Canals, windmills, bike paths… What more is there? A colleague said he would have a few days free in and around Amsterdam and asked for some recommendations. He could of course just read fietspad, an excellent and quite comprehensive tale of Cycling in the Netherlands… But it also seemed like a useful blog post, so if you have a few days in and around Amsterdam, here’s what I'd probably do if I wanted to geek out on the transportation network for the first time…

The thought was just to enjoy the city for a few days at the end of the trip, but it’s hard to leave the camera in the bag when you’re watching the busy scenes unfold on Vredenburg… This is what can happens when you build a city for bicycles (and walking and transit)…