We get a few tourists in Seattle from time to time, too. Many from Japan and points west. They can often be entertaining to watch taking pictures of the rain, posing with transients and totem poles in Pioneer Square... but mostly just wandering out into traffic. They stick out like sore thumbs because Seattleites are notorious about crossing with the light. You get used to it, but if I'm feeling especially misanthropic (it happens; I blame the rain), I just avoid those parts of town where they congregate, even if they are mostly pretty nice. I'm sure I was a clueless yob when I was traveling the low countries in my 20s on my old Rockhopper...
On Apr 26, 3:27 pm, Peter Morgano <uscpeter11...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well cycling aside and not trying to hate but I can say from having to > navigate clueless European tourists to get to my job in the Flatiron > District every day the feeling is mutual. I have seen these people just > walk into traffic thinking cars would stop, guess what, they wont! > Thankfully I try to aviod the tourist areas when I ride in NYC but I having > been on the west-side bike path a few times I can attest that the relaxed > chat and ride style of the Europeans does not mesh well with the spandex > wearing lance wanna-bes and the power joggers who have to annoyingly jog at > each traffic light, lest they dont burn calories for 45 seconds, although > it can be humorous to watch. > > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 6:16 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >http://www.bbc.com/travel/blog/20120418-spoking-the-fire-in-amsterdam > > > -- > > > ------------------------- > > Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM > > For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW > >http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > > ------------------------- > > > A billion stars go spinning through the night > > Blazing high above your head; > > But in you is the Presence that will be > > When all the stars are dead. > > > Ranier Maria Rilke, Buddha in Glory > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
