ON TO AMSTERDAM
This was the strangest site; a multi-level parking structure for bikes! There are bikes everywhere in Holland and all ages ride them. It seems especially odd to see men in suits and elderly people on bikes. They ride with one hand on the handlebars and the other holding an umbrella when it rains. We visited a national park and there were racks and racks of bikes to use for free. I felt that the Dutch people are far more socially conscious of global warming and actually are doing things to help slow it.
We are having lunch in a little outdoor cafe right over a canal. It was delicious food and we enjoyed hanging around till the rain stopped.
Rijksmuseum held many paintings of the Dutch masters such as my personal favorite, Vermeer.
If you ever go to Holland, make sure you ride the boats in the canals. Its not only an efficient way to visit the city but the old bridges and architecture and house boats are so quaint.
No comments:
Post a Comment