Yellow Bike Tour of Amsterdam

In most cities, the scale of the place necessitates a bus tour to get the big picture. We don't remember much about the London one, since we had been up all night and were jet lagged zombies who seemed to be able to pass from wake to sleep with every jog of the bus. In Berlin, we had a wonderful guide who gave us basically a history of the Cold War, including a stop at the famous Checkpoint Charlie which was flash-point of the Berlin Wall.

In Amsterdam, however, the preferred way to see the city is the same way that most residents traverse it, on bicycle. The old central city of Amsterdam – never bombed during World War II, and charming beyond belief – is small enough that you can cover most of easily in two hours, including the mandatory stop at one of the city's famous "brown bars."

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[Michael Moore]

I am so jealous of all you guys - I would have loved to go on that trip! It's too bad I graduated a year early.

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