After our wander round Montmartre in the morning, we were booked on a Fat Tire Tours’ night bike tour of Paris that evening, including a boat tour along the Seine part way through.
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For our first full day in Paris, we decided to go somewhere we’d not managed to on our previous visits to the city, the Montmartre district. Being a large hill with the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur on top of it, it’s a very distinctive district in Paris, visible from many other parts of the city.
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After arriving in Paris and dumping our stuff at our Airbnb apartment, we were keen to get out and explore nearby. As I mentioned in the first of the Paris 24 posts, we were staying in the 17th arrondissement in the north west of the city, in the Porte de Clichy neighbourhood, not far from the Périphérique.
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Somewhat understably, Paris has become a poster child for cycling and urbanism in recent years. With mayor Anne Hidalgo’s visionary leadership demonstrating what can be achieved with sufficient political will, she’s transformed the city from a cycling no-go, to a model for other cities to follow.
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It’s been a while since I’ve been to Manchester Critical Mass, close to two years now. Numbers had dropped off in recent years and it got a bit disheartening turning up.
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For our final day in Berlin, we decided to do something familiar and something new. After having such a pleasant time on our previous visit to Holzmarkt 25, we decided it was well worth another visit.
For something new, we thought we’d make the most of the lovely sunny weather, by going for walk along the Landwehr Canal through Kreuzberg.
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After my ride around Tempelhofer Feld the previous evening, I was keen to return there with the others. So after we’d been to the DDR Museum, we arranged to head over there, stopping for lunch and a visit to the Urban Nation contemporary art museum on the way.
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While I’ve covered many cycle routes abroad and a few around the UK, I’ve been meaning to do the same for the rides I do locally around Manchester.
So, Inspired by Laura Laker’s fantastic book Potholes and Pavements: A Bumpy Ride on Britain’s National Cycle Network, here’s the first in what may become a series, featuring sections of the UK’s National Cycle Network.
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Keen to see more about the old DDR / GDR days during the Cold War, we decided to visit the DDR Museum. The museum describes itself as ‘an interactive journey into the past’ and one of the most visited museums in Berlin, covering everyday life from the Wall to the Stasi.
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Following an enjoyable afternoon riding round Berlin on a Fat Tire Tour, we were keen to find something to eat. While researching places to eat, we saw about Berlin’s most famous kebab shop, Mustafa’s Gemüse Kebap. The only thing is, it’s also famous for long queues.
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