“Fiets” is one of the first Dutch words that I learned after I got here. It means “bicycle”. I sought out the Amsterdam fietsmuseum for obvious reasons, and Em went along with it graciously. I saw an interesting vehicle on the walk to the place – a beefy-looking electric assist tricycle. We got to the […]
Em is here for ten days! We spent three nights in Amsterdam right when she arrived, and we packed the days full of museum visits and putzing around the canals. We had arranged (through airbnb) a somewhat swanky Scandinavian modern styled apartment for our stay, but the owner was not in town, so we were […]
I bought a bike to ride around town. Someone I met here told me that once I got a bike, my life here would improve so much. My life here did improve somewhat – not nearly to the extent that it improved when I found an apartment for the rest of my stay, but having […]