No. 1 Transportantion in Amsterdam: BIKES

Cycling is the most convenient method of transportation in Amsterdam, with over half a million bicycles. There is a very well developed web of bike roads complete with special street signs and stoplights, and everything within the canal belt is within 10 minutes by bike (often it is faster by bike than by car). The bikes in Amsterdam come in all shapes, sizes, types and colours. Below are just a few that we found during our sunny Saturday afternoon in Amsterdam.

You can conveniently park & lock your bike anywhere and ... hopefully it will still be waiting when you return.

See what I mean ... virtually anywhere such as the below pileup!

These seem to be quite popular to transport kids and dogs.

Or crates of beer ...


We love this photo & requires some explanation!!! At Central Station, there is a huge parking space and I mean HUGE for thousands and thousands of bikes. Don't believe me ... we took the below photo and zoomed in.

Below is a close up so you can see how many bikes are actually there. In case you STILL don't believe me (because I might not believe me either), click on it to get an enlarged version. This just amazes the HELL out of me.