Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Sarah is coming from China - and a volcano is caughing dust....
Every time that Sarah goes somewhere, something is likely to happen about her trip. Last year she had barely made it back from france to her home that the EYJAFJÖLL Island s volcano blocked the european skylanes. This year, the Grimsvötn volcano (Island) is releasing dust again from 22nd May. 2 days before the trip of Sarah and authorities expect to have to close north european airports on the 26th. She is coming just on time! Is she going to be able to leave in 3 weeks? A priori the dust from the Grimsvötn is Basalt and is more ruguous and is collapsing faster from the atmosphere than that the last eruption from the EYJAFJÖLL.
Friday, May 20, 2011
pneu de Vélo 28' ou 700 marque "DURO"qui s'auto detruit!
il y a deux mois de cela, j'ai remplacé le pneu arrière de mon vélo qui était usé par un nouveau pneu DURO de 28 pouces. c'est un pneu en caoutchouc avec un tressage en nylon comme structure sans renfort particulier contre les crevaisons. Ce pneu m'a coûté un peu moins de neuf euros et ses prédécesseurs ont tendance à durer un an avec utilisation quotidienne que j'en fais (3000-4000km) , ce qui est satisfaisant pour le prix.
DECEPTION et DANGER?
ce matin en dévalant une pente en vélo sur le chemin du travail j'ai été surpris par un bruit étrange provenant de la roue arrière tout en ressentant des vibrations anormales. Avant que j'ai eu le temps de réaliser ce qui se passait j'ai entendu un grand bruit d'éclatement: pneu éventré et chambre à air éclatée et percée. Je pense que j'ai eu de la chance de ne pas tomber car je roulais à vive allure lorsque c'est arrivé.
Sur le coup je me suis dit que c'était un problème dû sans doute au passage sur un bris de verre mais après avoir analysé l'intérieur du pneu, je pense différemment. j'ai découvert un zone étonnamment bien définie et circulaire d'usure prématurée du pneu. Il n'y a pas de trace similaire sur la chambre à air à l'endroit de l'éclatement. je n'ai aucune explication mais il est clair que je ne recommande pas cette marque de pneus de vélo.
Voir les photos et la zone endommagée qui est responsable de la crevaison.
Las de ces problèmes et des dégâts dus aux débris de verre dans la ville de grenoble j'ai acheté un pneu Michelin renforcé 700x35 à 20€ (5€ de plus qu'un pneu normal ailleurs). pour savoir si ça tient mieux le coup : affaire à suivre.
DECEPTION et DANGER?
ce matin en dévalant une pente en vélo sur le chemin du travail j'ai été surpris par un bruit étrange provenant de la roue arrière tout en ressentant des vibrations anormales. Avant que j'ai eu le temps de réaliser ce qui se passait j'ai entendu un grand bruit d'éclatement: pneu éventré et chambre à air éclatée et percée. Je pense que j'ai eu de la chance de ne pas tomber car je roulais à vive allure lorsque c'est arrivé.
Sur le coup je me suis dit que c'était un problème dû sans doute au passage sur un bris de verre mais après avoir analysé l'intérieur du pneu, je pense différemment. j'ai découvert un zone étonnamment bien définie et circulaire d'usure prématurée du pneu. Il n'y a pas de trace similaire sur la chambre à air à l'endroit de l'éclatement. je n'ai aucune explication mais il est clair que je ne recommande pas cette marque de pneus de vélo.
Voir les photos et la zone endommagée qui est responsable de la crevaison.
Las de ces problèmes et des dégâts dus aux débris de verre dans la ville de grenoble j'ai acheté un pneu Michelin renforcé 700x35 à 20€ (5€ de plus qu'un pneu normal ailleurs). pour savoir si ça tient mieux le coup : affaire à suivre.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Méthode de reconstruction d'une roue Sturmey Archer AB3 à trois vitesses avec tambour à frein 9 cm
Référence :
Sturmey Archer 3 Speed Hub with 90 mm Drum Brake with Gear Control ABC-3 - 36 Hole - Silver
Après presque 19 ans de bons et loyaux services, j'ai décidé de remplacer le moyeu du changement de vitesse de mon vélo car les engrenages, les cliquets et les roulements commençaient à avoir du jeu après plus de 40.000 km parcourus. j'ai trouvé sur Internet un site commerçant qui vend encore des accessoires Sturmey - Archer par correspondance depuis l'Angleterre. Le tout m'a coûté le même prix que la réparation réalisée un chez un professionnel en Belgique il y a 8 ans et en prime j'ai un nouveau changement de vitesse et un nouveau frein. le seul problème est qu'il faut reconstruire la roue à partir de la vieille. prix +/-110€ avec les frais de port.
NB: pour ceux qui sont aussi paresseux que moi et qui n'ont pas envie de reconstruire la roue autour d'un nouveau moyeu: j'ai essayé sans succès de démonter le nouveau Hub. j'ai utilisé une pince énorme en acier tout en bloquant le frein à tambour et malgré tous mes efforts l'anneau de fixation n'a pas bougé d'un poil! Donc si vous êtes paresseux et que vous voulez seulement remplacer le mécanisme du changement de vitesse, je vous conseille de vous rabattre sur cet ensemble vendu séparément ( presque pour le même prix que le Hub complet (voir photo ci-dessous)) en s'assurant bien entendu que c'est compatible avec votre matériel: Sturmey Archer 3 Speed NIG Internal - HSX120 ?
