I was looking to do a bit of biking just around Amsterdam, but this has got me thinking I should travel a bit further abroad!
Re: op 't fietspad
Posted: Fri 15th Mar 2013 12:25 pm
by skeeta
Colino wrote:I've been to zaanse schans from amsterdam on a day trip and it's a very easy and nice ride! really enjoyed it and have seen that strange building in zaandam
sorry, just got to this part on your travelogue and noticed you had a pic of this hotel. I stayed here for a few days over queensday 2011, i think it was actually still being built at the time tbh.
since reading i wish i had biked it from zaandam to amsterdam now rather than train it everyday!! it was hot tho when i went, and im no bradley wiggins
i wonder how its looking round them parts now??
Re: op 't fietspad
Posted: Fri 15th Mar 2013 01:39 pm
by Bilbo Baggins
Nice pic Skeeta, kind of shows the contrast between the old Dutch architecture ( Quaint ) building right in front. And the modern minimalistic crap uninspiring square box efforts of modern times ( Functional and bland)on the left. nice tales nice pics.
Re: op 't fietspad
Posted: Fri 15th Mar 2013 02:46 pm
by skeeta
lol, i cant take credit for the pic, its colino's.
on a second look tho, the hotel does look like its tilting a bit. Bit worrying.
Re: op 't fietspad
Posted: Fri 15th Mar 2013 02:56 pm
by Bilbo Baggins
LOL just noticed the road sign in the pic just to the left a bit ----'' Kiss and Ride '' the Dutch think of everything. What exactly is that ??
Re: op 't fietspad
Posted: Fri 15th Mar 2013 03:02 pm
by geoffk
Bilbo Baggins wrote:LOL just noticed the road sign in the pic just to the left a bit ----'' Kiss and Ride '' the Dutch think of everything. What exactly is that ??
A quick drop off. We have similar signs in the US, as do Germany and Taiwan. An example would be for dropping off the kids at school, in the US. I think the Dutch version, most likely from 1950s era urban planning, would be wives dropping off their husbands to catch the train to work.
Yeah I work with urban planning, hence the geek response
Re: op 't fietspad
Posted: Fri 15th Mar 2013 06:16 pm
by Colino
Bilbo Baggins wrote:LOL just noticed the road sign in the pic just to the left a bit ----'' Kiss and Ride '' the Dutch think of everything. What exactly is that ??
think someone mentioned it being a hotel
Re: op 't fietspad
Posted: Fri 15th Mar 2013 06:39 pm
by geoffk
Colino wrote:
Bilbo Baggins wrote:LOL just noticed the road sign in the pic just to the left a bit ----'' Kiss and Ride '' the Dutch think of everything. What exactly is that ??
think someone mentioned it being a hotel
A hotel by the hour perhaps
Re: op 't fietspad
Posted: Mon 23rd Jun 2014 04:11 pm
by EasilySuede
A day in the life of a cycle-touring (ed: Ronde van Nederland) holiday with Apple (and Garmin) tech
(on an ICE recumbent trike)
A hotel by the hour perhaps 
