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Gidsy loves Amsterdam.

…and Amsterdam loves bicycles! Check out this awesome video about the “Bicycle Capital of Europe”. 

Amsterdam loves bicycles. from PROG21 on Vimeo.

Did you know Amsterdam is home to more than 600,000 bikes? Pretty impressive for a city with a population of about 780,000!

If you’d like to explore the city by bike, check out the Amsterdam city page for inspiration!

Happy exploring, 

Your Gidsy Team. 

Organizer Interview: Amsterdamse School Bike Tour

It’s 2012 already and hence high time for another organizer interview (see the last one). This time we talked to Ward. He’s a journalist and editor in Amsterdam and ready to take you on the “Amsterdamse School Bike Tour”.

Brief introduction ‘Amsterdamse School’
Just in case you actually don’t really know what the ‘Amsterdamse SchooI’ style is (like I did…), here’s a a bit of background information:

The ‘Amsterdamse School’ is a special style of architecture, originating from the first half of the 20th century.

photo: Joost Bakker | http://www.flickr.com/photos/joost-ijmuiden/3922613192/

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