Today we entered the killer bike zone
Am I talking about huge Harley choppers with giant tattooed burly riders. N-o-o.. I'm referring secretaries and shopkeepers on simple black bicycles! We're in Amsterdam and the most dangerous vehicle is the bicycle. They don't obey the rules of the road, they ARE the rules of the road. This is the only country in the world with more bicycles than people. And they will hit you.
We are starting our river cruise here and will visit five countries. From Amsterdam to Budapest we will sail. We looked a bit about Amsterdam today. There was a very interesting walking tour. About 30% of the information dispensed by the guide dealt with sex shops, prostitution and marijauna. We would have preferred more about history and culture of the city. But the skimpy clad women in the red light district were quite alluring. Our tour of the canals via boat was more to our liking. The building architecture was interesting and many buidings dated from the 17th century. There are over a thousand bridges spanning Amsterdam's canals.
We got back to the ship and I took a hot shower to wash off the travel grime and Claudette unpacked. We met our friends from California at dinner.
We sail at 23:00.
