In this strange year 2020-2021, amidst the Covid19 pandemic, we were lucky to be able to have a home exchange with Johan, Saskia, Nina and Margot in their lovely house in Muizen. The house is spacious, with all comfort you can wish, and warmly decorated. A tipi tent was set up in the garden for corona-proof moments outside in wintertime. It is situated close to nature as well as very nearby to the cities Mechelen, Brussels, Antwerp. We enjoyed reading and looking series and movies on the home-cinema; and we could go for walks, bike rides, and excursions... Thanks a lot for this wonderful week between X-mas and New Year.

Visitin Mechelen and staying in this house for a week was great for our little family of four. Everything was well prepared upon our arrival, and we felt safe and well taken care of by the Sakia and Johan - always available on phone. House was large and easy to keep tidy. When at home we stayed mosty in the large and beautiful garden. The hightligt of the day for our 5 year old son was to collected the eggs - which turned into pancakes for breakfast every morning. We enjoyed using the family's bikes which made it easy to explore the town, the zoo and the two nearby beaches. Mechelen is a cute smaller city with nice shoppingstreets, we also explored Ghent, Atomium in Brussel and the Chocolate Nation (museum) in Antwerpen (lots of fun). Very convenient to borrow the car into the largers cities. When we returned to our home in Norway, everything was superclean and well maintained. This was our first house swap - not the last one for sure! Thank you !!