The Sayings of Chairman Sid
A place to park the occasional gem…
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Author: Doris
What do you think about when cycling down (or up) the SS16?
In which Doris considers the ride up the Adriatic coast.
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I’m dying to get here
In which Doris considers mortality and remembrance.
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Scheduled Route Re-Plan #3
In which Doris gets the maps out to find a way across Italy.
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Italians and road rules
I thought you would like this notice, which was posted at intervals alongside a very nice cycle lane somewhere south of Giovinazzo.
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Games People Play – Part 2
So I mentioned Spotto and its variants. Part of the pleasure of this game is creating new versions on the fly – “Boato” has been going for a while and requires the boat to be in a very unlikely position/condition, for example in the middle of a roundabout. In Lesvos we were talking to some repeat visitors who explained that…
Read moreWhat do you think about when not cycling? – part 2
1. Coffee OMG we are back in the Land of the Latte. Brits drive the Italians mad by calling it a Latte, obviously it is a Caffe Latte otherwise you will only get a funny look and a glass of hot milk, but ever since maybe Hungary we haven’t had a decent cup of coffee. In Serbia, Bulgaria and Turkey…
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Mosaics and museums and me
As I mentioned, I got a bit philosophical while cycling across the Danube plain, and I decided it was time to focus on something other than war. 1. Mosaics I have always been fascinated by mosaics. I had “Mini Mosaic” as a child, fun to make the mosaics but a terrible challenge to prise the little tiles out of the…
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More poetry
The mosaics in the Chora church were really fantastic and inspired Doris to Poesy: I am a Pasha With a hat I wear my turban Just like that Some people say That it’s too fat But I am THE Pasha And this is MY hat.
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Scheduled Route Re-Plan #2
The Epic Journey was originally conceived of in three parts, adding up to 16 weeks plus a bit in the UK to get home from the ferry: 1. An outward leg to somewhere Epic 2. A slower bit with some free time taking ferries across to Greece and Italy and having some chill-out time en route, eating leetle feeshes in…
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