I’m so easily pleased…
February 11, 2008(Two posts in one day, is that even legal?…)
Now i may be the last person in the city of Paris, and it’s many suburbs, to say this but today i rented a Vélib for the first time… and it was awesome!
After the initial fear of the stand that told me that it would take €150 out of my account when i put in my bank card and quite a few missed calls to people that i know that have rented them before, her, him (though he’s never rented one due to a disabling brain defect that prevents him from learning to ride a bike!) and a few others, i managed by myself (ok i lie, a stranger helped me!) to get a bike from the stand, hitch up the seat and set off in the direction of home…
I’ve not been on a bike and on flat terrain (i did have a bike in Sheffield that i sold a month after i bought it, Sheffield is built on 7 mountains/hills much like Rome, (not the métro station) and that’s just insanity!) for years, and suddenly with the wind in my hair i felt 5 again pedaling as fast as i could then letting the wheels spin, seriously, who needs drugs!
The downside to all of this adventure (i really don’t get out much do i?!) is that with our imminent move, i’ve decided that i don’t want to be any further out of Paris than we already are, everyone should live within the boarders of Paris at some point in their lives (i realise that realistically this would make Paris an extremely crowded place and therefor people shouldn’t take my advice and move here, in fact i’d prefer more of you to move out and also leave us an extremely nice apartment… I can dream…) coz Paris actually is just as wonderful as they say it is in the books!
Maybe one day I’ll take the time to properly learn to ride a bike…
That would make me so happy… I really think you’d enjoy it too!