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I've just caught up on your summer local tours. You really do have lots of interesting topography and cultural experiences close at hand. I love seeing all that green vegetation and knowing that you can get out amongst it so quickly and easily. The hills associated with the river bluffs would be quite fun. Glad to see you visit First Ave on your city tour - I would have been aghast if you didn't, lol. Certainly if time travel were a thing, one of my first trips would be to 7th St Entry in the early 80s to see Husker Du :-) The whole George Floyd experience and aftermath would have been confronting, but maybe that is kinda good - change only comes when enough people are uncomfortable. Looking forward to the next mini-tour. Hope you and The Feeshko have an excellent autumn before icicle season begins.
2 years agoNo, most of Europe drives on the right along with most of the rest of the world. The exceptions are mostly UK and their former colonies - NZ, Australia, Cyprus, spots like that. JPan is one of the few exceptions, that adopted it independently of the UK. The background is interesting, something I didn’t realize before. It predates motor vehicles, back to times when drivers and Smurf wanted to keep their right hand free to fight off highwaymen.
And you’re right, it is a hazard adjusting to it. We still had a couple of close calls from forgetting a month into the trip.
I was lucky it wasn't a cloudy day.
2 years agoFor some reason, I thought France was the same as Great Britain as far riding on the wrong side of the road. I guess not.
I don't know how well I'd adapt to riding on the left. If I were ever to ride in England, it's likely I'd get hit head-on by a car.
What a nice little tour and close to home!
2 years agoI’m amazed at your ability to use the sun to determine you’re going the wrong way! That would never work for me. It’s lucky I have such a good gps. Glad you made it home safely!
2 years agoI found your video unnerving. After two months in the UK it looks wrong to bike on the right side. We’ll have to reprogram ourselves when we return to France.
2 years agoThe inside looks as cool as the outside. Unfortunately, I didn't pay the $15 to tour the Walker because I wasn't comfortable leaving my bike alone for the amount of time it would have taken to appreciate the place.
2 years agoThank you. In that case, I'm glad I did it.
2 years agoThe room was pretty nice/but I paid the price. With one exception, in all my travels I've always been able to bring my bike into my room. Maybe that's because I don't mention my bike unless I have to. And sometimes I just sneak my bike to my room.
2 years agoHow sad! I hope some day things can get back to normal! I hate what has happened in Portland, also.
2 years agoWhat a nice spacious room! Here we are in a room the size of a shoe box where I have to keep my phone in my shoe by the side of the bed so I know what time it is! At least we didn’t have to keep our bikes in the room!
2 years agoYeah, deserves a separate entry.
2 years agoA graffiti repellant coat would no doubt be included.
2 years ago
You are right about the Mississippi River bluffs, they ARE fun. And most assuredly, I was thinking about you the entire time I was taking pictures of First Avenue. Not sure how many of us bike tourists are familiar with Husker Du, The Replacements, et. al.
2 years agoI'm guessing you are back in Australia now and preparing for your big adventure.