Busy Busy Cambrai!
I am stuck in Cambrai! Still, not a bad plce to be as i contemplate life over a Belgian beer in a sidewalk cafe near the town square.
I have what I best describe as permanent cramp in my left leg which makes it difficult to walk. Fortunately, there is no ligement damage. I had fun finding and seeing a docter. He was nice, he smiled at my craziness and said adter two days of anti inflamatories I should be right to continue. such a relief! I will continue more slowly. Unfortunately the weather now is great for cycling although perhaps a little too warm.
Cambrai is a frontier medieval town with a nice feel. I have done some walks (more hobbles really) and discovered it was quite a religious centre untill the revolution. It even harboured english nuns for two centuries post the reformation. I met a canadian guy who was studing the role in we"stern literature. He wondered why Australians voted for john howard. Not sure he was convinced with my answer but was too polite to defer. Anyway, enjoyable conversation over a beer on a Sunday afternoon.
Cambrai was part of the Spanish Netherlands until Louis 14 changed that. The churches are a somber form of Baroque. One of the main ones has a Rubens. There is a touch of Flemish coming into the architecture.
On Wednesday, I hope to get to Mauberge close to the Belgian border.
I have what I best describe as permanent cramp in my left leg which makes it difficult to walk. Fortunately, there is no ligement damage. I had fun finding and seeing a docter. He was nice, he smiled at my craziness and said adter two days of anti inflamatories I should be right to continue. such a relief! I will continue more slowly. Unfortunately the weather now is great for cycling although perhaps a little too warm.
Cambrai is a frontier medieval town with a nice feel. I have done some walks (more hobbles really) and discovered it was quite a religious centre untill the revolution. It even harboured english nuns for two centuries post the reformation. I met a canadian guy who was studing the role in we"stern literature. He wondered why Australians voted for john howard. Not sure he was convinced with my answer but was too polite to defer. Anyway, enjoyable conversation over a beer on a Sunday afternoon.
Cambrai was part of the Spanish Netherlands until Louis 14 changed that. The churches are a somber form of Baroque. One of the main ones has a Rubens. There is a touch of Flemish coming into the architecture.
On Wednesday, I hope to get to Mauberge close to the Belgian border.
4 comments:
Bernie
Just checking on your progress. I hope that you are not being unduly delayed by the French wine and the Belgian beer. You seem to be doing all right. We have got into watching football mode.
Looking forward to seing you, hope you get rid of the cramp.
What's all this bleating from Bill that he is being actively censored?? Would Bernie do a thing like that?! NO, of course not...I think Bill is trying to make it look like he is reading Bernie's blog religiously, when we all know that he is actually watching the pies!
So much fun to take over Bernie's site, while ignoring his plight with the sore leg. Bernie; I hope all is OK again, and look forward to another picture to show your cycling prowess!
Cheers
Peter
Hi Bernie
your adventure sounds most interesting, and your blog is a beauty! I hope your cramp has improved. I had my usual 50 km Tuesday ride today, but Diamond Creek seems so boring in comparison - mind you, we had a great coffee (a place for us to try sometime) and a terrific Japanese lunch. Lesley and I have had a little holiday in Tasmania with Alex and Hayley, great, except all four of us ended up with a shocking gastro, debilitating!
have you had any snails yet? - I bet you are enjoying the baguettes!
take care and keep the news coming
ciao ciao
greg
Bernie, I'm finding your travelogue very interesting. And I admire your determination to blog despite the obvious foreign keyboards. I can't let the John Howard comments go by without mentioning that Kevin Rudd showed himself to be an utter dickhead during the Bill Henson (not "Hansen" but oh so close) "pornography" affair. And what with Collingwood doing so well, I really don't see why I should talk to you at all. Regards anyway. Jim
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