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La Cité lighted up at night. Bonus picture today. La Cité lighted up at night. View this post on Google+

Friday hot windy 35 -40 mph gusts by late afternoon Breakfast on the canal. Tomatoes and an egg. Ate at the hotel as it was good value. For those with G+ see stitched together gifs of a lock. A beautiful … Continue reading →

Thursday hot with a very nasty head wind The canal is nothing like I remember it. Much better for cycling. Maybe not as good for eating. Forty years ago Sharon and I biked the canal. Rode mostly on roads with … Continue reading →

Wednesday Decided to skip Agen and go back to Toulouse. The park to Agen I'd one that we were on for a while, right along a canal. Uneventful trip back to Toulouse. Bicycle is positioned at the start of the … Continue reading →

Tuesday J'ai commencé à vélo tôt pour éviter la fin des années après- midi de chaleur Moissac is an easy ride as long as you get on the right canal. A bit confusing out of Toulouse but a cyclist guided … Continue reading →

Monday warm not too hot until the afternoon. Staying at a four star French best western. Not impressed. Most of the two star places have offered much better value. Want to watch news in English? Pay a 7 euro upcharge.; … Continue reading →

Sunday hot As the train for not leave until the afternoon took a ride around the city and environs secure in that the gps would take me to the station from most anywhere. The trains are all running late due … Continue reading →

Saturday cool morning hot later Wandering city day and some time planning next section of journey. Many good choices. Many years ago I read a novel set in Singapore. The focus was the heat and how important it is to … Continue reading →

Friday very cloudy then cleared and hot. Nice ride in a cool morning. A short stop in the charming meung sur Loire, has a châteaux and is more charming than beauregency. Orleans is a large city with very easy bike … Continue reading →

Thursday overcast strong headwind. A short rain after I settled in for the afternoon. Almost missed it. After the son et luminere I channel surfed to find BBC or CNN. Found, XXL,a very hard core sex channel in French, which … Continue reading →