bikes, bikes, bikes

5:oo pm

The popular way to get around Amsterdam is by bike so we decided to do a bike tour. We used Orange Bike Guided Tours and were shown the city in about 3 hours. Our group was composed of 2 Germans, 3 Spainards, 1 Canadian, and ME "the American." Although they claim the city is small, my legs were so tired after the tour. We went over bridges, beside canals, through city parks, and around city squares. About 800,000 live in the city and one square meter of property is around 5,000 Euros. The minimum wage is 10 Euros and another name for the Red Light District is Wall Street. One of the main churches we rode by had three X's on the top and the locals jokes it stands for the three things they are most common for: sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll.
The city is beautiful and I think the best way to see everything in Amsterdam is by bike. However, I will warn you, always watch where you are going when crossing a street and never walk in the bike lane. I am pretty sure I was cussed out in Dutch when another biker almost t-boned me when I was trying to cross the street on my bike. The picture above is of Lorraine and I; she is one of the sisters I am traveling with. Since both of the girls are from Canada they keep laughing at me when I say "yall" but I laugh right back when they say "eh." I am just waiting for the day when I have converted them and they use the word "yall."