The Flying Vonstrami

I took Mum cycling in Amsterdam the other day. We took the ferry to the northern side of Amsterdam and cycled through the beautiful streets that have less traffic on them.  A good place for Mum to start.  

She did pretty well for a beginner.  She only fell off once…on the way there.  And once…on the way back.

The first time she was getting off to walk up a steep bit and her legs got caught in the bike.

The second time she got dizzy and was off the bike but then fell over backwards into the street.  I checked that she was ok before taking the pictures, aren’t I the kindest?  After the first incident we had to have a stop along the way for Mum to wipe the tears from her eyes, she was laughing so hard she had teared up.

While I’m glad she wasn’t damages, it was VERY hilarious. But she did get better, Mum braved the streets of central Amsterdam and succeeded in cycling back to our house, you go Mum!

UPDATE:  Oops, bruises seem to be a vicious side-effect of toppling off your bike, or off the footpath.