The Song of Sid’s Head
I took a photo of the top of Sid’s head after a week on board, but he insisted I deleted it.
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Tag: Songs and Poetry
What do you think about when cycling – part 11
More variations on Spotto – The Song of the Magic Goop – Lions on Gateposts – Calories in an e-battery – Not That Chicken Song – The French Neutron Bomb – The Revenge of the Wombles 1. More variations on Spotto. I think I may have mentioned some of these before, but boat-o continues to be a firm favourite, especially…
Read moreDay 99 Rochefort to La Chataigneraie
In which Sid and Doris outwit French shopkeeping and create a fine new song. Learning from previous French shutness Sid went into a supermarket in Rochefort to buy sandwiches and apple pie. A wise precaution as every shop we passed was shut, with a variety of excuses. At one point we were standing outside a Proxi Marche (closed because…
Read moreDay 97 Vendays-Montlivet to Rochefort
In which Sid and Doris take another ferry to visit Rochefort, the naval centre in the time of Louis XIV. In the night it rained – but not on us, ha ha – and we set off into a cool misty morning on the shadowy forest roads. The vines are behind us for now. We take back roads up to…
Read moreDay 93 Montauban to Serignac-sur-Garonne
In which Sid and Doris have a ride along the Garonne and its lateral canal. Today is the Feast of the Assumption, when virgin Mary was told she was to be mother of Jesus. This is a Bank Holiday in France, and in common with Bank Holidays everywhere associated with poor weather. In fact today has been perfect for us:…
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I know you have been waiting for these eagerly. Recently we have had a bit of a language mismatch, starting with the famous “Y Viva Sardinia”. I’m going down the road againY viva SardiniaAnd I’m getting the Costa Smelda planeY viva SardiniaAnd I’m cycling to the Cote d’AzurY viva SardiniaAnd I’m drinking mohitos by the scoreSardinia more and moreSardinia more…
Read moreThe song of the road
You may be able to work out the tune to this one. A versatile little number with plenty of room for improvisation, and the tune is easy enough that you can shout it out while going along. Look what they’ve done to my road, MaLook what they’ve done to my road.Well they’ve built the road straight up the hillIt makes…
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The mosaics in the Chora church were really fantastic and inspired me 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.
Read moreWhat do you think about when not cycling?
1. Domes “We in Turkey love domes. We can make any building shape you like out of domes. We make big ones then smaller ones round the edge, then smaller ones to fill in the bits. Some people build their religious buildings with sloping roofs with straight edges but they are wrong, and we must kill them. Other people build…
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What do you think about when cycling? – Part 6
Holiday Money – Reasons not to compete in the Tour de France – Crusades – Gypsy Kings – Skin colours – Wiry Old Gents – Reasons to Hate Other People – Poetry
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