Today is my first full day in Lausanne, Switzerland. As I noted before, my niece’s father-in-law, a fellow cyclist, has secured a bike for me. This morning I put on my pedals and made a few adjustments. This was pretty easy because next to the bike, all the necessary tools were lined up. The pedals were already loosened and the wrench already on one. He knows my mechanical abilities are not my strong point. By having the wrench on the pedal, he was hoping I would know what to do with it. What is that saying again; “lefty tightly” or something like that. Despite my lack of mechanical skills, all was not lost. I did remember to measure my bike before I left and even thought to bring a small tape measure. My diagrams even make sense.
I was hoping to ride with my niece’s father-in-law, but just as I was coming from France to cycle in Switzerland, he was leaving Switzerland to cycle in France. For those of you who have forgotten your European geography from high school, France and Switzerland share a common border. Here in Lausanne, you can look across Lake Geneva and see France.
My plan is to head out, on my own, in a few minutes on my first bike ride in almost two weeks. Probably best to carry my phone and the address of my nieces’ house since I don’t speak any of the four official languages of Switzerland.This is going to be fun.
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