Comment procéder?
-numéroter chaque trou de la jante ainsi que chaque trou des rayons du moyeu. Ceci facilite grandement la reconstruction de la roue sur le nouveau Hub car il n'y a plus qu'à transposer la numérotation des trous des rayons.
-déposer une goutte d'huile sur la tête des boulons des rayons et les dévisser tous
-reporter la numérotation des rayons sur le nouveau moyeu avec le changement de vitesse tout neuf.
-Insérer tous les rayons sur le hub du côté le plus petit (le côté opposé au frein à tambour) car il est beaucoup plus difficile d'insérer les rayons lorsque la est construite des deux côtés à cause des croisements des rayons. Prendre soin de les insérer en alternance par la gauche et par la droite comme sur la roue originale.
-engager les boulons des rayons dans la jante et les raccorder à tous les rayons mentionnés à l'étape précédente, mais ne pas les serrer à ce stade.
-Placez ensuite tous les rayons sur le Hub du côté le plus grand (du côté du frein à tambour).
-engager les boulons des rayons dans la jante et les raccorder à tous les rayons mentionnés à l'étape précédente.
-Vous pouvez maintenant serrer tous les rayons. pour se repérer, il suffit d'insérer le rayon jusqu'au moment où la tête du rayon avec le pas de vis arrive à la même position que sur la roue originale (vue depuis l'intérieur de la jante). de cette façon la roue décrira un cercle parfait.
-À ce stade la tension dans les rayons doit être équivalente pour tous les rayons situés du même côté de la roue.
-Placer la roue sur le vélo avec son pneu et sans oublier la protection de la chambre à air!
-ajuster le voilage de la roue en s'aidant d'une pince à linge accrochée sur le cadre du vélo. (cette dernière étape nécessite beaucoup de temps et de patience)
Et voilà c'est reparti pour 40.000 km de sport sans trop s'inquiéter de la mécanique.
Sturmey Archer 3 Speed Hub with 90 mm Drum Brake with Gear Control ABC-3 - 36 Hole - Silver
Après presque 19 ans de bons et loyaux services, j'ai décidé de remplacer le moyeu du changement de vitesse de mon vélo car les engrenages, les cliquets et les roulements commençaient à avoir du jeu après plus de 40.000 km parcourus. j'ai trouvé sur Internet un site commerçant qui vend encore des accessoires Sturmey - Archer par correspondance depuis l'Angleterre. Le tout m'a coûté le même prix que la réparation réalisée un chez un professionnel en Belgique il y a 8 ans et en prime j'ai un nouveau changement de vitesse et un nouveau frein. le seul problème est qu'il faut reconstruire la roue à partir de la vieille. prix +/-110€ avec les frais de port.
NB: pour ceux qui sont aussi paresseux que moi et qui n'ont pas envie de reconstruire la roue autour d'un nouveau moyeu: j'ai essayé sans succès de démonter le nouveau Hub. j'ai utilisé une pince énorme en acier tout en bloquant le frein à tambour et malgré tous mes efforts l'anneau de fixation n'a pas bougé d'un poil! Donc si vous êtes paresseux et que vous voulez seulement remplacer le mécanisme du changement de vitesse, je vous conseille de vous rabattre sur cet ensemble vendu séparément ( presque pour le même prix que le Hub complet (voir photo ci-dessous)) en s'assurant bien entendu que c'est compatible avec votre matériel: Sturmey Archer 3 Speed NIG Internal - HSX120 ?
Comment procéder?
-numéroter chaque trou de la jante ainsi que chaque trou des rayons du moyeu. Ceci facilite grandement la reconstruction de la roue sur le nouveau Hub car il n'y a plus qu'à transposer la numérotation des trous des rayons.
-déposer une goutte d'huile sur la tête des boulons des rayons et les dévisser tous
-reporter la numérotation des rayons sur le nouveau moyeu avec le changement de vitesse tout neuf.
-Insérer tous les rayons sur le hub du côté le plus petit (le côté opposé au frein à tambour) car il est beaucoup plus difficile d'insérer les rayons lorsque la est construite des deux côtés à cause des croisements des rayons. Prendre soin de les insérer en alternance par la gauche et par la droite comme sur la roue originale.
-engager les boulons des rayons dans la jante et les raccorder à tous les rayons mentionnés à l'étape précédente, mais ne pas les serrer à ce stade.
-Placez ensuite tous les rayons sur le Hub du côté le plus grand (du côté du frein à tambour).
-engager les boulons des rayons dans la jante et les raccorder à tous les rayons mentionnés à l'étape précédente.
-Vous pouvez maintenant serrer tous les rayons. pour se repérer, il suffit d'insérer le rayon jusqu'au moment où la tête du rayon avec le pas de vis arrive à la même position que sur la roue originale (vue depuis l'intérieur de la jante). de cette façon la roue décrira un cercle parfait.
-À ce stade la tension dans les rayons doit être équivalente pour tous les rayons situés du même côté de la roue.
