We left Cincinnati at 3 pm and landed in Amsterdam at 2am (Cincy time); 8AM local time. The Airport is 11 feet under sea level as is most of the country. We were excited about being in Amsterdam which views itself as the most liberal city in the world. They say they are allowed to "believe what they want"..."live and let live". I am going to check this out...I'll get back to you.
After we checked in, Ann and I bought a "hop on, hop off" ticket on a canal boat. It turned out to be a wonderful way to see the highlights of the city. The city is so unique because it is full of canals. It is also full of bicycles. the population of the city is 800,000 people with over 1,000,000 bicycles. You have to really watch where you are going because the cars are nothing, it is the bicycles that could get you. The train station has a huge parking garage dedicated to only bicycles. There are 5,000 bicycles in that location. Look anywhere in the city and what you see the most of is bicycles attached to lamp posts and everything else. Bicycles work out very well because the city is easy to navigate as it is flat and compact.
After we checked in, Ann and I bought a "hop on, hop off" ticket on a canal boat. It turned out to be a wonderful way to see the highlights of the city. The city is so unique because it is full of canals. It is also full of bicycles. the population of the city is 800,000 people with over 1,000,000 bicycles. You have to really watch where you are going because the cars are nothing, it is the bicycles that could get you. The train station has a huge parking garage dedicated to only bicycles. There are 5,000 bicycles in that location. Look anywhere in the city and what you see the most of is bicycles attached to lamp posts and everything else. Bicycles work out very well because the city is easy to navigate as it is flat and compact.
We are joining up tonight with a group organized by Globus. It is a bus tour made of of 37 people that will travel to Amsterdam, Brussels, Luxembourg and Paris. Follow my blog for the next 11 days and Ann and I will tell you how the trip went.
Mike Hall
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| Bikes and more bikes! |
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| Hop on and hop off. |
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