Secrets of My Nomadic Heart

I only had a full day in Paris and so I planned to see art in the city. Pompidou is one of my favoured museums and so I had planned to go there.

I got distracted on the way to the museum as I discovered a new invention in the city of Paris. They have now installed many many bicycles all over the centre of Paris, so that for 1 euro one can rent a bike and cycle around town. I was determined to ride one...and finally did after fiddling around with three garages to find one that took my credit card.

I became a road hazard as my cycling skills are really amatuer. Without a clue on the directions, i zapped across towns riding along side buses and other cyclists in cold sweat. It was a real task of concentration to avoid those little poles on pavements that are put up to make us cycle straight I'm sure. But I had a great time. Something I had not done before.

The funny thing was I never made it to the museum because by the time I got done with getting lost, the museum environ was swamped with a stampede of youths chasing after a disco DJ Parade Bus.

Alors, I decided to head back to the hotel after getting tired from cycling, getting lost and swamped with crowds.

(Photos to come - as this computer terminal is a dinosaur and has no USB port. It is free though.)