycle with us. We had no real preset agenda or reservations. Before and after our eight day…
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The French Medical System, May 18, 2017
On a Thursday morning we put our two bicycles on the street, strapped on our gear, and headed off bicycling south for an eight day ride along the Rhone River. We would first have to bicycle out of the city of Lyon and its suburbs. One bicycling guide online had recommended that instead…
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