-Placer la roue sur le vélo avec son pneu et sans oublier la protection de la chambre à air!
-ajuster le voilage de la roue en s'aidant d'une pince à linge accrochée sur le cadre du vélo. (cette dernière étape nécessite beaucoup de temps et de patience)
Et voilà c'est reparti pour 40.000 km de sport sans trop s'inquiéter de la mécanique.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
RC car diving
sometimes i do something stupid to keep my bad reputation intact.
experiment of the day: determine if an old graupner radio receiver, mamba max pro esc, a 5AH LiPo battery and 2 servos are waterproof.
strangefully the servos were in short-cut for 1/2 day, whereas the rest was ok almost immediately after getting out of the pool (although i did not check for obvious reasons)
experiment of the day: determine if an old graupner radio receiver, mamba max pro esc, a 5AH LiPo battery and 2 servos are waterproof.
strangefully the servos were in short-cut for 1/2 day, whereas the rest was ok almost immediately after getting out of the pool (although i did not check for obvious reasons)
Sunday, April 17, 2011
BCA 2011, Keele, UK London
Je me suis arrangé pour que nous puissions nous arrêter à Londres quelques heures aussi bien à l'aller qu'au retour. Le lundi nous avons eu suffisamment de temps pour aller jusqu'au British Museum. Nous avons vu la pierre de rosette qui est beaucoup plus grande en vrai que l'idée que je m'en faisais. j'ai aussi vu tout un tas d'artefacts en provenance de Grèce et aussi de splendides sculptures sur jade provenant de Chine. La fois suivante nous nous somme au musée "Wellcome collection" où il y avait beaucoup d'artefacts assez originaux : de l'époque d'avant-guerre et des traitements infligés aux juifs par le régime nazi, il y avait aussi beaucoup de diagrammes et de portraits et d'études concernant la propagation des maladies à partir des fuites dans les canalisations des égouts vers les réserves d'eau « potable » du XVe siècle au XVIIe siècle. Il y avait aussi une collection impressionnante d'outils de médecine tel que des forceps et aussi une momie du Pérou.
j'étais dans une autre pièce lorsque mon patron m'a appelé et m'a dit « Viens te mettre ici et regarde cet objet ». lorsque je me suis approché j'ai vu une espèce de sphère dorée qui tout d'un coup s'est ouverte pour laisser voir un oeil ! Pas la peine de dire que j'ai fait un bond en arrière. Je me disais que peut-être dans ma maison plus tard ce serait sympathique d'avoir un système similaire raccordé à la sonnette de la porte d'entrée histoire de faire peur ou amuser les visiteurs :)
après avoir passé environ 1:30 dans le musée de la Wellcome collection nous avons pris le métro pour aller voir le « London eye » En fait c'était un peu trop juste pour monter dans la grande roue et admirer Londres d'en haut.
video:
- Vue depuis le Briish museum (section grecque, parties volées au Parthenon!)
- Danses au congrès BCA2011.
- Vue sur la Tamise a Londres, UK.
PS: Le ridicule ne tue pas
GPS trace : eurostar + tgv
BTW: no there was no GPS signal under the channel, it s an artefact unfortunately...
j'étais dans une autre pièce lorsque mon patron m'a appelé et m'a dit « Viens te mettre ici et regarde cet objet ». lorsque je me suis approché j'ai vu une espèce de sphère dorée qui tout d'un coup s'est ouverte pour laisser voir un oeil ! Pas la peine de dire que j'ai fait un bond en arrière. Je me disais que peut-être dans ma maison plus tard ce serait sympathique d'avoir un système similaire raccordé à la sonnette de la porte d'entrée histoire de faire peur ou amuser les visiteurs :)
après avoir passé environ 1:30 dans le musée de la Wellcome collection nous avons pris le métro pour aller voir le « London eye » En fait c'était un peu trop juste pour monter dans la grande roue et admirer Londres d'en haut.
video:
- Vue depuis le Briish museum (section grecque, parties volées au Parthenon!)
- Danses au congrès BCA2011.
- Vue sur la Tamise a Londres, UK.
PS: Le ridicule ne tue pas
GPS trace : eurostar + tgv
BTW: no there was no GPS signal under the channel, it s an artefact unfortunately...
Saturday, April 09, 2011
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Sunday, April 03, 2011
avril 2 2011 randonnée à Tullins
panoramas disponibles ici ( 40 MB):
http://www.mediafire.com/?x1wzn7ra628iwlz
vidéo panoramique:
http://www.mediafire.com/?x1wzn7ra628iwlz
vidéo panoramique:
trace GPS:
photos de ricTuesday, March 15, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
office 2010 64 bit incompatible with xp 64bit? don t believe it.
http://forums.mydigitallife.info/threads/18657-Office-2010-on-Windows-XP-2003-x64
1. You need to download and install Microsoft Application Verifier x64 Link and MSXML 6 SP1 and SP2 Link Link (These two are probably already installed)
1. You need to download and install Microsoft Application Verifier x64 Link and MSXML 6 SP1 and SP2 Link Link (These two are probably already installed)
2. Insert or mount the Office 2010 DVD, cancel the setup.
3. Open Application Verifier, click on File->Add Application select and open the office setup.exe from the DVD.
4. On the right "Tests" pane unselect "Basics", select "HighVersionLie" from the "Compatibility" list, nothing else is needed.
