Vondelpark

It was supposed to rain in the afternoon so we headed off as early as we could, 11am for Vondelpark, a large park about one kilometer away. Its not so easy to cross the road here when not using crossings. The trams, cars and bikes often have their own lanes separated by kerbs. As you run across you end up looking in all directions not sure what exactly you are looking for. The bikes can go quite fast and in larger numbers than cars. There are over seven hundred inhabitants in this city and six hundred thousand own a bike. People in Amsterdam believe its quicker to travel by bike and they are literally locked up everywhere in their hundreds. Obviously used to get to work early. 

We wandered around the park and found a kids playground. Of course in a city of bikes they like to start them early. My type of city.

It was amazing to be in such a large park so well utilised by local people. Families walked, people ran and of course they biked. On the way back we found ourselves some authentic Oliebollen. Unfortunately we didn't quite eat them as they were supposed to be eaten. We ate them cold and missed the packet of powered sugar in the packet. I tried to compensate by  filling their insides using a spray can of cream. I still loved them but the kids weren't quite so keen.