Today I had a day off. So I thought it would be a good idea to do something nice during the afternoon.
I am here rather close to “Het Amsterdamse Bos”. My mother told me more then once about it, so I thought it might be a good idea to have a look there. And indeed, it is very beautiful place to wander or ride on your bicycle around. I attend to go there more often, because there is so much to see.
“Het Amsterdamse Bos” is man-made. It purpose was and is to give a big area of green to the people of Amsterdam, so they could spend their spare time there to walk, do sports or whatever one needed to relax.
After a nice trip around I decided to go back to my room. But……
the pictures of “Het Amsterdamse Bos”)
On my last part through Amsterdam something went wrong. A taxi with high speed passed me very closely. Almost instinctively I moved my bicycle to the right to make more distance between the taxi and me. Because of that maneuverer the front wheel of my bicycle got stuck in a tram-rail, making me smack very hard on the asphalt of the road. On that moment I only felt pain everywhere.
Luckily people stopped to help. Someone called the emergency number, because as they said it looked very bad. Two officers on their way to the justice department nearby also stopped and helped. They made sure that I was safe from all the other traffic, after all I was laying right on the tram-rails. On that moment they didn’t want to move me.
When the ambulance arrived and I was examined properly all turned out well. Although they were very busy with cleaning all the abrasions and grazes.
It is a pure miracle that my bicycle was not damaged. The same can be said for my LSR camera And that my cellphone only has some small scratches (of which I am positive that I do something about it) also.
The only thing that was really damaged was me….
Update: One things needs to be said… Most likely they will never read this, but the Amsterdam Police, the people of the Justice Department and the people of the ambulance did a great job. They all handled this as I should have been done. And I wanted to thank them for that!
wow Rob,
you really give me a scare there.
Good to read that it are only minor injurius. (It still looks very bad to me)
Take it easy
Poor Rob.
When you called, I was very scared something really serious happened to you. Don’t get me wrong. That what happened to you is bad enough, but as you said yourself, it could have been a lot worse.
Those injuries must hurt a lot. They look very painful.
I wish I could do something to help….
Oh Rob, I am so sorry to hear what happened to you.
I declare next weekend “Take Care of Rob’ Weekend 😛
“Take care of Rob”- weekend.
That sounds nice!!!
Auch, that looks like its hurting..
And I telling here that going on a bike in Holland is safe.. Hmm i have to revisit that story 😉
Get well soon,
Thats really bad Rob!!!! Must be pretty painful.. Take care of urself…
Get well soon!!!!!