Blog is back

Hey, i can finally go online at home! I said screw neuf telecom, and signed up for Wanadoo, and 5 days later I had the modem, the connection, everything.So yesterday afternoon, after seeing my parents off (they were here 5 days - a lovely visit!), I bought a bike! A used bike, a city bike, nothing fancy. It's a Gazelle, a Dutch brand. The Dutch are serious about their bikes, so you know it's a good one!

I had it in the back of my head since selling my road bike in NY that i wanted to get just a basic city bike, but after being in Amsterdam a few weeks ago, and renting a bike there, the idea became more concrete. Unfortunately Paris is not as cycle friendly as Amsterdam, but i still had a blast biking around for 3 hours after I bought it. And it was a GORGEOUS day. My parents were so lucky - we had such lousy spring weather in Paris, rainy, cold, drizzly, miserable. But the whole time they were here, it was sunny, not too hot, just lovely, and it continues.

The photo is of my bike - it has a bell, but no, no basket in front. I had a successful ride, and managed to find my way to the big park, Bois de Boulogne. Only almost got run over once. :)Then when I was entering my building, a cute neighbor was also entering, and opened the door for me, but then he hopped into the elevator without seeing if i needed any more help!! hello, i was going to try to fit my bike in the elevator! Though i don't know if it would have fit in the tiny parisian elevator. So i lugged it up 4 flights of stairs.

Can't wait to go biking again this Sunday - some of the quais along the river Seine are closed to traffic on Sundays in the summer.