Last drink at Cafe 't Smalle.
All good things come to an end, even Cyclemania’s cycling vacation in the Netherlands. We just had a last drink/toast at Cafe ‘t Smalle, after enjoying a beautiful day, zigzagging our way to Workcycles to have their Dutch bikes boxed up for the flight back to Ottawa.
See a few of today’s highlights in the slideshow:
Luvvy Duvvy at Noordermarkt.
It was a great pleasure getting to know and becoming friends with Helen & Les, people of good spirits, great humor, who just enjoy life as much as they can. Willing to take a chance and just go with the flow. They were rewarded with an adventurous cycle journey around (mostly) the top half of Dutchie Land.
You can imagine I was happy to help them out along the way, where I thought they needed it. I’m equally satisfied that they trusted me when I suggested they should cycle the Dutch way and leave their bikes and gear at home, after their initial reservation of Dutch rental bicycles. Sometimes kidding about it, but apparently this blog was convincing enough for them to actually act on it in the end.
Les blogging
From what I could tell (tongue-in-cheek on my part) it worked out and they loved every minute of it.
Go read about their cycling adventure, it’s beautiful. And there are more posts on the way (as they just didn’t have enough time to keep up the daily postings), so better yet, subscribe! I did a long time ago.
Here’s to you, Helen & Les, proost! And I’m looking forward to cycling together in beautiful Ottawa!
Music in the night.
I turned the corner, heading downtown to meet a friend of mine visiting from Madrid, when this fine creature appeared before me. Instantly I thought: a fitting ending to another beautiful, cyclelicious day in Amsterdam…yes, zen-like.
Update:
Taxi!
Only two bikes to check in :-p. (no extra charge!)
Engage, Air Canada!
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