A friend of mine invited me to the Plein for drinks. The Plein is a big square in the middle of the Hague next to Parliament surrounded by bars and restaurants that spill into the middle of the square. On a warmish day, it's a great place to see and be seen (not that the Dutch are really into the being seen part, but if you are, this is the place to do it). She wanted to ride a bike there, but because I didn't have one, I ended up riding on the back of her bike. It wasn't as scary as I thought it would be and I really enjoyed the freedom bikes give you. So I went in search of my own bike today.
I went to 4 different places - the first one laughed when I asked for a 26" frame or smaller and gave me a catalog. GRR. Not the reaction I wanted. The 2nd clearly didn't have any my size. The 3rd (the train station) didn't even let me in the door....I was only there 30 seconds before a salesman came to me and said he had nothing in my size. I figured I was going at this the wrong way....the best thing to do was to get further away from the city to where a lot of families live. There may be a potential to find a teenage bike there that might fit.
I found one at Mariahoeve, which is only 2 tram stops from my apartment. I really like it...still getting used to riding it (I rode it back to my apartment!). I think it's cute, Lindsay sized and just what I need for short trips around town. I can even get some groceries with it:
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