滑轮飞驰,好尽兴! ——挪威驻广州总领事

      对比前几天的体验，今天踩滑轮上班是最有意思的！我7点55分出发，之前还花了几分钟找感觉，好让自己逐渐进入状态进行高速而好玩的滑行。我的头盔是昨天刚买的,因为听说很多人给我提意见，说我骑自行车应该戴安全帽，今早戴上了，自我感觉良好！其实在广州这样的交通状况下踩滑轮，又没有刹车装置，戴头盔确实安全很多。

      滑到广州大桥时我原本有点紧张，没想到还挺顺利。过了桥向右转，溜上了全程最舒服的一段路 - 右边是珠江，左边珠江新城的高楼雄伟屹立。这时候，阳光照亮了清晨，我想，等江边的整饰工程竣工后，这片水岸风光该有多美啊！没一会我就拐右滑进了冼村路，紧接着径直向天河东滑去。50分钟后我便到达了中信广场，浑身是汗，但快乐极了。我克服了途中一段凹凸不平的湿滑路面，顺利完成了全程。

Fun on wheels!

I went to work by rollerblades today – the most fun way to get to work so far! I started out at 07:55 – and needed a few minutes to get back into the habit of rolling along – a fast and fun way to move! I was happy about my new helmet – I bought it yesterday after some of you rightly pointed out that I better use a helmet when cycling – and more so when you find your way through Guangzhou traffic on tiny roller blade wheels with no real brakes..

I was nervous about how to get across Guangzhou bridge, but that went well. Then I turned right and started on the best part of my trip – rolling down with the Zhujiang on my right and the new monumental buildings of Zhujiang Xin Chang on my left. By that time, the sun came out, and I realised how nice this waterfront area will be when it is all done. I then turned right on Xiancun Road and went straight all the way up to Tian He Dong.  50 minutes after I left home, I was at Citic Plaza, quite warm, but very happy. It all went pretty smooth, I found out that wet and uneven parts of the road were my biggest challenges.

I bought my rollerblades in New York a long time ago and used them frequently there. Using skiing poles, I could really work up some speed. This was my first time ever in Guangzhou, and my ski poles are left back in Norway. Still it was great fun - the most fun way I have gotten to work in a long time. But make sure to pay attention to traffic if you want to try – and learn how to stop before you roll away!

I will revert next week with an analysis of all of the five different ways of transport I tried out this week. I think bike and metro are likely winners – but rollerblades was the most fun!

Throughout the week, my experiment has been followed by a lot of journalists, I want to thank them for their attention. Together, I hope we have contributed to an important discussion about the role of urban transport in building a better city for a better life.  

Have a nice week-end!