EXPLORING NAARDEN: A Solo Bike Tour on a Rainy July Afternoon

In this ride-along video, I visit Naarden, a historic Dutch fortress city, for the first time. Apparently, I had distant relatives living here in the 1600s, so I was curious and excited to explore a bit. Unfortunately, it was quite a dreary, wet Sunday afternoon, so there weren't very many people out and about, and the Dutch Fortress museum was not open. In this video, you'll experience my ride from the train station to the historic city center and back again, so you'll get a good feel for what it's like to do a normal bike commute there. There was a mix of cycling infrastructure, including protected bike lanes and separated cycle paths, painted bike lanes, and plenty of quiet, low-volume, low-speed shared streets. #streetsareforpeople #bicycleinfrastructure #allagesandabilities #dutchcycling #dutchhistory Thank you so much for watching! If you enjoyed this video, please give it a thumbs-up, leave a comment below, and share it with a friend. If you'd like more content like this, please Subscribe to the Active Towns Channel, and be sure to "Ring" that notification bell to select your notification preferences. Helpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel): Naarden info: https://www.guideholland.com/resource... Dutch Fortress Museum: https://www.vestingmuseum.nl/vestings... Edge Lane Road video:    • These are common in Dutch & Danish cycle n...   If you are a fan of the Active Towns Channel, please consider supporting the effort as an Active Towns Ambassador in the following ways: 1. Become a Member of Active Towns right here on YouTube by clicking on the Join button and selecting the level that best suits you 2. Join the Patreon community:   / activetowns   (Note: Patron benefits include early, ad-free access to all my video content) 3. If you enjoyed this video, you can also "leave a tip" by clicking on the Super Thanks button right here on YouTube or through "Buy Me a Coffee" https://www.buymeacoffee.com/activetowns 4. Make a donation to my non-profit, Advocates for Healthy Communities, Inc. at https://www.activetowns.org/donate Credits: Video and audio production by John Simmerman Music via Epidemic Sound: https://bit.ly/3rFLErD Resources used during the production of this video: My recording platform is Ecamm Live: https://bit.ly/3rwsUup Editing software Adobe Creative Cloud Suite: https://bit.ly/35DBDDU For more information about the Active Towns effort or to follow along, please visit our links below: Website: https://www.activetowns.org/ BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/activetowns.... Newsletter: https://bit.ly/SubscribeActiveTownsNe... Background: Hi Everyone! My name is John Simmerman, and I’m a health promotion and public health professional with over 35 years of experience. Over the years, my area of concentration has evolved into a specialization in how the built environment influences human behavior related to active living and especially active mobility. Since 2010, I've been exploring, documenting, and profiling established, emerging, and aspiring Active Towns wherever they might be while striving to produce high-quality multimedia content to help inspire the creation of more safe and inviting, environments that promote a "Culture of Activity" for "All Ages & Abilities." The Active Towns Channel features my original video content and reflections, including a selection of podcast episodes and short films profiling the positive and inspiring efforts happening around the world as I am able to experience and document them. Thanks once again for tuning in! I hope you find this content helpful and insightful. Creative Commons License: Attributions, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives, 2025