Seven speeds of fury!

"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678) 01/20/2020 at 05:50 • Filed to: None

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I’m in Amsterdam for the week and I have my rental vehicle for the next four days. It’s got a 7 speed manual gearbox and easily maintains about 15-20mph without much effort. Front and rear brakes stop my speed demon with ease and the audible warning device rings loudly. Should be fun and hopefully it doesn’t get stolen, but who knows considering this is Amsterdam. But I paid the extra 10 euros for the week to have theft insurance so I almost wish it does get taken, makes my insurance purchase worth it! Hah but it’s a bit of peace of mind either way. Here’s what I’ve seen so far.

I didn’t bike to the beach nor the windmills, those were a train trip. But I am biking today to see Murder Castle or whatever it actually is in Dutch. But I like calling it Murder Castle instead because that sounds sweet. Surprisingly it's not raining but I did get hailed on the other day. So we shall see if the weather holds out this week. 

pip bip - choose Corrour > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/20/2020 at 05:59

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you might bump into Farscythe

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/20/2020 at 06:23

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Welcome to the Netherlands! Enjoy your stay. If you want to check out another old city center in the vicinity of Amsterdam I can recommend Haarlem or Leiden (I currently  live in the latter)

vondon302 > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/20/2020 at 08:18

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When your tired of the crowds Haarlem is nice.

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 01/20/2020 at 08:52

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We stopped by haarlem yesterday on the way back from the beach, we had the Amsterdam and region train tickets so it was nice to hop on and off in towns like that. Definitely enjoyed lunch there and the vibe of that city was way cooler than Amsterdam!

Definitely thinking about checking out Leiden at some point this week if it's not too far a bike ride. Although I'm pretty sure it's easier to just take the train over there. 

Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) > vondon302 01/20/2020 at 08:54

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Absolutely agreed. The cathedral in the town square was a surprising thing to come across too. That city felt like I was back in Siena in Italy again! 

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/20/2020 at 10:45

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probably not lol...im up north in bumpkin land

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Wrong Wheel Drive (41%) 01/20/2020 at 13:08

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Yeah Haarlem has a very nice vibe.

Leiden is a bit far to cycle, so I’d recommend the train. It’s about a 30 minute ride depending on where you get on.

duurtlang > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 01/22/2020 at 16:04

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The other side of the country. So... <2 hours away :)

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > duurtlang 01/23/2020 at 00:11

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lol true that

still... ive only been in amsterdam maybe 4 times

duurtlang > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 01/23/2020 at 00:27

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If you ignore changing trains at the train stations and visits to the airport, it’s the same for me.

There are so many other interesting cities in the Netherlands. Many within an hour of Amsterdam. Yet, most tourists only visit Amsterdam...

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > duurtlang 01/23/2020 at 00:51

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most other cities also dont charge 7 euros for a pint

personally i like scheveningen

duurtlang > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 01/23/2020 at 03:25

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It’s like every where else; try to avoid the tourists traps as much as possible.

In the Netherlands it’s similar; you fly to Amsterdam, maybe visit a museum or two in Amsterdam that are truly unique and travel to another Dutch city from there.