After our bike tour in the south west of France we hopped on a train to Paris and gawked at the impressive architecture. I think I appreciate impressive buildings a lot more now that I've done a bit of DIY.
J on his Velib bicycle.These bikes are scattered all throughout the city at Velib stations. Apparently you are never more than 300m from a station. Anyone with a bank card can borrow a bike. The base cost is 1 Euro a day and then you pay by the half hour. Or if you are cheap, like us, you drop your bike off at a velib station every half hour and pick up a new one. It is a fantastic system and has been very successful. About half the cyclist on the road where riding velibs. You don't have to worry about your bike breaking down or getting stolen. And cycling around Paris was surprisingly un-scary.
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They have those bikes in Dublin as well--BRILLIANT move I say. Our next trip will be using bikes instead of renting a car.
Not sure if the Irish are better or worse drivers than the French. Prob worse due to cobblestones and streets that are about as wide as my hand.
I just heard that Vancouver is getting Bixi bikes like the Velib ones you used in Paris!
That is some sweet news!
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