Amsterdam

Here we are in this magical city.  We arrived early this morning after spending last night at Hoorn on Ijsselmeer.  I could have had chocolate sprinkles on a croissant for breakfast, but instead I chose a boiled egg.  Our exchange apartment is fantastic - light and sunny and larger than expected.  Its a bit out of the main city but is on tram and train routes.
It comes with two bikes, so this afternoon we rode into the city centre.  I found it incredibly scary as there are so many bikes riding along the narrow bike lanes, plus small motor scooters use them too.  I hardly looked up off the road the whole time, so I was surprised to see Alan's photos of all the places we passed!  The photo of me on the bike was taken near our apartment and away from the city traffic.
Actually Alan admitted he found it a difficult experience too, so we have bought the I Amsterdam passes for the next three days which give us free entry to all the museums and free public transport.  In fact its not "Free" as we paid for them, but we should end up ahead and we can ditch the bikes ( which are really free).