Last night I went north for a change, riding through and around the city of Utrecht. It was still a quiet route, first along canals and the river Vecht - the western leg on the map - then on backroads, including one tree-lined lane lit by the light of the full moon.
I lived on the north side of Utrecht for half my life (that's 25 years). So I was returning to familiar terrain. Nothing changed, except one bike path that was moved to the other side of the road. One familiar sight was Zuilen castle:
This is a side view of the most important medieval castle in the area. The front side is hidden behind other buildings.
According to Strava, I was faster on a bridge across the road in Overvecht than in 2015, when I must have used a racing bike rather than a city bike. This is probably the result of learning to breathe properly.
Even as a cyclist, I couldn't help but notice how high gas prices were. Only independent gas stations sold Euro95 petrol under €2.00 per liter. I have plans to buy a car again - maybe I should think twice?
To the east of the city, you'll find horse farms and villas. This is horse girl county. There were probably good reasons for this sign banning horses from a narrow bike trail along the highway:
All in all it was nice to to ride for longer than usual, 42km in two and a half hours.
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