Today we took a short train trip to the city of Haarlem. It’s much smaller than Amsterdam and with hardly any tourists which made for a welcome change. Although having much of the old-world charm of Amsterdam, it also has lots of trendy shops and eating places and was well wort the visit. I seemed to get a bit taken away with bikes today, but they are THE mode of transport here and came in so many shapes and forms. Didn’t see any racing bikes like mine, but the granny bike is very popular. People of all ages ride around sitting bolt upright on their granny bikes. Couldn’t get “granny” on one though!
