WE ARE LOOKING FOR OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2016 ONE WEEK'S EXCHANGE. We are a couple in our 60's, both just retired. Luchien owned a Modern Art Gallery in Amsterdam [see www.galerielughien.com], and she likes cooking very much. Philip is a consultant, a rower and a classical music lover and choir singer. We live on a unique location on River Amstel with splendid water views, very close to all public transport and the Hermitage Museum. Our house (about 150 sq.m.) was built in the 19th century; we live at the ground floor, and the bedrooms are in the [quiet] basement. Our 50 sq.m. garden at the back is quiet, private and charming. The house contains a new kitchen with all electric appliances, two bathrooms with showers and wash-basins, and a washing/drying machine. When we do a home swap in Europe, we sometimes want to take our dog Rosa along. So if you have cats or rabbits, or if you are allergic for dogs, there will not be a good match, sorry.