[NL] The most popular mode of transportation in the Netherlands is bicycle. Everybody owns at least one bicycle. I had one as well when I was living there. Riding bicycle is a part of local cultures. The Dutch even have a joke on the German about bicycle. “Give me back my bike!” they say. Rumour has it that the German soldiers stole bicycles from the Dutch to ride back home after the WW II. Bike stealing is no.1 crime in Holland. Sometimes when you see a colourful bike, it doesn’t mean the owner try to be funky but to change the look of the stolen bike. If you hang around a city square long enough and it's your lucky day, you might be able to buy a bike from a junky as cheap as 5 euros or even less. (I once wrote an article called ‘I want to ride my bicycle…’ long time ago at http://udcu.tripod.com/chai03.html. Check it out.)
