The 21st of July brought another bike adventure with Ronald, this time to Honswijkerplas, a swimming area south of Utrecht. Before our journey to the water, we met at Ronald’s house and were greeted with breakfast treats. The beautiful afternoon from the day before carried through to Sunday, meaning it was great weather to go …
Monthly Archives: July 2019
July 20, Saturday
The rain started coming down early and often on Saturday and our planned bike ride with Ronald around Utrecht was delayed until the early afternoon. We hung around the lobby for a while, discussing the differences in Utrecht streets from past to present and watching the rain flow down the windowsill. When the rain finally …
July 19, Friday
We met with Ronald early Friday morning and discussed the advantages of bicycles in the city of Utrecht. This was absolutely one of the more engaging conversations the group has had and I learned a lot in the few hours we had on the 21st floor in the Utrecht city offices. First off, I never …
July 18, Thursday
Could be worse, as the Danes say. It was an early morning, but we powered through and hopped on the train to Copenhagen. I got a bit of sleep on the plane and we eventually arrived to Utrecht in the late morning. It was a tough day for everyone getting up so early, so we …
July 17, Wednesday
For the first time this trip, breakfast was not provided, so Eric, Jaden and I took advantage and made ourselves fried egg and bacon sandwiches with orange slices on the side. It was a great meal to prepare us for the big day ahead with Malmö city planners. We biked over to City Hall and …
July 16, Tuesday
Blogs have been down, but we’re back baby! An early Tuesday morning got us back on the bikes, off the island of Ven, and on to another ferry to mainland Sweden. We began biking south again towards Malmö, taking in the beautiful cloudless day on the western Swedish shoreline. A big chunk of the group …
July 15, Monday
Back on the bikes and off to a new journey into Sweden! The group took the quick trip into Elsinore and onto a ferry to cross the sound and head into Helsingborg, Elsinore’s Swedish neighbor. We walked around Helsingborg for a bit, exploring a smaller Swedish city by walking down the main shopping street and …
July 14, Sunday
With no commitments on Sunday, I took advantage and slept in and promptly missed breakfast. Eric, Mikah and I went to a huge food cart hall for lunch and I got a juicy pulled pork sandwich with fries that fulfilled my appetite. After a long week in Copenhagen, Eric and I decided to chill out, …
July 13, Saturday
Saturday morning was an early one as we checked out of the Generator and got new bikes for the long bike ride to Elsinore. It was a 50 kilometer bike journey that included a couple stops on the way up. Our first stop was a somewhat new apartment complex in a northeastern harbor of Copenhagen …
July 12, Friday
Most mind blowing day for sure and it did not even really start until 2 in the afternoon. In the morning, we all met in the Generator and discussed some observations about how our week had gone so far and final project ideas. It is amazing to me the density of this city! There are …