other bike

[kirkcudbright]

Probably the last bike-related post for a while.

"XXX" is a symbol of Amsterdam, but it's not sexual, even though it shows up on the remarkably phallic bollards at the side of the road. No, it's a symbol of the apostle Andrew, patron saint of fisherman and fish-mongers. According to the tour guide, each cross has been officially decreed to represent one of Andrew's traits: vastberaden (determined), heldhaftig (courageous), and barmhartig (altruistic). Because you asked (or didn't).





I ran into this friendly old guy outside the Reiksmuseum. I've seen hand-cycles before, but not on a wheelchair. Come to think of it, I don't think I saw another wheelchair in Amsterdam; it's not a very handicapped accessible.


Bike parking garage at Centraal Station.

Comments

[c1.livejournal.com]

This might have an obvious answer, but what do they do when it rains?

[nw1.livejournal.com]

My experience in the Dam suggests that they ride the bicycles in the rain...

[zahraa]

Unbelievable! How do I get to live in Amsterdam?

[mpacket.livejournal.com]

Loved loved loved the parked bike pictures (and the derelict bikes, and the wheelchair bike) many thanks for putting them up.