5. Right click on "HighVersionLie" and select Properties
6. Set the following lines:
- Major Version: 5
- Minor Version: 1
- Build Number: 2600
- Service Pack Major: 3
7. OK the Properties window, then click Save.
8. Install and activate Office like you did on XP x86, Vista or 7.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Les aventures en inde!
The preparation/Arrival in india:
how to have so much trouble all at once?
-my car was first refused on the controle techique for rust on brakes.. hummm funny.(it had rained a lot and the control buildings were on top of a hill, i don't remember ever braking hard with the car even once to get there from home)
-my suitcase got lost once arrived in New Delhi. i received it 24 h after arrival, the stickers showed it was sent from brussels the day after i departed!, shame on them i checked in 2h30 before take off, i remember telling the hostess that there was a bag stuck in the rolling carpet behind her desk. is that related to my bag problem?
-Sarah's plane had a flat tyre in China, resulting in her flight's cancellation. it was delayed god knows how many times. She therefore decided to buy another ticket and cancel the previous.
-Later during the visit, at Jodaipur, i send my clothes for cleaning but they did not pick up everything! since the next days we were going to be changing hotel, there was no way to get it cleaned again so i had to clean it the old fashioned way. great.
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Sightseeing:
D1 Delhi (no Sarah yet)
i had my first lonely day in New Delhi, or should i say crazy day.
Rickshaws are really harassing me, but not only them, everyone hanging out in the street talks to me once i stop and open a map!
it is disturbing and annoying and all i want is run away from them. because at the end i am distracted and i go in the wrong direction.
-roundabouts are dangerous, not only for pedestrians but also for cars. i ll shoot a video. ps... run if you are a pedestrian, or really have 360 degrees vision, i am thinking about grafting an eye in my back.
i saw the National Railways museum of New Delhi.
:) much bigger than the one in Beijing!
took lots pics
i had to walk 14 km to get there and see all the things on the side, Ambassies, gardens... and i must have walked too much as my foot got swallen.. not a good start.
Day 2:
(at night)
1h37 taxi picks me up at hotel
2h15 i arrive at the ARRIVALS screen of new delhi airport. delay of the plane : 3h30.. glups! 1 h later delay on screen = 3h45, after 1h30 waiting, delay is 3h33! precisely... after 2 h 10 ish Sarah SMSed me she had landed in New Delhi :)
5h ish back at hotel and discussions and deserved dodo til 9h10... (less than 3 h sleep)
turns out the original flight had not yet taken off! lack of crew she had booked her flight on lastminute.com and once in new delhi she skyped to the company and made her cancellation insurance work. 6-8 weeks wait before refund! glups she found another return flight too. wooow that is adventure
we followed the day by gathering courage to visit south side of New Delhi :)
- my feet hurt!
d3:
Driver pick up at Delhi's hotel and visit of Agra, the tomb of Akbar ?, the Taj Mahal, baby Taj, some random manufacture of marble with semi precious stone incrustations. we bought some gifts :) the funny thing is the guide received an enveloppe - money ! for getting us there. usual practice in india, however we still feel exploited.
D4-5:
Fatehpur Sikri
Jaipur,
Amber Fort, City Palace, Jantar Mantar, Hawa Mahal, Albert Hall, Birla Mandir (?)
by the end of the day, the driver told us, "i know good place, sells good things" ok, let s have a look inside, no real choice, he drove us there keeping it kind of mysterious. It turned out to be a Jewelry, after watching some things, we found a nice violet amethyste that sarah liked, so i said ok, mount it for a necklace. the price was ok, 4500 inr. they said it was fine to have it mounted and delivered by the evening. a bit later and after lots discussions, we agreed on the silver holder. I was paying when one of the assistant came back with the thing and said that it was impossible to have it done before the next day in the afternoon. Glad i had not paid yet. They still tried to sell us others mounted stones but we did not like it as much. So we left and our driver did not have a commission. On the internet, we saw similar stones for much cheaper...
In the evening, we were KO and slept right after coming back to the hotel at 7 pm untill dinner.
Day 6 : Pushkar
Sarah is sick, (bugs, food poisoning?). i am just recovering.
hope sarah will not vomit anymore in islamic sites ... ( in Ajmer)
carbobel has limited curative effects. we only eat fruits, vegetables, bread, rice.
there are so many impressive stuff to see that we force ourselves to stand up.
it is hot and not a cloud in the sky. not too many mosquitos so far...
Our driver is strange. he want s to tell us what to do and tries to skip some of the visits on the list.
So many people try to call us " Hello, Hello..." is is so annoying.
a lot want to take pictures with us " several times i answeared " do we know you?" and turned away. they even tried when sarah was about to vomit, looking pale ( of course and holding her belly. i had to control myself not to tell them to go to hell and said " it is not a good moment!" i have lost the count of how many times i ignored peoples now.
D7-8: Jodhpur
Clock Tower & Sadar Market,
Mehrangarh Fort, Jaswant Thada & Umaid Bhawan,
Day 9
Ranakpur
visit of a superb temple ! 1440 pilars all with sculptures. i must have not turned off my camera more than 30 sec total while there.
