BERLIN! And a flight to Ireland (30 September to 2 October 2015)
Elizabeth We rejoin our story on day 129 of my mid-life gap year. Wednesday 30 September 2015 I wake in Berlin to diffuse autumn sunshine and breakfast in the sparse kitchen…
city life
From Zurich to Mainz and Berlin (27 – 29 September 2015)
Sunday 27 September 2015 I feel less than certain about everything. I feel like I am in a miasma in the middle of my mid-life gap year. I’m worrying that…
Riding in Switzerland: From Brugg to Zurich for my day near Christoph
We re-join our story on the morning of my 123rd day on the road. I am in Brugg, Switzerland and poised to ride to Zurich in time for the Zurich…
Riding in France: Reims to Châlons-en-Champagne and a train to Strasbourg
We arrive on the 114th morning of my mid-life gap-year as I awake at Hotel de la Cathedrale in Reims, France. Tuesday 15 September 2015 I wake to an overcast…
Beautiful Bayeux: A pink room, loneliness, and a tapestry (28 – 29 August 2015)
Friday 28 August 2015 (Day 96 of my midlife gap year) 8:20 pm A Restaurant in Bayeux It’s nice to be in a city again. Bayeux is compact, beautiful, and…
Back On My Bicycle in France – Riding from Cherbourg to Jonville
Bonjour (again) France Sunday 23 August (Day 91 of my midlife gap-year) 11:35 am , Cherbourg YHA: I woke to the ferry-wide announcement that we were soon arriving in Cherbourg.…
In Northern Ireland the Troubles Still Bubble Beneath the Peace
13 – 15 August 2015 (Days 81 – 83) Thursday 13 August 4pm, Connect Hostel, Derry Small cities, I should only visit small cities. It’s 4pm, I’ve done the lot…
Heading North to Stroke City: Wednesday 12 August 2015 (Day 80)
3:50 pm – Train to Derry Jim asked about my quest – if I had one, which I mostly don’t. That is what leaves me often asking: “What am I…
In Ireland They Offer Chips with Your Chinese Food: Tuesday 11 August 2015 (Day 79)
9:10 pm: A Chinese Restaurant, Kilkenny I may regret this but I’m so hungry. I’ve ordered sweet and sour chicken – it’s like battered and fried balls of chicken in…
Poetry, Light, Ice Cream and Friendship on a Beaut Irish Summer Day: Monday 10 August 2015 (Day 78)
11:20 am – The Gourmet Store Café, Kilkenny We are finally getting a run of sunny and warm days. Cornelia says this sort of day is exactly what one hopes…