Amsterdam Rides

When I was putting together a trip to Amsterdam, I asked friends and colleagues about ideas of things to do. Almost all noted that Amsterdam is a cyclist's dream track because of its flat topography and suggested renting a bicycle and travelling about the city. Up to this point I had only mastered starting off and was no good at steering confidence on the two wheels. But I tried nonetheless to get to the bottom of the Amsterdam bicycle must-do affair.

What did I find? Bicycles bundled like sticks, parked everywhere - on sidewalks, parking lots and even over the canals. Practical and hilarious, armed with streamlined paniers, crates and baby carriers and some distinctly pretty. Here are a few.

Family Ties

Busy Workman

Baby on Board

Crate Preferred

Pretty Little Thing

Moving Day

Parking Space