Outside I was asked where I was from by a guard, I said Belgium, the guy asked, so you use euros, hummmmm that was a trick to try to exchange the euros into roupees…do I look like a bank?
later we arrived in Udaipur (city palace, boat trip on the lake, crystal gallery (amazing crystal pieces from a bed to a chair to lots of glasses)
it was annoying the amounts of guards whisteling at us, go here, not there, and the best of all: whenever we asked more detailed questions like which way is it to go to that temple, the answer of the guards was repeatedly 'YES'. Us: ‘Where is...?’ – the guard: ’Yes’. not helping.
Day 11
we just arrived at our initial hotel again after an overnight sleeper train trip from Udaipur to Delhi.
“Delhi 2 - Le retour”
Humayun's Tomb
national museum,
crafts muzeum: original museum with lots artefacts. We crossed the path of a girl 's school expedition and it was striking that therse little indian girls had never seen a white women with long hair like Sarah has. She had a lot of success and they all wanted to shake her hands. I like to think that the reason for her success is she wore the same purple/pink colors as the school dress of the girls.
PS: i was totally ignored :( perhaps because i was not dressed in purple.... ;)
Day 12,
in the evening, sleeper train trip to Amritsar,
We first stepped into the golden temple express which was not our train! because of train delays that train was announced to depart at the exact same time as our ticket said, which was very confusing. Our train left 1h later. The train is shaky and not always stable to sleep into but it was fine, if you forget about the strange guy on the other side of the compartment that did not stop looking at Sarah and left in the middle of the night without turning off the lights…
in the morning, as i was on the top couchette, i leaned down and saw sarah fixing her hair quietly on the bed under mine. Somehow the only sound that came out of my mouth was some kind of grave sound that scared her so much that she instantly kicked me in the face... If i was a dog, i would have walked the tail between the legs for a while that day...
day 13:
Amritsar,
I got very sick and stayed at the hotel for 1h30 after exploring from the top of the bathroom WC what I had not eaten for breakfast together with the bottow of my stomack. Meanwhile, Sarah decided to go ahead and get lunch in a resto not too far where she met an Australian guy who apparently was very nice until he made funny unexplained comments about USA’s journalists freedom of speech which made it all awkward to her. She later met me back at the hotel ready to go for visit after a nap.
We went to the commemorative garden where the british made a massacre in 1919 and booked the trip to the Pakistan/Indian border for the ceremony of the closure of the border. See Awesome video from Sarah’s cam.
Day 14
The (Sikh) golden temple
In order to enter the place, you have to purify yourself, therefore, you must wash your hands and your feet, which I was not too happy about, and the saw it so I had to pass through the waterfeetbath. Also I was not allowed to wear my hat, the guard found a foulard for me … pink!
We entered and sat to look at the yellow temple in the middle of the artificial lake when a guard came and told Sarah she had to cross her legs while seated. Later I was told that I had to sit the Indian way ( yoga style?) try to understand… they certainly had a lot of fun with us. No need to say that it is easy to be sick of being told what to do all the time.
After 1 h of pushing in the line to get to the golden temple in the crowd that pushes and passes you as soon as you let them a little mouse space. We finally entered the temple and it was really beautiful, (no pictures allowed ) we tried to stay as long as possible to admire it. We also went on the roof to discover the white marble was incrusted with semi precious stones like on the Taj Mahal. On some specific places touched by a lot of peoples, one can see the gold has disappeared to show the underlying copper support.
That night we took another sleeper train back to Delhi.
We though we would not make it! The train car we had on our ticked did not exist! We walked along the entire train and did not find it. Finally, Sarah found our names on a listing stuck on the AB1 car (and not HA1) it took us 15 min to find it. Once in, we got to our compartment and installed ourselves on our bottom allocated beds. Later that night some people came on the top side. Until +/- 2h30 when a couple of old people which did not speak any english woke me up because the handicaped old lady did not want (even did not try) to go to the upper bed and just sat on the bed of Sarah while she was sleeping. I decided to move above Sarah’s bed so that things get back to normal. I prepared the bed for the second time that night. I somehow managed to sleep again until the controller passed and shoke me to check for the ticket as I was at the spot of people that supposedly had just stepped into the train.
In the morning, Sarah woke up and had no idea of what had happened. So she went to the bed where i was the last time she saw me and woke up the person in that bed... she stepped back! "hhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaa MAX what happened to you??? " well it was not me but an old indian lady... fortunately she realised it was not me before giving a kiss... ;) pouah! The old lady pointed in my direction and Sarah sat and recovered from her emotions.
Departure:
The Delhi Ghandi intl. airport story:
- the taxi we had booked was late, to the point we though we would have to run to get another taxi to the ‘New Delhi’ train station close to the hotel. But eventually (35min late), they told us to follow a guy. (I had heard the other Chinese people tell to the shop people that he was going to destroy their reputation, I am still wondering, what reputation?) At this point we were 8! after a 10 min crazy walk with luggage in the crowded area, we arrive to 1 small car-truck were only 4 of us would fit into. no need to say the others were not happy. we made it to the airport in time. If I had known I would have paid the extra 210 rupees to get the taxi from the hotel we were at. Not so much a good idea to book a taxi in a shop selling plastic women jewelry in a funny narrow street…
-getting into the airport:
ONLY in INDIA will you have such hassle. Sarah did not have a printout of her schedule cause she had to rebook her return trip independently from the hotel after the first flight fiasko. so the army guard would not let her inside the airport. We had to run to desk A on the side of the airport to be told to get back to Gate 5 where an agent had a list of all passengers. total loss of time = +/- 10-15 min.
