My dear friend Eleanor has been visiting for several days from London, as part of her North American odyssey. We’ve had a grand time together, but even more, her travel blogs are simply fantastic. Check out Urbantics here.
I have learned so much about my own backyard (like the SF Streetcar Museum), to say nothing of places like Chicago and Toronto… a real delight, and about as close to “armchair travel” as someone like me is likely to get! The only downside to our adventures was my bicycle theft — stolen in broad daylight at the Ferry Building Farmer’s Market. Little did I know, as we munched happily on pluots, Asian pears and figs of all sizes, that someone was taking a pair of giant cutters to my lock. Sigh.
I miss both Eleanor and my Specialized Dolce road racer dearly now, so thank goodness for insurance — though nothing can replace a good friend! Methinks it’s time to review and re-post another one of my travelogues from the past…
