Biking in Amsterdam

The most beautiful thing about biking in Amsterdam is when you get on top of the bridge over the canal. That's because I'm biking hard to get to the top of the bridge and then I get there! I not only get there, but I hold my bike still for 2 seconds. These 2 seconds are like Amelie, like any other slow motion scene in a film, where you just hold it. Like the the camera is turning around you, you're on top of the world, you're not breathing, but everything around is moving. Especially at night when the canals are lightened so beautifully it's a bless! I just love getting on top of a bridge. I know I'm going to have at least 2 seconds of pure simple bliss. And then I go down the hill again, to my destination.