Remember I said
something about avoiding motorways? Well, I left a bit later than
planned this morning, so rode down the motorway for a while with the
others. They stopped for breakfast, but as I knew I had a long day
ahead of me, I headed on.
I took the rather
boring motorway as far as Luxembourg, then rode through France on 'N'
and 'D' roads so I would see more of the country. The weather was
very sunny and I saw 30 degrees on my thermometer. I've always liked
rural France, and it's a real joy to ride through the countryside on
mostly deserted roads, passing through villages, and just catching
the smell of the fields.
As I approached on
village, I saw signs saying there was a classic car show. I stopped
and there were about a dozen or so beautifully preserved cars on show
at the end of a street which had been closed for a market. The market
was for antiques/bric a brac/junk (well, mostly junk), but there was
a very tatty Motobecane for sale. Don't know anything about it other
than it was a prewar(?) two stroke with plunger suspension and a hand
gearchange. AS you can see from the picture below, it looks like it's
spent a lot of time abandoned, probably in a barn.
After that it was a
pleasant ride to our next stop, Dijon. We were soon booked into our
hotel and I went out to take some photos before it got too dark.
Tomorrow – the Alps!
(It looks like I'll
have to wait until I get back before I post the rest of my pictures
as both Flickr and Facebook don't seen to wan to upload pictures fom
my netbook.)
Place de la Republique, Dijon
Nearly forgot, Song of the Day:
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