Monday, April 15, 2019

Bikes Rule

Beautiful tulips at Koekenhof Gardens.


Bikes on our boat.
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Now that we’re actually RIDING bikes each day and not just trying to keep from getting run over by them, we’re finding out more about how Bikes Rule here!

We took a long in distance and long in hours ride today - about 30 miles total, leaving our boat at 9 AM, arriving back at 5 PM. We rode into the town of Haarlem and then out into the country and to the incredible Keukenhof Gardens to see the tulips! And back.



I loved that there were special green and red lights just for bikes at nearly every intersection. And even though there were a lot of cars and we had a string of twenty bikes, cars waited for all of us to cross at lights. As we rode in the country, I loved the ease of riding on roads with one lane down the middle for the cars and two lanes for the bikes, one on each side.







Keukenhof is a sight to behold at this time of the year! Acres and acres of beautifully landscaped blooming spring flowers welcome visitors to walk around and enjoy. I loved it that SO MANY people were doing exactly that! Our bike guide, Hugo, told us that this was the most photographed spot in the Netherlands. And we did our part.