Completion

no project is complete without celebration. it's my name day, too.

Central station!

Self portrait proving I was here.

Amsterdam

I am now officially within Amsterdam city limits! And as I started at Eiffel Tower, I am now headed to Amsterdam's pride, Central Station.

Where to now?

For a second, I forgot where I wad going and who I am. But at least I got a good cup of coffee. I think. Maybe.

Towel day

I have knit my towel to the steering wheel in observance of Towel Day.

Ferry ride

Well, what do you know. Some places, they still run ferries. Albeit, I am sure they don't serve svele on this 3 minute ride...

The good people you meet

Waiting for the ferry, I asked one of the other bicyclists if there was a fee. In Norway, this trip would surely cost €5. Here, it was 60 cents. The kind woman with flowers on her steering wheel (yes, I got to know how to do this elegantly for my wife), insisted on paying my ticket. With her ten trip card, it was only 46 cents.

As my direction is Gouda today, I got to learn how she visits her father-in-law in hospital in Gouda by bicycle. So I got a quick guided tour of Schoonhoven, leaving me at the start of the SCENIC route to Gouda.

Kilometer after kilometer with ever changing beautiful scenery and gardens.

The people you meet on your adventures...