By far, the most touristy action I participated in all trip was cycling with the entirety of my study abroad program through guided tours within Copenhagen and the Netherlands. For context, there was about 20 students on the trip, 4 professionals from Clackams County, 2 professors from the University of Oregon, and Ben our guide for the entire trip. Combine this with a single guide to lead us through whichever city we were in, it ws a very hectic and slow-paced ride pretty much every time.
Although these trips were quite enjoyable just because you can talk to just about anyone within the group, I was a bit overwhelmed when being inserted into the city where locals are actually cycling to go somewhere, when we are just cycling to cycle. By far, the most hectic of these rides can be given to none other than Bike Mike, a tour guide based in Copenhagen. I will never forget when as a group of 22 he let us know we are about to cross the most dangerous intersection in Copenhagen. The next second, he takes off. I try to follow but stop when I notice the cars to not budge at all seeing us try and cross the street at an unregulated crossing. I felt the wind of a Mercedes fly past the front of my body as Mike is continuing the venture across the street.
Enough about Bike Mike, I also wanna mention the weird faces we would all receive from whoever was trying to pass us at any given point. I can only assume the thoughts that were made about my group during our massive bike rides. All in all, I really appreciated these rides, as we were all together learning about each city in our own personal ways.