I miss riding my bike. When you are kid, your bike is your sole method of transportation that you can use on your own. No pleading or begging for someone to drop you off and pick you up some other time. No, with a bike you were free to go as you pleased, as long as you had permission.

I’ve been very impressed with the bike usage here in Sweden. Young and old alike have bikes and put them to good use. Many of the streets and the sidewalks have a bike lane, providing some protection for the bikers.

When you go by the train station, instead of a ton of cars you see piles off bikes that have been left by passengers. Having so many people riding a bike must improve the general health of the population. It is something I wish we could do more in the USA. I think back to the concrete jungle we call home and I don’t even know where to put a bike let alone think about how one would survive in the Galleria area with as a bicyclist.