Went back to the bike shop twice today. On the second visit I took my last bike ride around the city before dropping the bike off to be packed up. Bike riding in Amsterdam, I think, is safer than walking. When you are walking around and you get to an intersection you have to watch for cars, trams, and bikes. But on a bike you just follow the paths and look for the red or green lights to tell you if you have the right of way or not. Especially once you know where you are going, riding the bike in the city was fun - and the fastest way to get around.
The Rijksmuseum.
I still amazed how many bikes are here. I've read there are over 900,000 bikes in the city while only 820,000 people live here.
I stopped at this open air market. (and yes, you can see the first picture was sunny but this picture 15 minutes later shows it has just rained.)
I had some poffertjes - basically little pancakes. These were covered in butter, powdered sugar, with a lemon wedge. Really good.
Later in the day, on my second trip to the bike shop, I stopped again at the market and had a fresh made Stroopwafel. What a treat.
Always dramatic clouds overhead. The weather changes on a dime.
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