The weather here is a bit chilly for my southern roots, but it is nice. Today it feels like a nice autumn day. With the weather being a bit cool, it makes riding our bikes even nicer. We ride our bikes everywhere we go, and rarely use public transportation. We are lucky to have a huge park across from us. We can ride straight through this park to access the city center. We can also ride through this park and access the "beach"--a big sandy beach on a lake. Inside the park, you don't even feel like you are part of a bustling city.
Craig and I walked around the park the other night, it was around 7pm (19:00) and we counted 45 people running inside the area of the park. This did not include the people rowing on the lake, bike riding, speed walking, taking a karate class... I think you get the point, people are active!
My favorite part is how many people ride their bikes. When I was a kid, we used to pretend that our bikes were cars and ride all day long. Now that I'm an adult, it is funny to actually be using my bike as my "car." It is nothing to see men dressed in their suits riding their bikes to work or a dad riding his bike pulling a "chariot" with his two kids inside. If you plan on visiting, don't worry about feeling left out, we have four bikes! This way our guests will be able to see the city like we do :).
Here are a few more pictures. Click on them to make them larger :).
Craig at the lake. It is about a 30 minute bike ride from our apartment.
Mom and Craig waiting at the tram stop. This is actually diagonal from our apartment which is very convenient.
Posing at the park.
This picture sums up why I love this city. You have an old building and a new building in the background of a beautiful green park.
Posing with my ride.
Tschüs!
Amy
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