The first thing I will always do after I get off the train at Centraal, is walk to
frederic on Brouwersgracht and rent a bicycle. In Sept. '03 they were only 40 Euros/week.
Especially during good weather, what could be more fun than to rent a bike and go for a ride in & around Amsterdam?
There are lots of places to rent an affordable bike all over town.
Frederic rents the plain, simple old black bikes most Hollanders ride in the city, so you don't stand out like a tourist on your bright
orange MacBike, inviting the junkies to trash and/or steal your transportation.
The VVV tourist info office outside Centraal station has bike path maps.
Even some hotels rent them to pick up and return it to the lobby (
hopefully.... bicycle theft is so common in A'Dam it's almost comical... ).
In Amsterdam, bikes are given respect, their own lanes & traffic lights.
Just be cautious/careful & use your bell as the tourists not used to bike traffic won't see (or hear) you coming
If the sun's out and the wind isn't blowing hard, you will be in Nederlands-bicycle heaven.
The "frederic" website listed below is where I rented mine (BROUWERSGRACHT 78).
Make sure to get a couple good locks and lock it up tight to a bridge or something very sturdy
Doei.
Pedal 2da metal.......ching!.... ching... ching....
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