Became a member in: 2019
Renewal Date: 02/Feb/2021
We are a small family of four. Two children born 2013 and 2018.
Additional languages spoken
English
Affinities
Plants & Gardens,
Fishing,
Watersports,
Skiing,
Cycling / Mountain Biking,
Large Families,
Hiking,
Foodies,
The Arts
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University Professors,
Teachers / Education Professionals,
Civil Service Professionals,
Artists / Entertainment Industry,
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Preschool teacher
Non-simultaneous Home Exchange
Simultaneous Home Exchange
Smoking Not Allowed
Children Welcome
Use of Personal Car is not possible
Open to all dates | Danmark |
Description of the home we are offering for exchange
Kid friendly home with fenced garden in the quiet town of Lillehammer, a region with lots of mountains, nature and hiking oportunities.
Our house is built in 1907 of wooden logs, but has been newly renovated. The house is a a charming old house with a soul, with modern facilietes, and a 800 m2 garden with appletrees, a swing set and a trampoline.
Inside: Spacious entry, livingroom - kitchen - dining room, two bathrooms, four bedrooms, laundry room and storage room with freezer. Aditionally there is a resting corner with a bed and lots of cusions, where we love to read books and relax. This can also be used as a place to sleep, but doesn't qualify as a bedroom.
The kids rooms also functions as play rooms.
There are 7 proper beds. Also there is a couch that can become a double bed, a baby nest (upto 2 years), and this resting corner bed, in total 11 spaces to sleep.
We have two bikes for adults and a kid bike size 5 years +/-
The house is strictly non-smoking. Feel free to smoke outside, but not inside.
We have no pets, but we have some plants in the livingroom and in the garden that will be happy for water once in a while.
There is wireless internet in the house.
Type
House - 2 or more floors/ Main Residence
Amenities
Entertainment
Extras
Setting
Description of our neighbourhood and surrounding area
Our house is placed in a fenced garden with three apple trees, a plum and a cherry tree, a swingset, a playhouse, and a trampoline. The house is placed in the cosy main street of Lillehammer, in a sheltered garden. You can walk into the town centre in 3-5 minutes. Lillehammer is a tranquile, charming town surrounded by a lake, mountains and cultural sites. 27.500 people live in Lillehammer.
Close to our house you find a nice playground for kids of all ages. There are exercise sets for adults who wants to do some workout while the kids are playing too. This park just recently opened in October 2019.
In town you find charming and historic buildings, a shopping street with several specialty shops and a great selection of everything from cozy cafes to quality restaurants. The city has many museums and cultural centers. Other useful things available are the public library / Litterature house, the cinema, the Visual Art Museum, Maihaugen open air museum, the boat Skibladner from 1856 travels the lake inbetween Lillehammer and nearby towns, and ofcourse Lillehammer also has a Olympic museum, and several olympic sites from 1994.
Outdoor Activities
Leisure
Cultural Activities
Transport Nearby
Neighbourhood Services
Our home exchange - places to go and things to do while staying in our home
Olympic Winter Park from OL-94. Our favourite attraction is to try the bobsleigh on wheels - in the olympic bob trails from Winter Olympics 94.
Maihaugen - one of Norway's largest outdoor museums with more than 200 buildings from different eras - Cultural history at its best (20 min walk).
Within 30 min drive: Hunderfossen amusement park, Kid's farm Hunderfossen and Lilleputthammer Miniature town and Family Park.
If you like hills and mountains, this is a great starting point for a lot of adventures. Hiking day trips, riding, biking, down hill biking, mountain lifts and more are easy to access within 30 min drive.
Lillehammer hotel has an outdoor pool which is free and open to the public in the summer season. This is one of our favourite stops on a hot day.
Close by there is also a natural pond by the river, where you can take swims and have a piknik.
On rainy days:
Climbing: Tyrili klatresenter is a 10 min walk from our house - fun for kids and adults alike.
Escape room is also 10 min walk from our house - solve puzzles together.
Lekeland Hafjell: Indoor play area 900 sq.m (30 min drive)
Our favourite restaurants
Cafés & bars
Leisure and cultural activities
Interesting day trips
Our home exchange - here are our Preferences and House Rules
When we are exchanging we prefer a primary home with at least two bedrooms, rather tree. We prefer a garden, and don't mind watering plants.
We are comfortable with caring for a cat or goldfishes.
We don't smoke.
In our home smoking is not allowed. We prefer that you don't bring your pets.
Depending on the time of year, it would be great if you could water plants. Feel free to eat fruits and vegetables from the garden.
Conditions
Use of Personal Car
Home Exchange Type
Became a member in: 2019
Renewal Date: 02/Feb/2021
We are a small family of four. Two children born 2013 and 2018.
Additional languages spoken
English
Affinities
Plants & Gardens,
Fishing,
Watersports,
Skiing,
Cycling / Mountain Biking,
Large Families,
Hiking,
Foodies,
The Arts
MoreLessAffiliations
University Professors,
Teachers / Education Professionals,
Civil Service Professionals,
Artists / Entertainment Industry,
Science / Research
MoreLessProfession
Preschool teacher
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