Preview of I_could_walk's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Besançon, France Entry Title: "Bescanson revives me." Entry: "In the original plan I was leaving today but the weather forecast for tomorrow said lots of rain. So more Besancon was on the cards. Breakfast here finishes at 8am; it's almost a challenge. Log into VC say good morning and suddenly you have 20 minutes left... Since today has the better forecast a mission was needed. It was to locate a hypermmarket and buy sandals. I've got some locations from Google maps and one is nearby. As in up a hill. Actually spending some time doing hills today might be useful preparation; the kind of decision that is logical but unwelcome. In the garage were two bikes fully equipped for camping; surely not someone else out on the road. I dressed for town. Ten minutes later it started to rain and a bitter wind sprang up. But without panniers all hills were conquerable; in time and with a lot of indiscreet panting. First supermarket was entirely absent. The rain was getting in my eyes and the wind was freezing my chin; was I really tough enough to ride in the rain? Then there was some unwise advertising; not sure how well the picture will come out. Made me smile, the house is lived in too. Following the major road did locate one but it wasn't hyper. More faffing in the rain including going back down ...