Then was my turn to have fun. it was 8 pm. my flight was not untill 3 am. 7 h later. The guard said i had to wait outside. how fun. we had to strongly insist we were together. Fortunately a girl inside said something and they let me in with sarah. what would i have done outside for so long?
I should also mention the amounts of passport/ticket checks between the plane Gate's entrance (waiting area) and the moment you can actually be in the plane: 5 ! you would think 1 is enough...if it was well done.
the solar clock
all trip part 2
At the end of this nice trip in india, i feel like a Tomb rider. we saw so many!
how to have so much trouble all at once?
-my car was first refused on the controle techique for rust on brakes.. hummm funny.(it had rained a lot and the control buildings were on top of a hill, i don't remember ever braking hard with the car even once to get there from home)
-my suitcase got lost once arrived in New Delhi. i received it 24 h after arrival, the stickers showed it was sent from brussels the day after i departed!, shame on them i checked in 2h30 before take off, i remember telling the hostess that there was a bag stuck in the rolling carpet behind her desk. is that related to my bag problem?
-Sarah's plane had a flat tyre in China, resulting in her flight's cancellation. it was delayed god knows how many times. She therefore decided to buy another ticket and cancel the previous.
-Later during the visit, at Jodaipur, i send my clothes for cleaning but they did not pick up everything! since the next days we were going to be changing hotel, there was no way to get it cleaned again so i had to clean it the old fashioned way. great.
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Sightseeing:
D1 Delhi (no Sarah yet)
i had my first lonely day in New Delhi, or should i say crazy day.
Rickshaws are really harassing me, but not only them, everyone hanging out in the street talks to me once i stop and open a map!
it is disturbing and annoying and all i want is run away from them. because at the end i am distracted and i go in the wrong direction.
-roundabouts are dangerous, not only for pedestrians but also for cars. i ll shoot a video. ps... run if you are a pedestrian, or really have 360 degrees vision, i am thinking about grafting an eye in my back.
i saw the National Railways museum of New Delhi.
:) much bigger than the one in Beijing!
took lots pics
i had to walk 14 km to get there and see all the things on the side, Ambassies, gardens... and i must have walked too much as my foot got swallen.. not a good start.
Day 2:
(at night)
1h37 taxi picks me up at hotel
2h15 i arrive at the ARRIVALS screen of new delhi airport. delay of the plane : 3h30.. glups! 1 h later delay on screen = 3h45, after 1h30 waiting, delay is 3h33! precisely... after 2 h 10 ish Sarah SMSed me she had landed in New Delhi :)
5h ish back at hotel and discussions and deserved dodo til 9h10... (less than 3 h sleep)
turns out the original flight had not yet taken off! lack of crew she had booked her flight on lastminute.com and once in new delhi she skyped to the company and made her cancellation insurance work. 6-8 weeks wait before refund! glups she found another return flight too. wooow that is adventure
we followed the day by gathering courage to visit south side of New Delhi :)
- my feet hurt!
d3:
Driver pick up at Delhi's hotel and visit of Agra, the tomb of Akbar ?, the Taj Mahal, baby Taj, some random manufacture of marble with semi precious stone incrustations. we bought some gifts :) the funny thing is the guide received an enveloppe - money ! for getting us there. usual practice in india, however we still feel exploited.
D4-5:
Fatehpur Sikri
Jaipur,
Amber Fort, City Palace, Jantar Mantar, Hawa Mahal, Albert Hall, Birla Mandir (?)
by the end of the day, the driver told us, "i know good place, sells good things" ok, let s have a look inside, no real choice, he drove us there keeping it kind of mysterious. It turned out to be a Jewelry, after watching some things, we found a nice violet amethyste that sarah liked, so i said ok, mount it for a necklace. the price was ok, 4500 inr. they said it was fine to have it mounted and delivered by the evening. a bit later and after lots discussions, we agreed on the silver holder. I was paying when one of the assistant came back with the thing and said that it was impossible to have it done before the next day in the afternoon. Glad i had not paid yet. They still tried to sell us others mounted stones but we did not like it as much. So we left and our driver did not have a commission. On the internet, we saw similar stones for much cheaper...
In the evening, we were KO and slept right after coming back to the hotel at 7 pm untill dinner.
Day 6 : Pushkar
Sarah is sick, (bugs, food poisoning?). i am just recovering.
hope sarah will not vomit anymore in islamic sites ... ( in Ajmer)
carbobel has limited curative effects. we only eat fruits, vegetables, bread, rice.
there are so many impressive stuff to see that we force ourselves to stand up.
it is hot and not a cloud in the sky. not too many mosquitos so far...
Our driver is strange. he want s to tell us what to do and tries to skip some of the visits on the list.
