12. riding angels to haarlem

skip the first part and all that riding - have to go back you know!
instead focus on what is important: new blue shoes and the joy of cheese stix



somewhere in the mids of this joy there were nice old buildings and stuff and juice called 'cool best'



after lunch strolling in town and you just drop the extra a to get outside new amsterdam



then of course, if there is a new town to visit there must also be another big church. this one is quite macho with its big organ




it seems qift wrapping the local buildings in the national colours is all the rage



and under the candy coloured wrappings is normally a market. although the pumkins look spectacular, it has been found that they are generally lacking in taste but make up for their blandness by maximising wind production




of course, beauty is found in many guises and continually invades the senses





not just beauty but love and bike love is the best kind



so after a fitfull day out its back on the steeds for the hour and a half return trip home.

dissappointingly, the train drivers did not respond the universal action for horn honking...




as the arm pump has also been subsumed into sporting and more generally popular culture, it seems the horn specific honking action may have seen its time come and go.



so onward - and seeing the blue paniered bandit streak ahead, the stripped curl bandit sees an openning for some customary self portraiture



as the shadows lengthed, the ride continued and the sky went spectacular




and out of the mists of time all cares fled as the hum and thwack of slowly rotating turbine blades sliced the air. coulping with hyrdo electrics and glassy water, the day took on a magical charm





turning breifly away from the magnificance of man, nature stepped up and presented a stunning counterpoint



all in all a great day out. and what better way to end it than to realise that big things are everywhere and although it was not a prawn, oyster, banana, pineapple, ram or axe the large ball for foot was able to bridge the gap



and to show that although different sides of the world are on different sides of the world it is and goes round like a ball.