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May 17, 2013

Cyclists ride through Dutch museum

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Hundreds of bicycles are pedaling triumphantly through the Netherlands' national museum in Amsterdam, signaling the end of more than a decade of efforts by cyclists to ensure a passageway that runs under and through the Rijksmuseum would remain open to bike traffic.

Bikers began ringing their bells and then a cheer went up at 6 p.m. local time Monday, when guards removed metal fences that were the last remaining barrier.


 
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