Jimmy Doug
If you know what's good for you ...
I think I'm a lucky man. I love my commute and look forward to it. Although never far from the fast and dangerous road between Amiens and Paris, where accidents happen almost every week, my commute is quiet. Very few cars pass me for most of the distance (20 miles) - and it's pretty too. Thanks to the magic of Google Street View I can share it with you. Does anyone else have a commute they think is pretty? Why not show us?
I start my commute with a little climb near the village of Saint Rémy en l'eau - a nice warm up. This is looking back down.
I cross the busy Amiens/Paris road then make my way to the village of Cuignères. There follows a three kilometre descent, with countryside typical of how we imagine northern France. It isn't devoid of charms - I often go through here at night, and encounters with foxes and owls are common.
http://maps.google.fr/maps?q=saint+...r7j4ye4kMdpsZ1yyC2XyBg&cbp=11,165.38,,0,16.02
My favourite part is here. I feel calm and relaxed cycling on this road - especially when I go home when it's downhill!
Once past Breuil le Vert, I pass through some pleasant woods
Then I cycle though the un-interesting town of Liancourt, then through more woods to Monchy Saint Eloi - the little village where my work is.
One thing I can be sure - not many of you work in a place like this!
I start my commute with a little climb near the village of Saint Rémy en l'eau - a nice warm up. This is looking back down.
I cross the busy Amiens/Paris road then make my way to the village of Cuignères. There follows a three kilometre descent, with countryside typical of how we imagine northern France. It isn't devoid of charms - I often go through here at night, and encounters with foxes and owls are common.
http://maps.google.fr/maps?q=saint+...r7j4ye4kMdpsZ1yyC2XyBg&cbp=11,165.38,,0,16.02
My favourite part is here. I feel calm and relaxed cycling on this road - especially when I go home when it's downhill!
Once past Breuil le Vert, I pass through some pleasant woods
Then I cycle though the un-interesting town of Liancourt, then through more woods to Monchy Saint Eloi - the little village where my work is.
One thing I can be sure - not many of you work in a place like this!