Getting around

There are Four ways to get around in Holland: Bus, Train, Car, Bike

I am finally an official and got the OV chipkart! I can now ride all the public transport my little heart desires!

As for driving, I thought these were convenient. The dutch have these electric signs along the highway. They have green arrows (which you cant see in the picture) to let you know if a lane is open. When traffic is high, they open the shoulder lane and let cars go. When its flowing as normal, they put a red X and make it a shoulder again. There are few cops, since these portals also measure speed and automatically send you a ticket. Finally, they can increase or decrease the speed limit based on the traffic flow. THAT is a smart system.

and FINALLY biking... for the first time i rode my bike >20 km to Zandvoort! Back and forth! It was a wonderful ride, and still too chilly for me to get in the water, but just warm enough to lay on the sand with a Cola light, and hop on my bike for the ride back. Dont get me wrong... people were already tanning in their bikinis at 62 F!!

My treat was the ice cream! I mean 20k!!