Harleem is a nice town easily cyclable/seeable in a day. most of the many amsterdam students live here due to the impossibility of finding a place in the dam, so there's loads going on. head northwards round alkmaar for nice beaches. if windmills are your thing (http://www.windmillworld.com/europe/netherlands.htm) they are pretty much everywhere! happy cycling
Harleem is a nice town easily cyclable/seeable in a day. most of the many amsterdam students live here due to the impossibility of finding a place in the dam, so there's loads going on. head northwards round alkmaar for nice beaches. if windmills are your thing (http://www.windmillworld.com/europe/netherlands.htm) they are pretty much everywhere! happy cycling