The statistics I read in the in flight magazine stating there are 880,000 bicycles and only 780,000 residents, is actually believable. I wonder how many tourists choose to take this mode of transport through the city when they visit Amsterdam. It was certainly for me (as a bike novice), safer to remain on foot.
When I’m travelling longer term, particularly away from Europe, I often start to crave things that are difficult to get hold of where I am. Like fresh salad, decent chocolate or, most of all… cheese! Spending a few days in Amsterdam had me craving cheese even more than normal; every time we wandered past one […]
“Do you celebrate Pancake day in the Netherlands?”, I asked the waitress at breakfast this morning. She didn’t seem to know immediately, that it was indeed Pannenkoeken dag (Dutch for Pancake day). But I guess working in “The Pancake Bakery” makes every day Pancake day in Amsterdam! Also referred to as Shrove Tuesday (mainly in English-speaking […]