2014 - Zurich to Amsterdam by Bicycle

Forecast: 9-23 deg C Listed distance: 0km; Actual distance: 40km; Cumulative distance: 68km As Maccas only opens at 8am on Sat & Sun, we set off just before 7:30am hoping to catch a wrap in the city. However, we found a Starbucks instead which opened at 7:30am and we had a bacon and egg muffin and a coffee each. It was a little more expensive than Maccas at CHF 24 (A$28 - lovely place Switzerland, but be prepared to dig deep into your pocket if visiting.). It did fill the gap though and we headed off down the Western side of the lake to check that out as a possible alternate route to Quarten. Whilst the bike path was on the road, being a Saturday, there was not as much traffic and Wendy felt a bit more confident about riding on the road, on the wrong side! We rode for about 20km and came to a town of Horgen where there was a brass band playing for a breakfast hosted by the local bank. The organisers were insistent that we join them and as it was about 9:30am we thankfully accepte...