tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post2347091097897586705..comments2024-03-22T10:18:25.233+01:00Comments on ParisDailyPhoto: Paris Bike TourEric@ParisDailyPhotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07945292068472619659noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-12191312315722719332008-09-16T10:35:00.000+02:002008-09-16T10:35:00.000+02:00Nice bike!Nice bike!Shutterspyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933936629685995574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-41628507802008751082008-09-01T17:51:00.000+02:002008-09-01T17:51:00.000+02:00Kim, you have a way of telling the story visually,...Kim, you have a way of telling the story visually, even without a photo.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-49121845791890008792008-09-01T12:53:00.000+02:002008-09-01T12:53:00.000+02:00Eric,We took the day and night bike tours of Paris...Eric,<BR/>We took the day and night bike tours of Paris in 2004, and I agree with anonymous' suggestion to take a bike tour the first day or two of your stay if it's your first time in Paris, as you cover so much ground it orients you to where many things are in the city which you will go back via Metro or by foot to see. We went in September/October and our night tour guide didn't realize the boat tour schedule had changed to the fall schedule that day and the last boat had departed an hour before we arrived. It was my birthday and I'd strapped a gorgeous chocolate cake (in a box) to the rack on the back of my bike, and the tour guide had paniers full of the wine our group would have drunk on our boat tour, so we rode over to the Parc du Champ de Mars and had a night picnic on the lawn, met a bunch of fun people and had this spontaneous party at ten a night with the Eiffel Tower! Eiffel Tower!! Eiffel Tower!!! (TM Suzy) sparkling above us. Magical! I would recommend all of the tours this company offers, including the Segway tours. They hire enthusiastic guides, the riding was easy even for children and old folks on one of our tours, and the routes they take through Paris are amazingly safe (the group forms its own "critical mass" the few times it has to maneuver through or across traffic. Very fun and memorable. The same company has bike and Segway tours of Barcelona and Berlin, as well. Worth every penny.<BR/>-Kim<BR/>Seattle Daily PhotoKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03687351187791689224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-68622921759772722202008-08-31T02:03:00.000+02:002008-08-31T02:03:00.000+02:00I took a Fat Tire night ride in Paris, and it was ...I took a Fat Tire night ride in Paris, and it was a lot of fun.<BR/>I highly recommend it!<BR/><BR/>johnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-90297411891180932692008-08-29T03:22:00.000+02:002008-08-29T03:22:00.000+02:00lois!!! Nah, I do believe I've about given up on ...lois!!! Nah, I do believe I've about given up on him!!! We still share some common interests though, so I thought he'd enjoy my little tale. Didn't look like he really did though, looked more like he was just humoring me!!!Sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231958721986979723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-32822327948894565292008-08-28T23:50:00.000+02:002008-08-28T23:50:00.000+02:00I definitely think Eric should organize a PDP bike...I definitely think Eric should organize a PDP bike tour. We could visit all the favorite PDP photo spots, except maybe the big toe and the hanging rats.<BR/><BR/>Karen your story immediately made me want bread, cheese and grapes. You understand, I'm sure.♥ E.T. Suzy ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/04573215118946859329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-19825243182119238742008-08-28T23:46:00.000+02:002008-08-28T23:46:00.000+02:00Michael and Guille you´re absolutely right. Mlle.C...Michael and Guille you´re absolutely right. Mlle.C is not faithful at all!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>God only knows in what hands she´s been throughout the 5 continents...<BR/><BR/>;-)Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145947793541874607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-60975761044954135452008-08-28T22:18:00.000+02:002008-08-28T22:18:00.000+02:00yup, it's named after the beer! i was in paris for...yup, it's named after the beer! i was in paris for the first time in march and joined the fat tire day tour...loved it! it's so fun to ride around the city and get all these little tidbits of info. i suggest doing the tour early in your trip, it helped us get a better idea of the layout of the city. so...give it a shot!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-21177681842965718342008-08-28T22:03:00.000+02:002008-08-28T22:03:00.000+02:00Soosha is flirting with Coltrane again ;-) She kn...Soosha is flirting with Coltrane again ;-) She knows what buttons to push.Lois Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15147226104566786852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-20864656997814784172008-08-28T20:22:00.000+02:002008-08-28T20:22:00.000+02:00Hello!I usually just look at the photos but today ...Hello!<BR/>I usually just look at the photos but today I couldn't help making a comment about the bike tour.