Wednesday 30 March 2011

THE BEST WAY TO TAKE IN PARIS

I fulfilled my dream of owing a Pashley Princess this week in Paris. OK, not really but close enough. We rented Velib Bikes, a government sponsored company providing the largest bike sharing system in the world with 1800 stations and more than 20,000 bicycles.


  We started this particular ride in Montmartre near our hotel  and ended at the Eiffel Tower.


 I raced around the Arc de Triomphe feeling super human and full of life!  It was  scary at times as there is an obvious dislike for riders in busy areas but they have great bike lanes along most routes. I found the pedestrians more disrespectful than the cars. This was an excellent and safe way to discover Paris. Each bike comes with a lock and a basket. There is no law about wearing a helmet in Paris and they don't supply one, so you might want to bring one with you. 


Quote-“Bicycles are becoming fashionable, and the more bikes there are in a city, the safer it is, and the more the city will give space to bicyclists,”  


Thank you Velib for giving us a different way to see Paris! 
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3 comments:

  1. Laura Stanford30 March 2011 at 11:18

    fun, fun, fun! i hope your trip was AMAZING :)

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  2. Sarah30 March 2011 at 20:40

    Are you home again already? I guess Paris is just a hop, skip and a jump away from you... it would be more of an ordeal for someone from this side of the water to make the trip - you must love living so close to all those fun places. I love hearing about all your traveling experiences :)

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  3. Christy Gillespie30 March 2011 at 22:52

    TY Sarah, Yes we took the ES London-Paris only a two hour trip. We packed a lot in though which I will be posting about over the next few days. Thank you both for posting comments, it's so nice to know people actually take the time to read my blog.

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