Here we go, pursuing a cultural/cycling adventure in the land of bikes–the Netherlands.  Betsy and I, along with our Pittsburgh friends, Mark and Mary Ellen, plan to pedal our way through a Roads Scholar “Touch of Dutch Life: Leisurely Biking in the Netherlands” program for a week.  Then we plan to retreat to Amsterdam and take over a couple apartments for a week with our children and their SO’s.

Our cycling route through Holland–the red loops show cycling, the grey loop shows the bus transfers.

We’ve already been warned that American cyclists will be ill-prepared for the road rules in Amsterdam.  Our goal is not to take down a Dutch cyclist and create an international incident. Maybe my Dutch heritage (c. 1880) will give me native chops when it comes to two wheels in the city–right, dream on, Hans!