Uphill, Against the Wind (eBook)

Blood, Sweat and Tears. Cycling in Europe, 1987

Douglas Reid (Autor)

Douglas Reid (Fotograf)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
204 Seiten
Douglas Reid (Verlag)
978-1-0878-6907-0 (ISBN)

Infos

We were seeing France as few tourists see it, from the back roads and in the small villages which only French tourists see, if tourists see it at all. No trains stop in these villages, but we'd see occasional bus stops. We rode through villages in which no tourist car ever stops, only weary bicyclists. We were living for a few hours or a few days in villages with no Eiffel Tower, no Louvre, no attractions at all except the French themselves and their way of life. No one spoke English, not the waiters, nor the bartenders, nor the folks we met at the campgrounds. We didn't quite realize we were having an experience few will ever have and fewer still will attempt. To phrase it another way, we were tourists spending little or nothing on transportation, gasoline, lodging, guides and museums. We were spending most of our time pedaling along country roads lined with vineyards, out in the sunshine or rain, and spending our money eating in small restaurants where no Americans ever eat and sitting in sidewalk cafes drinking local wines and watching the daily life of the real France.

Inhalt

Chapter 1.  Uphill, Against the Wind

Chapter 2.  The Terrine

Chapter 3.  Getting Ready for the Battle

Chapter 4.  The Polish Relief Society ‘For the Down and Out’

Chapter 5.  Free Dinner at Roger’s

Chapter 6.  Bath

Chapter 7.  Into Darkest Wales

Chapter 8.  An Outing with the “Shoeing Smith”

Chapter 9.  Through Wales to Holyhead

Chapter 10.  The Singing Mrs. Sodden

Chapter 11.  Claremorris, Least Beautiful Town in Ireland

Chapter 12.  Larne, Northern Ireland

Chapter 13.  “Blimey…”

Chapter 14.  Scotland

Chapter 15.  Merry Olde England

Chapter 16.  Mont St. Michel

Chapter 17.  Saint Malo

Chapter 18.  The Loire Valley

Chapter 19.  The City of Light, or Don’t Drink the Water

Chapter 20.  Paris; Lovely as Ever

Chapter 21.  Not So Lovely Belgium

Chapter 22.  The Netherlands

Chapter 23.  The Netherlands, Part Two

Chapter 24.  Middleburg: A Week’s Respite

Chapter 25.  England Again

Chapter 26.  Acknowledgements

Chapter 27.  About the Author

 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.2.2020
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Reiseführer
• Themenwelt: Reisen ► Sport- / Aktivreisen
• Schlagworte: 1987 • Bicycle • Europe • Travel
• ISBN-10: 1-0878-6907-2 / 1087869072
• ISBN-13: 978-1-0878-6907-0 / 9781087869070