I've been super lazy on the workout front ever since I bailed on
the San Jose Rock 'n Roll Half.
How Lazy? Well, let's just say I did Bikram the day after, and then didn't do a single workout until arriving in Amsterdam the AM of 10/12, whereupon I commenced my standard travel cross-training regimen of personal physical transit coupled with all the good local beer, wine, and food that my belly can handle.
Amsterdam is a beautiful city full of canals and bikes. (Also, it is a direct flight from SFO and a good, fun weekend layover city if you're headed to Barcelona).
It's such a bike-friendly city that our hotel had bikes for free use. We took full advantage and it was awesome. I did much walking, biking, and sight-seeing, but no running in Amsterdam. So, despite several miles of non-running self-propelled transport, and some bikram, I completed my first run-free week in quite some time. (Also, I was ridiculously relaxed. I'm hoping these two facts are unrelated.)
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| Typical Intersection with bike and walk lights |
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| Rijksmuseum |
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| One of too many canals to name |
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| Gorgeous street night view. |
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| Self-explanatory. |
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| Night bike and canal view. |
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| Royal Palace |
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| One of many ridiculous red light district views. |
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| Red light district part 2. |
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| Transitioning out of the red light district... |
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| A fashion alley to make @Arvay proud... |
6 comments:
Love your pics! Looks like you had a fabulous trip!
Enjoy your no-run vacation!! It's good to take a break every once in a while - like a hard reset.
Clearly the Dutch understand high fashion!
@Arvay -- Seriously. I was perplexed and simultaneously pleased to see this juxtaposition. It was on an alley of nothing but high-end fashion brand boutiques...
I heard that Carhartts are gang clothes on the East Coast somewhere (Philadelphia? Boston?). If they are high fashion in Amsterdam, then this is a third incarnation
@Arvay -- Huh. I suppose on the gang clothes angle, the think material and functional construction makes sense. Good in a knife fight, I'd guess.
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