Bicycles in Paris: Two Days to Go

On Sunday, July 15, Paris begins its grand bicycle program and the whole city seems to be getting ready for it.  On a walk along the rue Saint-Honore, I came across this poster urging everyone to get on a bike.

In Colette, the hip "concept" store, there was an exhibit of bicycle art and these beauties for sale

And, on the streets, crews were literally paving the way for the program to begin

The columns you see are bicycle hitching posts and the machine to the right is the meter that dispenses your Velib pass.

I'm going away for the weekend, so I won't be around for the kick-off, but I'm really looking forward to seeing these bikes rolling through the city on Monday.  In fact, I'm looking forward to being on one. I'll keep you posted.

Comments

[Dorie]

Rosa, of course you'd think of the perfect bike situation -- a cycle to a restaurant and a taxi home after a good meal with good wine! I think this is going to be great!

[Rosa]

Dorie, I'm so excited about these bikes too. I tried them in Lyon and it was wonderful to be able to hop on a bike anytime you wanted and drop it off wherever you wanted. Sometimes you want to ride a bike to a restaurant, but take a taxi home!