The Big Find

Ok - I loved biking the Vosges. But more than that - I loved biking in Holland. Loved it! No - that wasn’t good enough. I loved it so much, I will go back again and again. I will do it with my kids so they can appreciate what a real countryside should look like. I will do this for as long as I have the power to do so and still love the taste of beer and herring. I will do this till I am old and my knees can no longer take it.

Holland is a flat country. It’s completely flat. Cycling is such a joy here. You can bike and bike for hours without tiring your legs. 10 minutes out of Amsterdam - and you’re in the countryside!

First you take a short ferry ride w/ your bike (it’s free, mind you). Just go to the back of the Central Train Station.

And this is the view you get 10 minutes out of town! Really! (It’s called the Overland Route, btw, just in case you do attempt this one day).

The route is full of quaint little towns, with cute houses and neatly trimmed lawns.

Pit stop! Time for some beer and sausages! I don’t know about you, but I can do this all day. All day! And the next! No, seriously. I can’t stop raving about this. It’s really great fun, if you love the outdoors and your idea of fun is spending a day in the sun, drinking beer, and eating sausages, herring, and cheese. Check it out!