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September 14, 2006
Cycling Back to London
I'm currenty in Gouda, home of the famous cheese.
A little more than a week ago 13 of us headed out on our bikes from London to attend the International Broadcasting Conference in Amsterdam. The conference is now over. Everyone else is back in England. I'm the only one left.
The more geographically aware of you will have noticed tha Gouda isn't particularly in a direct line between Amsterdam and London.
It is important, I think, to visit as many places as possible that share their name with foodstuffs. It enables witty repartee in the grocery store.
"Look!" I will now be able to say. "Gouda cheese. I've been there."
"You've been to a cheese?" my companion might ask.
"No, no, no. Gouda -- the town in Holland. The cheese is named after it."
"Uh-huh," my companion would reply. "Fascinating."
Tomorrow I'm off to Willemstad. I don't believe there is a Willemstad cheese but I am confident the town will have other attractions.
Once again, you can follow my progress on http://www.ibcbikeride.co.uk/
On that site you will find links to a gps track of my route, as well as photos and videos from the road, and, most importantly, a link the Children in Need fundraising site that all of this is in aid of.
Posted by YandaMan at September 14, 2006 9:29 PM
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