<BR/><BR/>Last year at this time a friend and I visited Paris and had a wonderful trip. We took the bike tour to Giverney to visit Monet's Gardens and had a picnic along the river bank along. It was, without question, the best part of our trip. The sights were fabulous, as were the people we met in the small towns of Vernon and Giverny. The ride was not too strenous, even for those who have not been on a bike in a long time. Our guide was also great-- she was very knowledgeable and provided us so many details you could not get from a pre-recorded tour. It was the very best way to see the countryside!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Eric for reminding me of a wonderful time with this shot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-72158681680077158132008-08-28T20:18:00.000+02:002008-08-28T20:18:00.000+02:00LOL Suzy, "sent me around the moon and back". I no...LOL Suzy, "sent me around the moon and back". I noted it for the next sayings competition!<BR/>Yes, Mlle C. is back.<BR/><BR/>Courage Coltrane!guillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367207273165799146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-91080565210920383032008-08-28T19:54:00.000+02:002008-08-28T19:54:00.000+02:00Oh no, not those caipirinhas again! Too much for ...Oh no, not those caipirinhas again! Too much for me, I must say. The half of one I managed to drink sent me around the moon and back. Tasted good, though.♥ E.T. Suzy ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/04573215118946859329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-29423227977607159772008-08-28T19:11:00.001+02:002008-08-28T19:11:00.001+02:00Soosha...great story. Thanks for sharing. Ella is ...Soosha...great story. Thanks for sharing. Ella is indeed everywhere...and that's a good thing. :-) Now, back to my afternoon composition classes (three left)!Coltrane_liveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11449241394346466734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-88510891767660551832008-08-28T19:11:00.000+02:002008-08-28T19:11:00.000+02:00Soosha, We were writing at the same time. Merci f...Soosha, We were writing at the same time. Merci for your compliment too.<BR/><BR/>I use to know a women, Patsy, a little older than I am (she passed away); she was a rodeo girl. She use to wink a lot when she talked to people. It was so charming. She use to give me all her rodeo costumes when she thought she had worn them too much. Ya know, she didn't like to perform in the same bell bottoms twice. And they had matching tops. They were all hand made for her in Parker, Arizona. They were so cute. I mean it, I felt like a queen in those bell bottom outfits. The fabic and sewmanship [sp?] and design -- a work of art. And they fit like a glove. The shirts were really tapered for a woman's body, with a lot of needle work and pearl buttons. She was so sweet to give them to me.Lois Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15147226104566786852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-74237366311130559652008-08-28T19:10:00.000+02:002008-08-28T19:10:00.000+02:00We loved the tour. It was wonderful, we did two, o...We loved the tour. It was wonderful, we did two, one in the evening and the other at Versailles. The evening was great to see Paris at night, it including stopping for the best ice cream in the world behind Notre Dame and a ride on the boat with wine. Versaille was fantastic. We got up early and road the bikes to the train station and then loaded the bikes on the train. We stopped at a local farmers market to goodies for lunch, cheese, wine, fruit, bread and headed off for the Palace. Lunch on the canals riding on the grounds of one of most beatiful places I've seen. Highly recommend the tours. I would do it again. The bikes are easy and anyone can do it.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252692450480750954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-34804499926729771772008-08-28T19:02:00.000+02:002008-08-28T19:02:00.000+02:00I Loved the Fat Tire tours. We did two. One in th...I Loved the Fat Tire tours. We did two. One in the evening which was amazing!! Plus they take you on the boat tour with wine and the best ice cream ever behind Notre Dame. The other tour was to Versailles. WOW was that amazing. We got up early to catch the train with our bikes, stopped at a wonderful farmers market to pick goodies for our lunch. Road through Versailles and the canals and ate a perfect lunch of bread, cheese & wine with fruit. I would do it everytime.. Well worth it.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252692450480750954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-74506388354499771402008-08-28T19:00:00.000+02:002008-08-28T19:00:00.000+02:00Michael, Katie, USElaine, and Coltrane, Merci for ...Michael, Katie, USElaine, and Coltrane, Merci for your compliments. Katie always makes me look good. I really felt not pretty at all -- my hair was a mess. She just said, stand there (bossy, isn't she ;-) When I saw the photo, I was amazed that I looked okay -- I was expecting something horrible.Lois Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15147226104566786852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-76674294316790545032008-08-28T18:51:00.000+02:002008-08-28T18:51:00.000+02:00A bike tour might be fun, but I think I'd rather h...A bike tour might be fun, but I think I'd rather hoof it. I prefer to take certain things in life at a leisurely pace and I've a feeling seeing Paris in one of those things that needs to be savored.