Sunny Weekend

This was probably the nicest weekend I've seen in Amsterdam. This meant it was time to partake in what are probably my two favorite Amsterdam activities - boating and biking.

First, the boating. You can rent boats by the hour, and also can buy into an annual membership that lowers the hourly rate. A friend who is leaving was nice enough to show a few of us newbies the ropes. Here's some photos:

Sunday, it was time to spend a little more time on land and do an 18-km roundtrip bike ride to the nearby village of Ouderkerk aan de Amstel. Any Dutchman will tell you that you need to get out of Amsterdam to really experience Holland, and this was definitely a nice and scenic ride. I'm already searching the internet for a nice mountain/road bike for some trips further out. I'm thinking a daytrip to Rotterdam (around 100km roundtrip) would be a nice goal. Here's some pics of the tour I'll take you on when you come visit!




Hopefully more sunny weekend pictures soon!