Comments | luciene: cycling in the netherlands

luciene

cycling in the netherlands

Sep 09, 2008 16:08

The bad thing about just having learnt how to cycle is that everything is so different ( Read more... )

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flamesword September 9 2008, 16:22:19 UTC

LOLOL... my mother did a bike tour of europe once, and she spent a lot of time in holland. Of course, that was thirty years ago. XD

luciene September 9 2008, 17:06:44 UTC

Your mother sounds pretty cool ;)

flamesword September 10 2008, 04:46:46 UTC

haha, sometimes she is, yeah. :)

sollasollew11 September 9 2008, 16:34:55 UTC

Roundabouts are scary. I'm not even confident driving through one let alone cycling. Are you training for some event?

luciene September 9 2008, 17:06:21 UTC

Nope! Everyone cycles here; it's the main form of transport, so I generally go everywhere with a bike.

I learnt how to cycle just last week for this reason, because it's crazy to try getting anywhere without a bike. I can't drive because I don't own a car in the Netherlands. I know what you mean about driving through roundabouts, though!

:)

spiritdream September 9 2008, 20:21:46 UTC

sdfghj sounds kind of scary and a lot painful. Ow.

luciene September 10 2008, 10:52:15 UTC

Yes it is. To add to it, last night I went out to town and fell off trying to mount a pavement.

To be fair, I was kind of drunk. Hahahah.

darkgloom September 10 2008, 06:12:36 UTC

Sounds dangerous... fingers crossed for not getting injured or... running over pedestrians. :|

luciene September 10 2008, 10:53:02 UTC

I think they'll be fine. They walk on different lanes anyway. And they can dart out of the way! XD

gothicauthor September 10 2008, 06:45:42 UTC

When they say that you never forget how to ride a bike, they are totally lying. x.x I used to know in like fifth grade, but now I can't balance on one at all.

DDDD: Nooo, injuries! Not fun.

GA

luciene September 10 2008, 10:53:37 UTC

You probably can, with just a bit of practice. :D

How did your birthday go, besides the surprise cake?

Injuries are shitty, yes.

gothicauthor September 10 2008, 21:03:23 UTC

x.x I would totally end up running over some poor hapless pedestrian in the first five minutes. [is just that kind of klutz]

There was a lot of work. >.< Monday birthdays, ne... But we'll probably go out and have good food this weekend. :D

Blisters are the worst! I feel the need to bitch about them. Especially when they result from wearing heels.

GA

luciene September 10 2008, 22:39:26 UTC

HAHA blisters from wearing heels. No sympathy, sorry, because you totally asked for it. Ah, vanity. XD

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