Back from holidays
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Back from holidays
Hey all,
First chance I've had to login in ages - got back from 5 weeks in Europe and a week recovering from a chest infection. Been coughing so much my ribs hurt like a total bastard.
Saw plenty of scooters and big dual-purpose bikes (TransAlp, Veradero, etc) but bugger all sport bikes (Jap I4s not included). Anyone know where they all went?
As for the holiday, Mrs. Viking and I visited Athens, the Greek island of Hydra, Venice, Florence, Rome, Paris, London and Sheffield (to catch up with my relatives).
In summary, the weather was brilliant (apart from it being freezing cold and pissing down with rain in London), the food was fantastic (especially in Italy) and the history / scenery was breathtaking. Greece was very cheap, Paris was freaking expensive, and London as grey and miserable as I remember it.
As for the chest infection, Mrs. Viking picked it up in Florence and gave it to me in Paris. We've both been at home recovering this week, and hopefully the antibiotics are doing their thing. We both wish the damned thing would go away.
To celebrate our return, the bar is now open!!
First chance I've had to login in ages - got back from 5 weeks in Europe and a week recovering from a chest infection. Been coughing so much my ribs hurt like a total bastard.
Saw plenty of scooters and big dual-purpose bikes (TransAlp, Veradero, etc) but bugger all sport bikes (Jap I4s not included). Anyone know where they all went?
As for the holiday, Mrs. Viking and I visited Athens, the Greek island of Hydra, Venice, Florence, Rome, Paris, London and Sheffield (to catch up with my relatives).
In summary, the weather was brilliant (apart from it being freezing cold and pissing down with rain in London), the food was fantastic (especially in Italy) and the history / scenery was breathtaking. Greece was very cheap, Paris was freaking expensive, and London as grey and miserable as I remember it.
As for the chest infection, Mrs. Viking picked it up in Florence and gave it to me in Paris. We've both been at home recovering this week, and hopefully the antibiotics are doing their thing. We both wish the damned thing would go away.
To celebrate our return, the bar is now open!!
It's the V-twin thing. There's just something about it that inline-4s don't have at all, and V-4s don't have enough of.
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Hey all,
Yep, had a fantastic time on hols. Sampled a lot of beer, wine and food everywhere we went. I can't nominate any place as being the best overall, it was all brilliant.
Oh, and Falken, I had a pint of Old Peculiar in the 'Golden Starre' in York. Hand-pulled, no less!
Yep, had a fantastic time on hols. Sampled a lot of beer, wine and food everywhere we went. I can't nominate any place as being the best overall, it was all brilliant.
Oh, and Falken, I had a pint of Old Peculiar in the 'Golden Starre' in York. Hand-pulled, no less!
It's the V-twin thing. There's just something about it that inline-4s don't have at all, and V-4s don't have enough of.
'XXXX'??? You poor bastard. I wouldn't touch that sheep's piss with a 10 foot pole.Falcopops wrote:Welcome back old son.
Since you're in the chair I'll have a XXXX as that's what passes as beer up here!
Living in Townsville now, nice and warm and getting hotter and more humid by the day.
Just read your message over in "general chat". Congrats on getting the job situation sorted out. Although Melbourne <-> Townsville is one hell of a commute!
It's the V-twin thing. There's just something about it that inline-4s don't have at all, and V-4s don't have enough of.