walking around de pijp

i was just walking around de pijp looking for the fietsfabriek shop that was rumoured to have the best new €100 bikes available in amsterdam. the closest i got to said bike was an offer of a cup of coffee from the owner of the fietsfabriek shop who enjoyed hearing my attempts to speak dutch. turns out these fabled bikes were (a) not made by the fietsfabriek whos cheapest bike is around €800 and rather stylish (if you live in amsterdam), and (b) sold out.



really tho this post is just for my mom who is probably the only person who will appreciate the fact that i found a meditation centre called shambala (while walking around de pijp) and took photos of it with her old phone



i did get a bike in the end tho. its purple. and a sticker says it was made in holland. no one is quite sure when tho.