But there’s also the Netherlands’ strongest bike map. Sure, there’s an app called fietsknoop but I found it difficult to use on the road due to the sun (no, really). Known variously in translation as ‘cycle junctions’ and ‘bike nodes’, those little white signs with a bike logo, arrows and green numbers in a circle can get you virtually anywhere if you have a bike, a map, a vague sense of direction, and are okay with the feeling of being totally lost most of the time. North from Haarlem to Den Oever, over the Afsluitdijk, south around the Frisian coast from Zurich to Lelystad, over the Houtribdijk, around the coast to Hoorn and across back to Haarlem: all using the ingenious Dutch fietsknooppunten system to navigate. My brief journey in early spring took three days and two nights. It was day two and I was fast running out of fuel. Great white egrets, herons more common to the Ukraine than to the Netherlands, are welcome company along the endless Houtribdijk, heading north out of Lelystad into an icy headwind towards Enkhuizen and fietsknooppunt 12. One thing about long-distance solo bikepacking: alone is the default. I wasn’t nervous, I was enjoying their company. Mike Cooper went on a bikepacking trip through Noord Holland and Friesland It’s basically lightweight touring/camping on a mountain bike or racing bike using the latest generation of bags which don’t need carriers or racks. “Be With You” opens in local theaters on March 14.Bikepacking is a new cycling trend. The movie understand that its job to induce emotions, not to be overcome by them. Compared to the original, the movie may look like it’s trying to hit the audience to directly on the nose.īut Korean movies tend to be a tad more tear-filled than the Japanese audience, and it doesn’t go overboard that much. But most of the jokes are harmless and cute, even when they don’t really work, and the heartfelt moments are strong.įans of the original film may have mixed feelings toward it, as the Japanese version was much less sobby. The film is very predictable, and it goes the standard route - among Korean films of the genre - of being funny at first and cry fest in the end. Gong Hyo-jin’s cameo appearance was pretty pointless, but enjoyably silly. Casting a mid-40s man to play a 20-something who looks old because of bad medication already spells comedy, and the veteran actor does a good job of providing the light-hearted, enjoyable moments here and there. There is really one memorable supporting actor, but Ko Chang-seok as Woo-jin’s best friend Hong-goo is right on the money. In fact, he delivers one of the film’s strongest moments in the third act. But So’s helplessness fits perfectly as Woo-jin’s situation - of suddenly being the sole child carer - is similar to what he’s going through.Ĭhild actors rarely really act and Ji-hwan is hardly Natalie Portman in “Leon: The Professional,” but his acting rarely pulls the audience back to reality. So has noted that the pressure of playing a father was why he initially turned down the part. Their chemistry with the child actor is quite astonishing, which is somewhat ironic considering that the both are childless. His timid but earnest behavior toward the people of life captures the essence of Woo-jin’s character. Casting a 180-centimeter hunk to play a role of a guy who needs protection may appear to be a stretch, but So Ji-sub surprisingly pulls off the part quite well.
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