Comments on: NL Photos from the Weekend

By: olieballen

olieballen — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:16:48 +0000

nice blog you have here,.. Lived in NL myself for 6 years, and sometimes when I miss the country, I search for pictures on the internet. After living there, I went to live in Indonesia and became the fastest bicycle rider among friends there. Thanks to the years of “training” riding the bike against the strong wind..

By: Emm

Emm — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:19:59 +0000

Oh, I think I’d love all that riding and walking! I really love your last photo – I’ve never seen the countryside in Holland before. It is so pretty!

By: Julia

Julia — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:40:15 +0000

Yes, my older daughter sometimes isn’t in the mood but we always have a destination in mind so that motivates her (usually it involves stopping at the grocery store for a Coke).

I’m pushing the limit of my bike seat for the 3 yr old (the weight limit is 40 lbs and she is right at that). I don’t know what to move up to – I tried a trailer and I could hardly ride with it empty. So, we’re in for a difficult stage until she can ride her own bike. #3 LOVES going for bike rides – probably because she doesn’t have to do any work.

By: TriciaMcWhorter

TriciaMcWhorter — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:10:54 +0000

Love the photos and getting to share your new adventure. A friend of mine from the States lived in Amsterdam for three years when her kids were little. She said the bikes were different and quite set up for transporting both kids with her. I wish she’d sent pictures. It makes so much sense when everyone just bikes or takes public transport. No wonder we’re all getting so fat over here in the U.S. of A.

By: Barbara Blundell

Barbara Blundell — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:06:17 +0000

Hi Japra
keep getting lost but finally made it ! Lovely photos and interesting reading Glad you are feeling happy and settled Thank you !

By: Akelamalu

Akelamalu — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:44:53 +0000

Oh great photos!

By: Laurie

Laurie — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:14:29 +0000

It sounds amazing there!

By: japra

japra — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:54:27 +0000

Lucylucia, you’ve already been to Paris! I need to stop by your blog and catch up. Yes, isn’t wonderful to be able to walk everywhere? It will be one thing I’ll dearly miss when we finally move back to the Sates. Do you have good public transport where you live?

By: japra

japra — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:53:17 +0000

Christine, I think this would be a great topic for a post. I’ll work on it. But in the meantime… I go to the grocery store once every two to three days. Our fridge/freezer is pretty small, so this works out okay for us. Plus the store is just a few minutes away on bike. Not a real hardship. Ask me again how I feel about it in a few months when summer is over. LOL! All the groceries go in my panniers–they’re big enough to carry a handbasket’s worth of groceries.

Yes, there are some very fit “seniors” here who put us to shame. I am wondering how long it will take to tone up my legs! I am hoping that after a year of moderate biking, I’ll finally be rid of my personal saddlebags. LOL!

And as for the windmills… I am wondering about biking out to some more traditional ones. I’ll post pics when we do :-)

By: japra

japra — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:47:59 +0000

Kathy, I don’t know why, but I never thought of wind being a problem for kayakers. It makes sense, though. All I have to say is good thing there wasn’t a lot of wind when we first got our bikes. I think it would have been rather discouraging!