2011 Rome and Paris

september - oktober 2011

After completing our group ride to Dresden, I continued on to spend a few days in Rome and Paris. It was the perfect way to relax after the demands of the rides. Les mer

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The World on Two Wheels 2011 Rome and Paris
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- 22. sep. 2011, 20:27
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Høyde: 44 m
- Italia Lazio Roma Capitale Centro Storico Piazza del Campidoglio 41.89332, 12.48293241°53’36” N 12°28’59” E
Dag 2
Arrival in Rome
22. september 2011, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
After the cyclin component of the trip was completed, I was in no particular hurry to return to Australia, therefore I decided to take the long and slow route home, with stops in Rome, Paris and Singapore.

The flight from Dresden to Rome went smoothly and I time. I had previously booked a nice looking 2 star hotel on the Internet and was looking to settling in and exploring the surroundings.

I gave my taxi driver the address of the hotel and watched some of the famous sights of the city pass by from the back seat of the car. After 45 mins or so, we reached the hotel. I unloaded my luggage and dragged into the foyer of the hotel, then introduced myself to the young man behind the counter.

He tapped away for a few moments and then put on a sad face. "There is a problem with your room", he said. "It has a water leak". This was not the sort of welcome I had been expecting.

"But we have some good news", he added. "We have found another hotel, just as good as this one, and very close".

I have since learnt that this is a common scam in Rome, where hotels overbook their rooms and then fob you off to some inferior alternative (at the same price). At the time I was too tired to argue, and I was directed to take my luggage to the substitute hotel.

To my relief, the substitute place was not as bad as it could have been. Although the room was tiny, at least it had a bed - and I could see no signs of a water leak. It became my home for the next four nights.Les mer
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- 23. sep. 2011, 20:28
- 🌙 21 °C
- Høyde: 44 m
- Italia Lazio Roma Capitale Centro Storico Piazza del Campidoglio 41.89332, 12.48293241°53’36” N 12°28’59” E
Dag 3
Rome - Day 2
23. september 2011, Italia ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
This was actually the first time I had been in Rome and, like any other tourist, I walked out from the front door of my hotel, and somehow manage to find my way to the Forum and the Coliseum. I then spent quite a few hours wandering the ruins and trying to imagine what the place would have been like in its heyday.

By the middle of the afternoon, the combination of hot sun, crowds of people and a LOT of walking, sent me back to the hotel in search of a rest and some cool air.Les mer
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- 24. sep. 2011, 20:29
- ⛅ 21 °C
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- Italia Lazio Roma Capitale Centro Storico Piazza del Campidoglio 41.89332, 12.48293241°53’36” N 12°28’59” E
Dag 4
Rome - Day 3
24. september 2011, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
My aim today was to wander a little further afield. I spent a long day exploring the Vatican, the Pantheon, Trevi Fountain and many other sites of interest. It was another hot day in Rome.
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- 25. sep. 2011, 20:30
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Høyde: 11 m
- Italia Campania Pompei Piazza Bartolo Longo 40.749127, 14.50064240°44’57” N 14°30’2” E
Dag 5
Ancient Pompei
25. september 2011, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Today I had booked a day excursion to the ancient city of Pompei, in the south of Italy near Naples. It was an early and a long drive in the bus. As we travelled south, it became evident that the region was struggling economically, with so many buildings decaying and falling apart.

After a short time in Naples, we drove to Pompei, situated close to the famous Mt Vesuvius. It was a fascinating wander through the extensive streets of this doomed city.

