My favorite example when explaining the verb structure used to do something is:

When I lived in Los Angeles, I used to ride my bike along the famous beach path on weekends. (This is a past habit, living in Madrid makes this impossible at the present moment!)

I’d ride down San Vicente Boulevard to Santa Monica then down to Venice and sometimes all the way to Redondo Beach. Venice is where it’s most interesting–you know you’re getting close by the sound of beating drums and the smell of burning weed. I would often hop off my bike and walk through to take in the atmosphere and some California sunshine.

Take a look at the LA Times web page where readers have posted their own photos of Venice Beach.