All bikes here

Saturday October 1

Arrived Saturday afternoon after sleeping well on an overnight flight. Our friends Eric and Pavel met me at the airport, and after we got to their apartment in De Engel, we headed out on a bike/shopping adventure in Lisse. Pavel had a work event so Eric and I later went out on a ride to Noordwijkhout along the river and railroad tracks. No trains, unfortunately--they were doing trackwork. Also we passed the old Lisse train station which is now a restaurant, currently named Lizs.
And the seasonal flower gardens of Keukenhof and the castle of the same name.

Along every road is a separate bike path--paved and limited to bikes and sometimes mopeds. You can ride across the country this way. Tiny country lanes might not have separate paths but then they also have very light car traffic.

As evening fell I was dozing off so I got a great night's sleep!