In the tourist office we saw a brochure, 'Segway Tours of Reims'. As they say 'In for a penny in for ........' We thought this is not to be missed, even though neither of us have been on a Segway. We made the call and arranged the date and time. As the time dawned we did wonder how difficult they would be to balance and control. Thoughts of running havoc through the tourists in front of the Cathedral came to mind. We arrived and were the only 'interns' that day. A quick demonstration of the technique then it was down to us. I must admit that the first few minutes are very strange, however fortunately, the control movements are very intuitive, slightly akin to skiing. Lean forward to go forward and lean back to, well you can guess. Steering by gently moving the handlebars right or left.
Margaret looking pretty confident after a trip around town.
Both us agreed that after the first few minutes it was great and would both throughly recommend it. The most difficult thing to do is stay still, such as at a road crossing as you tend to rock ever so slightly which causes a forward and backward movement. You really don't want this adjacent to moving traffic or other pedestrians.
Geoff looking a bit ridged during his first trial run.
We were so taken by the Segways I asked how much? The answer €7000 to €10,000 depending on the model. Better get writing to Santa! Oh yes I should say it was a good and informative tour.
1 comment:
I think they are great!! plan to have a go when in Perth in February, saw them last time but had no time.
Great blogs, as always.
Anne W.
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