Thanks in advance for your patience.
1. I understand we will be arriving right after the tulip festival- are tulips immediately cut down after the end date or is still nice to see?
2. We would like to also go to get beyond the City- either by bike or local train? I wouldn't want a bike trip that is more than 1 hour. Suggestions?
3. Reading about the various Amsterdam passes- we will not see more than one or two museums, but like to see different neighborhoods, and possibly take local trains. Any recommendations?
Finally- my advice for biking- and I ride bikes all the time. In Copenhagen last summer, riding with a tour group, a pedestrian stepped off the curb right in front of me- it was packed and I had nowhere to swerve. I went down hard and my head was saved when it hit a lamppost because I was wearing a helmet. Think twice about bike traffic, wear a helmet even if it seems dorky, and keep in mind that pedestrians can also cause problems.