Finally, there was no fog on our walk this morning. Just lots of sunshine and beautiful colors. We took a stroll along the Maliebaan. The Maliebaan is a historic and scenic street that has walking paths along both sides of the street, and even some pieces of sculpture along one side. This is also where the first bicycle path was created in the Netherlands in 1885. There’s a sign post that commemorates what would be the first of many cycling paths in this country.
But for a girl and her dog, it’s just a great place to take a walk on a crisp autumn morning.
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Colours are gorgeous at the moment. Hope they last a few more days. In the UK, that kind of bike is called a penny-farthing. I wonder if it had an equivalent in the Netherlands in the late 1800’s.
It did, indeed, though I don’t know the name they might have used. I found a photo of the Maliebaan with those bicycles, dated back to 1885. Perhaps the first cyclists to use the path. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/55098795413300157/
Apparently it was called a hoge bi. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoge_bi or daalder-dubbeltje.
Wonderful! Great to learn about the Dutch names. Hoge (hoog) means “high” and the daalder and dubbeltje were coins, tying in with the penny-farthing name. Thanks for finding the info!
Beautiful shot! Love that trail
Because of all the trees, it’s particularly nice in spring and autumn, but it’s a lovely, elegant street no matter the season.