So many people try to call us " Hello, Hello..." is is so annoying.
a lot want to take pictures with us " several times i answeared " do we know you?" and turned away. they even tried when sarah was about to vomit, looking pale ( of course and holding her belly. i had to control myself not to tell them to go to hell and said " it is not a good moment!" i have lost the count of how many times i ignored peoples now.
D7-8: Jodhpur
Clock Tower & Sadar Market,
Mehrangarh Fort, Jaswant Thada & Umaid Bhawan,
Day 9
Ranakpur
visit of a superb temple ! 1440 pilars all with sculptures. i must have not turned off my camera more than 30 sec total while there.
Outside I was asked where I was from by a guard, I said Belgium, the guy asked, so you use euros, hummmmm that was a trick to try to exchange the euros into roupees…do I look like a bank?
later we arrived in Udaipur (city palace, boat trip on the lake, crystal gallery (amazing crystal pieces from a bed to a chair to lots of glasses)
it was annoying the amounts of guards whisteling at us, go here, not there, and the best of all: whenever we asked more detailed questions like which way is it to go to that temple, the answer of the guards was repeatedly 'YES'. Us: ‘Where is...?’ – the guard: ’Yes’. not helping.
Day 11
we just arrived at our initial hotel again after an overnight sleeper train trip from Udaipur to Delhi.
“Delhi 2 - Le retour”
Humayun's Tomb
national museum,
crafts muzeum: original museum with lots artefacts. We crossed the path of a girl 's school expedition and it was striking that therse little indian girls had never seen a white women with long hair like Sarah has. She had a lot of success and they all wanted to shake her hands. I like to think that the reason for her success is she wore the same purple/pink colors as the school dress of the girls.
PS: i was totally ignored :( perhaps because i was not dressed in purple.... ;)
Day 12,
in the evening, sleeper train trip to Amritsar,
We first stepped into the golden temple express which was not our train! because of train delays that train was announced to depart at the exact same time as our ticket said, which was very confusing. Our train left 1h later. The train is shaky and not always stable to sleep into but it was fine, if you forget about the strange guy on the other side of the compartment that did not stop looking at Sarah and left in the middle of the night without turning off the lights…
in the morning, as i was on the top couchette, i leaned down and saw sarah fixing her hair quietly on the bed under mine. Somehow the only sound that came out of my mouth was some kind of grave sound that scared her so much that she instantly kicked me in the face... If i was a dog, i would have walked the tail between the legs for a while that day...
day 13:
Amritsar,
I got very sick and stayed at the hotel for 1h30 after exploring from the top of the bathroom WC what I had not eaten for breakfast together with the bottow of my stomack. Meanwhile, Sarah decided to go ahead and get lunch in a resto not too far where she met an Australian guy who apparently was very nice until he made funny unexplained comments about USA’s journalists freedom of speech which made it all awkward to her. She later met me back at the hotel ready to go for visit after a nap.
We went to the commemorative garden where the british made a massacre in 1919 and booked the trip to the Pakistan/Indian border for the ceremony of the closure of the border. See Awesome video from Sarah’s cam.
Day 14
The (Sikh) golden temple
In order to enter the place, you have to purify yourself, therefore, you must wash your hands and your feet, which I was not too happy about, and the saw it so I had to pass through the waterfeetbath. Also I was not allowed to wear my hat, the guard found a foulard for me … pink!
We entered and sat to look at the yellow temple in the middle of the artificial lake when a guard came and told Sarah she had to cross her legs while seated. Later I was told that I had to sit the Indian way ( yoga style?) try to understand… they certainly had a lot of fun with us. No need to say that it is easy to be sick of being told what to do all the time.
After 1 h of pushing in the line to get to the golden temple in the crowd that pushes and passes you as soon as you let them a little mouse space. We finally entered the temple and it was really beautiful, (no pictures allowed ) we tried to stay as long as possible to admire it. We also went on the roof to discover the white marble was incrusted with semi precious stones like on the Taj Mahal. On some specific places touched by a lot of peoples, one can see the gold has disappeared to show the underlying copper support.
That night we took another sleeper train back to Delhi.
We though we would not make it! The train car we had on our ticked did not exist! We walked along the entire train and did not find it. Finally, Sarah found our names on a listing stuck on the AB1 car (and not HA1) it took us 15 min to find it. Once in, we got to our compartment and installed ourselves on our bottom allocated beds. Later that night some people came on the top side. Until +/- 2h30 when a couple of old people which did not speak any english woke me up because the handicaped old lady did not want (even did not try) to go to the upper bed and just sat on the bed of Sarah while she was sleeping. I decided to move above Sarah’s bed so that things get back to normal. I prepared the bed for the second time that night. I somehow managed to sleep again until the controller passed and shoke me to check for the ticket as I was at the spot of people that supposedly had just stepped into the train.
In the morning, Sarah woke up and had no idea of what had happened. So she went to the bed where i was the last time she saw me and woke up the person in that bed... she stepped back! "hhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaa MAX what happened to you??? " well it was not me but an old indian lady... fortunately she realised it was not me before giving a kiss... ;) pouah! The old lady pointed in my direction and Sarah sat and recovered from her emotions.
