The weather has been astonishingly gorgeous here lately - bright sunshine until 8:00 at night. (Although as I write this post, I'm still drying out from the frigid downpour that attacked me during my morning commute.) On Saturday, Heidi, Kate and I decided to take advantage of the sun and warmer temperatures to bike to Haarlem, a town about 20 kilometers west of the Dam.
2 of the many reasons Kate and I are friends: She loves pink, and coordinates her outfits with her bike :)
Dutch cottages along the water:
No tall buildings in site :)
Windmill!
Look, I can read Dutch: Bike Parking!
These enormous ferrys kept floating by, full of bikes:
Quaint little streets:
The main square had a church:
A statue of an inventor:
And a market:
Complete with Dutch herring.
(Doesn't raw/pickled fish look so much more appetizing with a flag stuck in it?!)
The (windy!) ride home:
A sheep!
Please note: If you plan to be biking for 4 hours on a sunny day, I would recommend sunscreen, otherwise you end up with sunburnt hands and funny tan lines on your wrists.
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