A good day trip out of Amsterdam is the bicycle ride to Haarlem. The 25-mile round trip is an easy, picturesque ride along flat cycle lanes, and medieval Haarlem is a gem.

You can hire bikes from MacBikes at the central railway station. My wife and I did the trip earlier this year - me on a traditional pedal-brake bike, her on a conventional one. With my bag slung over the wrap-around handlebars, I felt like a local. But they don't have gears. Needless to say, my wife spent a lot longer in Haarlem than me!

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