Departure:
The Delhi Ghandi intl. airport story:
- the taxi we had booked was late, to the point we though we would have to run to get another taxi to the ‘New Delhi’ train station close to the hotel. But eventually (35min late), they told us to follow a guy. (I had heard the other Chinese people tell to the shop people that he was going to destroy their reputation, I am still wondering, what reputation?) At this point we were 8! after a 10 min crazy walk with luggage in the crowded area, we arrive to 1 small car-truck were only 4 of us would fit into. no need to say the others were not happy. we made it to the airport in time. If I had known I would have paid the extra 210 rupees to get the taxi from the hotel we were at. Not so much a good idea to book a taxi in a shop selling plastic women jewelry in a funny narrow street…
-getting into the airport:
ONLY in INDIA will you have such hassle. Sarah did not have a printout of her schedule cause she had to rebook her return trip independently from the hotel after the first flight fiasko. so the army guard would not let her inside the airport. We had to run to desk A on the side of the airport to be told to get back to Gate 5 where an agent had a list of all passengers. total loss of time = +/- 10-15 min.
Then was my turn to have fun. it was 8 pm. my flight was not untill 3 am. 7 h later. The guard said i had to wait outside. how fun. we had to strongly insist we were together. Fortunately a girl inside said something and they let me in with sarah. what would i have done outside for so long?
I should also mention the amounts of passport/ticket checks between the plane Gate's entrance (waiting area) and the moment you can actually be in the plane: 5 ! you would think 1 is enough...if it was well done.
the solar clock
all trip part 2
At the end of this nice trip in india, i feel like a Tomb rider. we saw so many!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
villard de lans 23-1-11
avec Chiara.
Plot de nonigpsplot pour le profil d'altitude dans le bas de l'image. pour l'apres midi de 2h à 4h50 +/-. quelle constance :)dist tot: 42 km l'après midi, mais je n'avais pas le gps les 3 premieres heures du matin sur les pistes, donc compter le double! waaaw
avec la carte google earth...pics:
Sunday, January 16, 2011
St Nizier les moucherotte 15-1-11
toutes les images du voyage sont ici:
http://picasaweb.google.com/ricleal/20110115?feat=email#
itineraire gps ( rose) et l itineraire qu il aurait fallu suivre (vert) et que nous avons manque car il semblait trop improbable de commencer tellement pentu...
video prise avec le camstabilisateur
http://picasaweb.google.com/ricleal/20110115?feat=email#
itineraire gps ( rose) et l itineraire qu il aurait fallu suivre (vert) et que nous avons manque car il semblait trop improbable de commencer tellement pentu...
video prise avec le camstabilisateur
the maxicamstabilibike
sur le guidon et le porte bagages, sans aileron. le système se met à tourner tout seul en avançant.
avec aileron stabilisateur pour éviter l'auto rotation:
inconvenient majeur: inutilisable si il y a du vent.
avec aileron stabilisateur pour éviter l'auto rotation:
inconvenient majeur: inutilisable si il y a du vent.
Sunday, January 09, 2011
Le Sappey - presque à chamechaude 8-1-11
perdu?
il est temps de repartir, le soleil se couche... à 17h04
GPS track (ligne pourpre)
1.51km x2 à vol d'oiseau
en repartant, nous croisons un groupe de randonneurs, dans le noir et sans lumières ils se sont engagés dans le chemin qui mène à la montagne...
il est temps de repartir, le soleil se couche... à 17h04
GPS track (ligne pourpre)
1.51km x2 à vol d'oiseau
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
Thursday, December 30, 2010
cam stabilizer (home made)
Voici un stabilisateur pour caméra/appareil photo fait maison légèrement amélioré de (http://www.yb2normal.com/DIYsteadicam.html) afin de pouvoir aussi l'utiliser en position inversée pour évoluer près du sol.
la partie flexible pour pouvoir ajuster la position de la visée...
Video de test 1
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conundrum: what is it all there disassembled? you can recognize some parts of the stabilizer, but what is the rest? to be tested soon....
la partie flexible pour pouvoir ajuster la position de la visée...
Video de test 1
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conundrum: what is it all there disassembled? you can recognize some parts of the stabilizer, but what is the rest? to be tested soon....
Friday, December 17, 2010
la neige du 17 decembre 2010
à vélo et embourbé dans 20 cm de neige...sur la piste cyclable le long du Drac.
Vidéo prise depuis le guidon de mon vélo traitée avec avisynth et deshaker dans virtualdub puis encodé en x264. Désolé pour les gouttes sur l'objectif, il neigeait!
1 - piste cyclable le long du Drac (seyssinet pariset)2 - pont du tram A
3 - aux alentour du terminus tram B minatec
4- dans le polygone scientifique
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vues depuis le cibb sur l'esrf et les contreforts du Vercors et de la Chartreuse.
plus tard pendant le week end:
Chiara essaye de sortir son auto du parking... et ce n'est pas gagné d'avance quand la neige est comme de la soupe qui s'agglomère aisément...
(video traitée avec le plugin deshaker de virtualdub)
plus tard pendant le week end:
Chiara essaye de sortir son auto du parking... et ce n'est pas gagné d'avance quand la neige est comme de la soupe qui s'agglomère aisément...
(video traitée avec le plugin deshaker de virtualdub)
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
neige a seyssins 30-11-10
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