tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post7627957958771381490..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Paris cyclingmaterfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-51412768141366768442011-04-05T12:01:53.909-07:002011-04-05T12:01:53.909-07:00Gwoman: We used an agency recommended by duchesse ...Gwoman: We used an agency recommended by duchesse (Passage des perles) and so far it's been great: Parisaddress.com<br /> Happy Planning!<br />Marsha: The city exerts quite a tug, doesn't it? You must have some lovely memories of it.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-32904166609739836112011-04-04T09:44:06.255-07:002011-04-04T09:44:06.255-07:00Reading your accounts of this wonderful trip is a ...Reading your accounts of this wonderful trip is a challenge at times, since each one makes my heart ache to be there . . . how perfectly you evoke my memories. Merci.Marshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14035642478179187618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-51986457100736755182011-04-04T06:06:47.634-07:002011-04-04T06:06:47.634-07:00Looks like you are having a wonderful trip. I'...Looks like you are having a wonderful trip. I'm curious about how you found your the apartment you are renting. Did you use an agency? We are beginning the planning for an extended stay in Europe sometime in the next year and the apartment idea sounds like the way to go.gwomannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-29987116733204967562011-04-04T05:21:31.351-07:002011-04-04T05:21:31.351-07:00Susan: thank you, we're having such a good tim...Susan: thank you, we're having such a good time.<br />Duchesse: I'll admit that I prefer to ride without a helmet (illegal at home, although I get away with it on my daily dirt-road commute to the ferry) -- I wonder if cycling would be so popular here if those haircuts had to be scrunched into helmets! And yes, the weather has been incredible -- we walked home about 1 from dinner at a friend's and I could have carried my jacket rather than worn it.<br />Terri: We will probably confine our cycling to the occasional outing in the park, but Velib bikes can be rented by the hour -- one subscribes to the system, then is charged a v. reasonable cost on an hourly rate -- but the young man who introduced us to our apt. pointed out a trick -- since there's no charge for the first half hour, he often rides for 20 minutes, finds a station to park the bike, then chooses another, so he bikes for free!<br />As for biking in a dress, as long as there's no top bar, I'm quite used to it -- I bike like this at home regularly, and can manage easily in heels as well (More easily than on foot, actually)<br />Alison: Cycling in London somehow terrifies me even more than in Paris -- and Pater and I are continually amazed at the suits with briefcases on their fold-up commuter bikes -- but hmmm, I'm thinking I'd prefer wearing the blonde wig to the helmet, thanks for the tip ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-3454458330242338262011-04-04T05:13:46.665-07:002011-04-04T05:13:46.665-07:00Couture Allure: You're welcome -- and thanks f...Couture Allure: You're welcome -- and thanks for following my travels.<br />Pseu: There do seem to be more bike lanes -- in fact, as pedestrians one needs to pay attention to bikes!<br />as for the coloured jeans on women, I have seen some, but it's not as pronounced a trend, to me at least, as on the men. Perhaps that will change with the season.<br />Hostess: I surprise myself sometimes, I have to say, as we have been very busy -- posting is an effort, but then I'm so pleased to have a record of our travels and it's great to hear from readers, as you know.<br /><br />Patricia: You sound like a very efficient treasure of a fund-raiser!<br />Marguerite: Oh, so sorry about your bike -- my daughter had hers stolen recently as well.<br />You've got an observant eye -- the women here definitely favour jeans -- almost a uniform, always smartly accessorized. <br />Hostess:materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-32302139086345951562011-04-04T01:52:41.425-07:002011-04-04T01:52:41.425-07:00I am quite desperate to try the Boris Bikes, but t...I am quite desperate to try the Boris Bikes, but terrified of the lorry's which do kill far to regularly. I cycled to and from work for many years before children so will pluck up courage no doubt soon enough. Like Paris there are some very stylish cyclists, research has proven that a young girl with flowing blonde hair stands a greater chance of survival than an older helmeted lady, so I'm off to buy a wig!!indigo16https://www.blogger.com/profile/16982477144454205765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-76448765352333427082011-04-03T17:32:00.595-07:002011-04-03T17:32:00.595-07:00Having these bicycles will no doubt expand your ho...Having these bicycles will no doubt expand your horizons in Paris. Do you rent them by the day, the hour, the week? And how did it feel to cycle in a dress?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-80908266483805508082011-04-03T16:02:04.187-07:002011-04-03T16:02:04.187-07:00Le Duc rents a bike; I nag him to wears a helmet b...Le Duc rents a bike; I nag him to wears a helmet but as you see, they are simply not part of the package! he also wears coral cords. I prefer the pace of walking so for us it is "meet you there"! What fabulous weather; the friend in Paris I spoke to today said she had dinner on a patio, comfortably, at midnight.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-2290875484179617522011-04-03T14:51:38.511-07:002011-04-03T14:51:38.511-07:00Your photos are such a treat!
It's good to kn...Your photos are such a treat!<br /><br />It's good to know you're having so much fun and getting some exercise too.Susan Tinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900811284963063686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-43704957855685534402011-04-03T08:28:11.857-07:002011-04-03T08:28:11.857-07:00Your days are so full of exciting and active pursu...Your days are so full of exciting and active pursuits it does amaze me that you have the energy to keep us all informed !<br />I am loving these posts from Paris.<br /><br />The bicycles and fashion conscious women seem foreign to me...just as difficult imagining 4 inch heeled gals clipping quickly on cobblestones as they hastily make their way to work or to shop...I suppose that is the true Parisian...fashion above all else.<br /><br />Coloured denim orange jeans...I wonder if pater will indulge!hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-66684906249823260922011-04-03T08:27:36.315-07:002011-04-03T08:27:36.315-07:00Oh, the biking looks like such FUN! I bought a ni...Oh, the biking looks like such FUN! I bought a nice cruiser bike last year but sadly it got stolen out of our garage. My DH had absentmindedly left the door open. I am putting a bike ride thru the park on my list for Paris and Amsterdam. Don't think I would brave the city streets. Am noticing lots of jeans on the women.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00235496900839925466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-64036918717840534602011-04-03T08:26:41.326-07:002011-04-03T08:26:41.326-07:00I must admit I wouldn't be too keen on cycling...I must admit I wouldn't be too keen on cycling through Paris traffic either - the Bois is a very good compromise!<br /><br />Very busy weekend here - yesterday we set up for our school's international festival - Canada Booth for pancakes and maple syrup, plus troubleshooting for the other country booths, which I've been helping to organize since last November. Today was the festival and I think it was a success - very busy, we sold out as did many other food booths. Tomorrow I get to go in and help count the money!! P.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504513116873595049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-43795079059196742652011-04-03T06:11:21.888-07:002011-04-03T06:11:21.888-07:00Excellent pictures, Mater! The Bois looks so love...Excellent pictures, Mater! The Bois looks so lovely in that early spring green. I'm always in awe of cyclists in Paris, especially with that traffic! Are there more bike lanes now?<br /><br />I'm so impressed with your travel posts. You capture the most interesting details. Are just the men wearing the colored denim or the women too?Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-47595463955257433382011-04-03T02:41:23.436-07:002011-04-03T02:41:23.436-07:00I am really enjoying your posts from Paris. Thank...I am really enjoying your posts from Paris. Thank you for letting us all share your trip!Couture Allure Vintage Fashionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10381287774029728350noreply@blogger.com