Finally make it to Strasbourg and have a bit of a rough go with the rain abd traffic on the final stretch in. The city is beautiful even in the rain. Wide streets, beautiful architecture, and bike paths everywhere. I arrive at the Cyclists of the World shop and talk to a lady who knows my Strasbourg connection, Geoffrey. I am hoping Geoffrey can set me up with someone who can get me a place. It's Bike Day tomorrow so the shop is in full swing. It's like a coop bike shop of sorts. The lady lets me phone Geoffrey on their phone and he agrees to meet me at the shop. I ask a woman where the McDo's is and she switched to accentless English. Most people here seem to be students. I also fuel up at Simply which is a new grocery store for me. The McDo's is in a sketchier part of the city but I trust my weighty bike will be a deterrent for would be robbers. I change my soaking wet clothes and it feels good to be in dry clothes again. It was about 13 degrees with the rain today and I am thinking that's the right temperature for being wet but not cold. Cold and wet is brutal. Hopefully will be sleeping indoors tonight.
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