Became a member in: 2019
Renewal Date: 01/Feb/2019
We are a Family of 4 ( 2 Kids: Levi & Milo) and are living in Germany (Northrhine-Westphalia) near Cologne. We love to be Outdoor and to go to the Sea. Frank is a Key-Account-Manager and loves to go jogging and to play Basketball. Denise is a medical Assistant but now works as a Photographer. Levi is a Schoolkid and Milo is going to Pre-School. Both Boys love to play soccer and meeting friends in the Neighborhood. All of us love Music! We are experienced Homeexchangers - as we have done 7 wonderful Exchanges so far (with another Organisation).
Additional languages spoken
English, Italian
Affinities
Large Families,
Hiking,
Yoga / Meditation,
Music Lovers
MoreLessProfession
Key-Account Manager & Photographer
Simultaneous Home Exchange
Weekend Home Exchange
Long-term Home Exchange
Homesit Offered
Smoking Not Allowed
Children Welcome
Car Exchange is not offered
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Description of the home we are offering for exchange
We live in a detached house on a hill with a unique view! Our hometown is called Gummersbach and has a population of 50.000.
The house is sattled in a residential area with a wonderful wooded area near by (5 minutes to walk) to go walking, jogging or running around.
Also you will find a sheep meadow there, which our kids love.
On the first floor of our house, we have lovely old wood planks on the floor and a new bathroom with an open big shower in it. There are also 2 child`s rooms with lots and lots of Toys like Lego, Playmobil and so on, one guest room and the master bedroom.
On the ground floor you find another large guestroom and another smaller bathroom with a shower and a bathtub.
Furthermore you find the livingroom, the diningroom and an open kitchen with everything you need.
From the livingroom you can reach the great south facing balcony, where you have a unique view into the valley and over the hills.
In the garden you will find a playtower for the kids, and lots of other garden toys, also 2 soccer goals and a patio with a lounge to relax!
Type
House - 2 or more floors/ Main Residence
Amenities
Entertainment
Extras
Setting
Description of our neighbourhood and surrounding area
Our house is situated on a hill near a great wooded area. The direct neighborhood is very quiet. There a 3 supermarkets very close ( 10 minutes to walk and maybe 3 or 4 minutes by car). We also have a busstation and a trainstation very close.
There is a great restaurant called " Mühlenhelle" - an excellent gourmet restaurant - only 6 minutes away by walking, and lots of other restaurants which you can reach by car in gummersbach (8-10 minutes away).
You have to watch this Video:
https://youtu.be/K7fRIESb5SA
In the neighborhood (everything around us, which you can reach in about 15-20 minutes and under):
- Cinema
- Shopping Center
- railroad museum (5 minutes away)
- Wildlife Park and Pony riding
- Stalactite Cave
- Castles ( a lot)
- dams (to go swimming)
- swimcenter
- Zoo
- an old brewery
- trails
- cycling tracks (also a cycling train path)
- open air museum
- several Golf courses ( http://www.gc-luederich.de/ )
( http://www.gc-schloss-auel.de/golfanlage )
( http://www.golfcluboberberg.de/ )
- Skatepark Wiehl (10 minutes by car)
A little bit more driving to go to:
- Skihalle Neuss (skiing) ( http://www.allrounder.de/ ) ( 50 minutes by car)
- Boulderhalle Wuppertal ( http://bouldercafe-wuppertal.de/boulderhalle/ ) (50
minutes by car)
There are a lot of big cities you can explore:
Cologne (20 minutes)
Bonn (45 minutes)
Frankfurt (1 Hour and 45 minutes)
Dusseldorf (1 Hour)
Wuppertal (1 Hour)
5 Hours by car to go to Berlin or Munich! 4 Hours to Hamburg! Great for a Weekend-Trip!
Its also only 3 hours by car to go to the netherlands!!!
Outdoor Activities
Leisure
Cultural Activities
Transport Nearby
Neighbourhood Services
Our favourite restaurants
Cafés & bars
Special places to shop
Leisure and cultural activities
Walks or jogging paths
Our home exchange - here are our Preferences and House Rules
We love our Home and are a very clean and tidy Family. We also would be very clean and tidy in your Home. Our Kids are well-behaved. It is important to us, that you are taking good Care of our Home - but we are only Humans and we know that something could happen, like broke something. In this Case it is important to us - to talk to each other and always be honest - like we do.
Conditions
Car Exchange
Home Exchange Type
Became a member in: 2019
Renewal Date: 01/Feb/2019
We are a Family of 4 ( 2 Kids: Levi & Milo) and are living in Germany (Northrhine-Westphalia) near Cologne. We love to be Outdoor and to go to the Sea. Frank is a Key-Account-Manager and loves to go jogging and to play Basketball. Denise is a medical Assistant but now works as a Photographer. Levi is a Schoolkid and Milo is going to Pre-School. Both Boys love to play soccer and meeting friends in the Neighborhood. All of us love Music! We are experienced Homeexchangers - as we have done 7 wonderful Exchanges so far (with another Organisation).
Additional languages spoken
English, Italian
Affinities
Large Families,
Hiking,
Yoga / Meditation,
Music Lovers
MoreLessProfession
Key-Account Manager & Photographer
Over 65 years of house exchange experience
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