The couple, bicycle touring Europe, admires the bicycle tram, “Not seen such a thing in Europe”

Julien Deborde, a violinist, and her boyfriend Camille Jugueneav, a trumpet player, set off to France 7 months ago by bicycle and arrived at Konya, the bicycle city. Konya has the second longest bicycle lane, 550 kilometers, after New York. The couple got on the tram which is only for cyclists and gave a mini concert.

Camille Jugueneav said that “There is great hospitality in Turkey and people are really good. The tram was a great advantage for us on our tour. It is comfortable and out of traffic. We haven’t seen such a thing in Europe.”

Julien Deborde, who is a musician in an orchestra in France, and her boyfriend Camille Jugueneav, who is a trumpet player, set off on a bicycle touring Europe in August last year. Deborde and Jugueneav started their tour from Switzerland and traveled through Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia and Bulgaria. After that, they entered Turkey from Edirne on 19th January 2021. They arrived at Konya which has the second longest bicycle lane, 550 kilometers, after New York. Konya Metropolitan Municipality hosted the couple, and they wandered around the city for a while. The couple got on the tram which is only for cyclists and gave a mini-concert with their instruments.

The trumpet player Jugueneav tried the bicycle tram in this bicycle city and conveyed his thoughts as “Konya is a big city. It is very useful for cyclists. The tram was a great advantage for us in our tour. It is more comfortable, and you are out of traffic. We haven’t seen such a thing in Europe before.”

The violinist Julien Deborde expressed that they didn’t have any troubles during the times they had in Turkey, and she also said that: “There is a great hospitality in Turkey and people are really good. The coastline is also very good. The only thing we will never forget is the hospitality of the Turkish people. I think Turkey is a safe country. We stayed in tents and didn’t have any trouble. 2 days ago, we ate Etliekmek in Konya. It was like pizza but more delicious.”