<BR/><BR/>lois, definitely a beautiful photo. And great bike story! I think you may be right about the winking. Westerners still think of winking as a friendly gesture. Around here it's thought of in one of 2 ways: If a good looking person winks at you it is friendly/flirty. If a not so good looking person winks at you then it's creepy, whether they are just trying to be nice or not. So sad, because winks can be such a wonderful gesture.<BR/><BR/>Coltrane! Before I forget, I think you'll like the highlight of that day I wasn't feeling good. I've been wanting to redecorate my apartment for awhile so I decided I'd go out shopping for it while I wasn't feeling good in an attempt to feel a bit better.<BR/><BR/>After I had gotten all the things I wanted from one of the stores I chose the cashier I would go to get checked out for the sole reason that she looked rather like Ella Fitzgerald from a distance. Well guess what, up close she looked even more like Ella <I><B>and</B></I> her name <I><B>was</B></I> Ella! And she completely gushed over the throw pillows I had chosen for my couch, so that added to my temporary increase in good mood. I swear I felt like she was gonna start singing Blues in the Night or something!Sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231958721986979723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-48426067721706605092008-08-28T18:50:00.000+02:002008-08-28T18:50:00.000+02:00Mlle C. is absolutely not monogamous, she goes wit...Mlle C. is absolutely not monogamous, she goes with everyone and doesn't make any distinction, in Paris or Rio, wherever one wants. That's why I like her. She'll never get engaged and if it happens, it will be with me anyway.guillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367207273165799146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-50925442523759175552008-08-28T18:42:00.000+02:002008-08-28T18:42:00.000+02:00Last November in Paris my friends talked me into t...Last November in Paris my friends talked me into the Fat Tire Monmarte Walking Tour. We had a wonderful time and the guide was funny and kind and respectful of the variety of people on the tour. We had so much fun we also took the bike tour of Versailles a few days later. I highly recommend them to any english speaking person visiting Paris.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-67972544532725019822008-08-28T18:39:00.000+02:002008-08-28T18:39:00.000+02:00Ok, after re-reading that, I can just imagine what...Ok, after re-reading that, I can just imagine what others might conjure up as an explanation. Thank goodness Jeff is traveling or we'd be in trouble!Michael Salonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10294866381143537391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-25905527112666720712008-08-28T18:38:00.000+02:002008-08-28T18:38:00.000+02:00Monica, it's funny you've turned Mlle C*. into a ...Monica, it's funny you've turned Mlle C*. into a "Mme"! Why on earth would you think that she is monogamous with her lovers?<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>*CaipirinhaMichael Salonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10294866381143537391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-27091251999785406172008-08-28T17:58:00.000+02:002008-08-28T17:58:00.000+02:00Phx you know you´re on my list too, we simply have...Phx you know you´re on my list too, we simply have got to meet.<BR/><BR/>Guille.... so sorry to have waken you!! I thought you´d see the message only in the morning. I´m glad you liked the news though. And you know you and I have a meeting next year in Paris!<BR/><BR/>Michael, did not have Mme. C´s company this time, just red wine. I´ll have to make it up to her this weekend..!<BR/><BR/>Thanks everyone for the kind words, all I can say is that the pleasure of meeting Rose was all mine!!! She is, among many other things, one fun person to be around.Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08145947793541874607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-25709627460950505562008-08-28T17:22:00.000+02:002008-08-28T17:22:00.000+02:00So much to say today!Eric, you are so wonderful to...So much to say today!<BR/><BR/>Eric, you are so wonderful to take a photo of a bike but not just a bike: it has the wonderful city in the background, the great angle, as if to say "Here's the bike, and here's the enticement to the tour." Fat Tire Bike Tours should buy this photo from you!<BR/><BR/>Virginia: you crack me up! But I shouldn't get started with the bad puns. I think you and Carrie will be in Paris at the same time, how exciting!<BR/><BR/>David is right, Jeff, that boat tour on the Chicago River is wonderful if you're a lover of architecture. Chicago's architecture is very fine.<BR/><BR/>Monica, Rose, you are both so terrific that I'm happy for/jealous of both of you! Have a good time together and report back to us!<BR/><BR/>Have a good day, everyone!Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-38536495786389975162008-08-28T17:02:00.000+02:002008-08-28T17:02:00.000+02:00Rose you are a very lucky person to meet Monica. S...Rose you are a very lucky person to meet Monica. She is a wonderful person like you, and so many others here. Tell Mlle C. I said "bom dia"!Michael Salonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10294866381143537391noreply@blogger.com