Okay folks, I'll give you the ultimate cheat sheet to French food. Everywhere you go you'll be proposed something sounding like "des croubitchoux à la gableuse with a little glass of bounette". Every village has its own very local specialty. How to decipher that ? Very easy.

It was a bit wet today, but we did it anyway! Thank you @kidicalmassreading.bsky.social

Daughter has been stuck for 10 minutes, trying to create a password that matches all these rules 😅

But Worcestershire is fine?

Reading, the town, needs to change it's name. To much confusion with reading a book

2 near misses in 2 days… This is the life I chose! #WarOnBikes

Last week Oxygen took potassium on a date and it was just OK. Then yesterday I saw Oxygen with a date with Magnesium and I was like OMg.

We had a great ride today in Earley at @kidicalmassreading.bsky.social and the bubble machine worked amazingly. Look at these happy people! 🫧 🚲

OK, we forgot to eat a few artichokes and now they turned into these huge flowers… Bees look happy with them, though!

We made a tiny human who bakes cakes for us #ProudDad

I upgraded my bike this weekend. Cheers! 🍷

Weird encounter on local streets. It's bed time for geese! 🪿🪿🪿

Hop on, ride off! 🚆🚲 As of today, bikes are welcome on-board of EU trains. All new and upgraded trains in the EU will have dedicated spots for full-sized bicycles. So, you can ride wherever the train takes you!

"This was an experiment by a kindergarten class. They dropped seeds in the cracks of the sidewalk to see what would happen. This would help our bees " via I Love Bees

Sunny and joyful Critical Mass ride in Reading yesterday

I must say, I was expecting a bit better than this weather for my first day in Bologna, ITALY! In MAY! 🌧️

Having fun taking pictures of door bells in Venice 😬

Currently on holiday in Naples. The cult of Diego Maradona there is impressive !

Despite appearances, this Parisian street is *not* closed to car traffic - I saw a few. Cars just happens to be the least efficient way, so no one uses them unless they have to. Simple!

Leaving for a 2 week trip across Italy, all in trains 🚄 Thank you InterRail!

😳 You don’t see that kind of sign very often in the UK!

We had a very enjoyable Kidical Mass ride today, despite the wet weather. But the hardest part was navigating the clumsy infrastructure.

Classic 🙄 I'll see how high I can reach before giving up.

20 changes in Paris in one minute – a part of a video I made in 2023 showcasing changes that were often quite recent at the time. Those same places now have much more greenery, so there will probably be a 2025 or 2026 version! ;) 1/2

This used to be a highway with lots of loud polluting cars just driving through Paris. Now, it is a beautiful pedestrian & bike path along the Seine for all to enjoy on the first spring-like day of the year. #paris #urbanism #15minutecity #pedestrians #bikes

Ever ask yourself why so many climate scientists are also cyclists?

Nice walk in Henley today, with a rare sight lately : blue sky ! Don’t worry, the rain is back tomorrow 🌧️

Classic… Just a regular day with my bike. Driver then refused to acknowledge they made a mistake, let alone apologise.

What do you mean « addicted to the solar panel monitoring app »? Of course I’m addicted! We’re generating our own power!! 💪✊

After graduating in Computer Science, my oldest daughter has been looking for a job. Barely any interview in sight, but countless forms with weird questions such as: "What specific moment in your personal growth journey led to you realising that a career in technology at <CompanyX> was for you?" 😳

After 30 years of (nearly) daily service, my electric shaver died this morning. 😔 There was a little smoke, which was probably its soul reaching heaven. 🪦

"You are helping by cycling when you can" British WWII propaganda poster ca. 1940 (1/2)

Did you know that with roughly £550 you can travel by train for 1 month every day, either * everywhere in 33 European countries, with InterRail, or * between Reading and London, with @nationalrail.bsky.social Rail fares in the UK are crazy

In Aug 2024, #rdguk saw the somewhat controversial introduction of a bus lane on London Road. It was suggested that by converting one lane, congestion at a new pinch point would lead increased air pollution: rdg.today/roadworks-gi... The opposite has in fact happened: air pollution has dropped!

Last week, I started listening to music on my bike with a speaker. I like the energy it gives. Today, a pothole sent it flying, and the car behind didn’t miss it 😢 I could only gather half the pieces.

I found BoJo’s book in a French book store! But in a weird section…

“It's amazing how pollution has dropped in #Paris in 15 years. @annehidalgo.bsky.social has filled the city with bike-lanes & not only has she reduced pollution by 40% but she’s also been re-elected.” Trading car space for green space, bike space, kid space…trading pollution for people. Good trade.