I found Amiens instantly likeable - a classy town/city with fine mixture of the traditional and the modern. There is plenty of good architecture alongside comprehensive and pedestrianised shopping facilities, with more than a fair smattering of bars, cafes and restaurants. Amiens has the same feel about it as some of our own cathedral cities such as York, Winchester and Norwich.
With a few miles to cycle to get to Montdidier just enough time for a quick look round, obligatory photos of the cathedral, priory and millennium clock, and then for a coffee and sandwich (crepe, in fact), but even this limited glimpse of Amiens life provided enough to decide that this was a place worth visiting again and for longer. Luckily I would be doing just that on the return leg - and that second visit would entail quite unexpected and enjoyable experiences.
I'll give various weblinks for Amiens information on the return leg page to avoid losing valuable cycling time (no, of course it doesn't! - but it kept you alert though, didn't it?).
So into the saddle again and off south-eastwards from the station turning off to the right to join the series of 'D' roads that track the river which works its way towards Montdidier. |