We did not get back to Rome until late in the evening.Les mer
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- 26. sep. 2011, 20:30
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Høyde: 74 m
- Frankrike Île-de-France Paris Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre Clos Montmartre 48.887479, 2.33090848°53’15” N 2°19’51” E
Dag 6
Bonjour Paris
26. september 2011, Frankrike ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Today I left Rome and took a short flight to Paris. My hotel is situated in Montmartre, the elevated part of Paris known as the 18th Arrondaisement,

Upon looking at the confusing array of streets, seemingly heading off in all directions, I was not at all confident that I would ever be able to find my way back to the hotel.Les mer
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- 27. sep. 2011, 20:31
- 🌙 22 °C
- Høyde: 78 m
- Frankrike Île-de-France Paris Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre Clos Montmartre 48.88809, 2.33068448°53’17” N 2°19’50” E
Dag 7
Paris - Catacombs
27. september 2011, Frankrike ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
It was a busy day today as I wandered around the city, visiting the underground catacombs, Sacre Coeur Cathedral, Notre Dame, the Louvre and the Tuileries Gardens. Somehow I managed to learn how to use the Metro and found my way back to the hotel at the end of the day.Les mer
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- 28. sep. 2011, 20:32
- 🌙 23 °C
- Høyde: 77 m
- Frankrike Île-de-France Paris Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre Clos Montmartre 48.890626, 2.33411748°53’26” N 2°20’3” E
Dag 8
Eifel Tower & Moulin Rouge
28. september 2011, Frankrike ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
When I booked this trip I also booked a Paris Package. Included in this package was a dinner at the Second Level of the Eifel Tower and an evening show at the famous Moulin Rouge.

The Moulin Rouge Show did not start until quite late in the evening. Looking around at the hundreds of people all crowded together in the old building, I could not help but think of how bad it would be in the case of a fire.

I had assumed that I would be transported back to my hotel at the end of the show. This turned out to be a wrong assumption. This is how I found myself wandering the dark streets of Montmartre at about 1 am in the morning. I looked in vain for any sign of something that I could recognise from the daytime and began to fear that I would be spending the night huddling in an alleyway.

To my great relief I finally found a familiar Metro station. I had got off the train at that station earlier in the day, and cautiously retraced my steps to the hotel, When I saw the familiar awning outside the hotel door, I was almost ecstatic. It had been an interesting experience, but I vowed that in future I would always bring a GPS with me.Les mer
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- 29. sep. 2011, 20:33
- 🌙 23 °C
- Høyde: 88 m
- Frankrike Île-de-France Paris Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre Renoir Garden 48.889757, 2.34580248°53’23” N 2°20’45” E
Dag 9
Last Full Day in Paris
29. september 2011, Frankrike ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
After my trauma of the previous night, I decided that a restful day was in order. I kept my wanderings to the area of Montmartre and gradually started to feel more at home in the maze of streets.

Tomorrow, I leave Europe for Singapore.Les mer
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- 30. sep. 2011, 13:34
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Høyde: 47 m
- Frankrike Île-de-France Paris Paris 07 Palais-Bourbon Basilique Sainte-Clotilde 48.85889, 2.32004148°51’32” N 2°19’12” E
Dag 10
Goodbye Paris
30. september 2011, Frankrike ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Since I had flown to Europe with Singapore Airlines, it was easy to arrange a stopover in Singapore on the way back to Melbourne. It had been almost 20 years since I had been in Singapore and I thought that a short stay would serve to break the long journey home.

Early in the morning I packed my bags and headed off to CDG Airport, Shortly after 12 noon, I was lifting off and beginning the long journey home. After the time spent cycling the Danube and Elbe Rivers, and my stays in Rome and Paris, I was looking forward to being safely home in my own bedroom again.Les mer
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- 1. okt. 2011, 06:35
- 26 °C
- Høyde: 65 m
- Singapore Central Singapore Community Development Council Tanglin Symphony Lake 1.311972, 103.8110021°18’43” N 103°48’40” E
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Singapore
1. oktober 2011, Singapore ⋅ 26 °C
Leaving the air conditioned cocoon of the airport terminal building, you are immediately hit by a wave of super heated and very humid air. The temperature of Singapore is always about 30C and 100 per cent humidity, regardless of the hour of day. They say you eventually get used to it, but I think I would rather get used to the dentist's drill - I just find it exhausting.

I made a beeline for the airconditioned hotel and was content to observe the city through my window. The room was cool and the bed was comfortable.Les mer
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