perpignan has a decent pedistrian area where we hung out in a cafe and ate tapas. it also has a really seedy area with a mqssive housing project, which is right next to the citadel. we ate dinner in this really cool passage between ancient bldgs. eventually, youll see photos.
leaving perpignan was fine as we went thru a bunch of cool little towns and learned the wonders of the french bike path system. please dont make fun of the french, they really do use their socialist govt to create some nice public facilities like bike paths where you cant get killed (are you listening spain???)
eventually in port la nouvelle, we found the gravel bike trail along the canal to narbonne. beautiful little trail. there were even some houseboats on it where ppl lived or vacationed. my wheel didnt like the path though and i got the second flat of the trip. not a big deal except when i found out my pump broke when i fell (dont ask) and we were 6 miles from the town. luckily after 45 min a mt biker came by and pumped up the tire.
narbonne is tiny, but decent. the crepes i had were excellent, it was a nice change from all the ham and cheese in spain. they really love their jamon there. G says it started as a cultural protest against the muslim occupiers way back when. can someone confirm this?
ok, its almost noon here. i suppose i should be riding a bike or somethingm huh?
montopelier, here we come.
leaving perpignan was fine as we went thru a bunch of cool little towns and learned the wonders of the french bike path system. please dont make fun of the french, they really do use their socialist govt to create some nice public facilities like bike paths where you cant get killed (are you listening spain???)
eventually in port la nouvelle, we found the gravel bike trail along the canal to narbonne. beautiful little trail. there were even some houseboats on it where ppl lived or vacationed. my wheel didnt like the path though and i got the second flat of the trip. not a big deal except when i found out my pump broke when i fell (dont ask) and we were 6 miles from the town. luckily after 45 min a mt biker came by and pumped up the tire.
narbonne is tiny, but decent. the crepes i had were excellent, it was a nice change from all the ham and cheese in spain. they really love their jamon there. G says it started as a cultural protest against the muslim occupiers way back when. can someone confirm this?
ok, its almost noon here. i suppose i should be riding a bike or somethingm huh?
montopelier, here we come.
2 comments:
Hi, I'm Spain. After years and years of resistance, an American bicyclist has finally shamed me into creating safe bike paths. Yes, Senor French, I was listening.
Dude - I know typing on foreign keyboards is tough, but Blogger lets you spell check before you post. Perhaps that's something you'd wish to consider before doiong any more international lobbying.
Sadly, Matt, your fellow blogger is not the only one checking your blog. Keep the good stories coming. Not much to talk about here except the unprecedented 5 days in a row of 82 degree weather. I can't remember ever a stretch like this. I can really relate to your riding. I went 7.65 miles on the bike path. Almost made it to Hollywood. Man am I tired. Probably about the same as the mountains and the raining motorcyle crash.
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