Paris to Milan by bike

May - July 2017

A 59-day adventure by Pat Read more

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- May 30, 2017, 8:09 AM
- 🌧 7 °C
- Altitude: 207 m
- Australia West Albury -36.07027, 146.8915836°4’13” S 146°53’30” E
Day 2
Packed and ready.
May 30, 2017 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
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- May 31, 2017, 2:32 PM
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Altitude: 119 m
- Australia Tullamarine Airport -37.66865, 144.8459937°40’7” S 144°50’46” E
Day 3
Melbourne Airport
May 31, 2017 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
We drove down from Albury yesterday. After meeting Tim at a cafe near Melbourne Uni we picked Lily up from school and walked her home. Even though it was a cold breezy day we really enjoyed the walk through the park with Lily.
Last night we had dinner with the boys plus Mary, Lily and Jessica and stayed the night at Ben and Leah's place.
Mary and Matthew had very kindly invited us to a 4D ultrasound which we attended on the way to the airport this morning.Read more
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- Jun 1, 2017, 12:44 PM
- ⛅ 33 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- Thailand Khlong Khwang 13.71285, 100.7399413°42’46” N 100°44’24” E
Day 4
Bangkok
June 1, 2017 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Just a night in Suvarnabhumi Ville Hotel near the airport. The flight was full but pretty good. We couldn't check the bike boxes through to Paris but they were waiting for us at Oversized Luggage when we got through passport control and the Left Luggage wasn't far away and on the same level. The taxi to the hotel cost 110 baht or $4.40. Pat went for a walk in the morning to get the sights, sounds and smells of the pretty ordinary area around the hotel while Tracey stayed in transit mode. Pretty warm and humid.
We paid extra 500bt ($20) for a 6pm checkout and we both had a swim in the afternoon which was nice.Read more
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- Jun 2, 2017, 1:00 PM
- ⛅ 27 °C
- Altitude: 55 m
- France Collège de France 48.8488, 2.3475448°50’56” N 2°20’51” E
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Day 5
Paris arrival.
June 2, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Landed at CDG at 7:30am. The 12 hour flight was full but ok. It took about an hour to get through passport control, with a very badly organised queing arrangement.
We unboxed and assembled the bikes (such a simple description) before catching the shuttle train to terminal 3 to catch the RER train to Saint Michel-Notre Dame station near (1km) our hotel. We are at Hotel Saint Jaques for a week.
After lunch at a nearby brasserie we visited the Pantheon. It is literally just up the street from our hotel. Did a bit of walking and Tracey ended up with a bad knee. Hope it is ok in the morning.
Got talking to a local couple (Philippe and Amita) about life, politics, religion, and revolution at dinner (restaurant across the road from our hotel), invited to dinner at their place tomorrow night.Read more
Pat Esler Inside the Pantheon.
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Pat Esler On the airport shuttle.
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Pat Esler St Jacques Hotel
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- Jun 3, 2017, 12:00 PM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 115 m
- France Arche de la Défense 48.89253, 2.2357848°53’33” N 2°14’9” E
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Day 6
Grand Arch
June 3, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Bit jetlagged but wandered out to the Grand Arch, La Defense, and took in the view as well as a touch of shopping at Le Quatre Temps (they have a Desigual, Jo).
Caught up on some sleep and then headed to Philippe and Amita's place a few metro stops away. A great night was had by all. Amita had cooked up a storm- chicken curry, cucumber raita, warm potato salad and fragrant rice. The conversation leapt from politics to literature to families and the first time I looked at my watch it was 11:50. Must stay in touch.Read more
Pat Esler From the steps of the Grand Arch. Arc de Triomphe in the distance.
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- Jun 4, 2017, 2:00 PM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 45 m
- France Musée-d'Orsay Railway Station 48.86031, 2.3250248°51’37” N 2°19’30” E
Day 7
Musee d'Orsay
June 4, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We had a slow start today after a very late night having dinner at Philippe and Amita's place. We found a really good boulangerie/patisserie close to our hotel. Delicious salmon quiche, nice fresh salad.
After lunch we caught the metro to the Musee d'Orsay. Being the first Sunday of the month there was free entry and a very long queue (about 50 minutes).
In the evening Pat, after having a bit of a cough, came down with a high temperature and crashed into bed very early.Read more
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- Jun 5, 2017
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 44 m
- France Luxembourg Garden 48.84673, 2.3363448°50’48” N 2°20’11” E
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Day 8
Jardin du Luxumbourg, Velib bikes
June 5, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Pat woke up feeling largely recovered so in the morning we walked to the nearby Jardin du Luxembourg. Being Wit Monday which is a holiday for some people, the park was full of Parisians and visitors enjoying a beautiful sunny morning in a beautiful place.
We decided to head to the Pompidou Centre by using the very good public bike system, Velib. Once you register (€1.70 for a day) you can use the bikes for free for 30 minutes at a time. There are Velib stations every few hundred metres throughout the city.Read more
Rod Horan Pat must be enjoying the Velibs after that bike of his.
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Pat Esler Haha!
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Jillian Pattinson Velib sounds great.
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- Jun 5, 2017
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 71 m
- France Centre Georges Pompidou 48.86063, 2.3522148°51’38” N 2°21’8” E
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Day 8
Le Centre Pompidou
June 5, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Rod Horan Nice pic
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Rod Horan Nice pic
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Matthew Esler Good to see visual confirmation of life.
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Pat Esler 👍
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- Jun 6, 2017, 7:09 PM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 58 m
- France Place de l'Etoile 48.87347, 2.2956748°52’24” N 2°17’44” E
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Day 9
Jardin des Tuileries by bike
June 6, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
It was a cold windy morning with some showers around, but we were awake early so we decided to head for the Tuileries by Velib bike. After brekky in our room we found very good coffee at the nearby Strada Cafe. The Dutch barista on duty had worked in Melbourne.
We rode to the Tuileries then walked along the Champs-Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe, stopping to warm up with hot chocolate.
We took the Metro back to our hotel and had a very nice and cheap Portugese chicken lunch at Nossa just around the corner.
Chaos this afternoon as police sirens sound and roads closed all around us. There was a terrorist incident at Notre Dame Cathedral which is 450m from our hotel. Apparently a nut attacked a policeman with a hammer and was shot. The hundreds of people in the cathedral, who had queued for hundreds of metres to get in, were stuck in there for several hours. The length of the queue was enough to keep us away.
After dinner we went for a stroll. Nice evening light.Read more
Rod Horan Hope it has not disrupted you too much. It was on the news here as well.
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Arabian Nights That was a good miss for you guys!
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Matthew Esler Bloody hell... it seems to be a crazy time for terrorism right now. Stay safe.
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- Jun 7, 2017, 1:00 PM
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 75 m
- France Trocadéro 48.86219, 2.2883848°51’44” N 2°17’18” E
Day 10
Tour Eiffel and Musee Rodin
June 7, 2017 in France ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Arabian Nights Nice pics!
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