We just returned from a lovely exchange in Woerden Netherlands. We were only able to stay a week due to our schedule, and could have spent more time t...
Read More...Joan & Lou
United States
7.10.2019 - 19.10.2019
Jäsen alkaen: 2013
Jäsenyys umpeutuu: 01/Apr/2024
We both work part-time; Lars as a wholesaler for catering equipment and furniture and I am a customer service employee for the largest soft drink brand in the world. We both enjoy the outdoors such as hiking and biking. We also like to go out to pubs and places where live (folk, country, blues) music is. We have a grown son. He left home a long time ago but we see him on a regular basis to socialize and go out together.
Vieraiden kielten taito
englanti, saksa
Yhteiset harrastukset ja aiheet
pyöräily / maastopyöräily ,
retkeily ,
herkuttelijat ,
taide ,
musiikki
LisääVähemmänAmmatti
Cust.Serv. Multinational/Sales Rep.
Joan & Lou
United States
Donna
United States
We just returned from a lovely exchange in Woerden Netherlands. We were only able to stay a week due to our schedule, and could have spent more time t...
Read More...We just returned from a lovely exchange in Woerden Netherlands. We were only able to stay a week due to our schedule, and could have spent more time there. Woerden is a historic, interesting town; very easy to get around and walk to city center from the house. There are excellent restaurants and the town is a good size, not too crowded and very peaceful. There is a train station and it was easy to visit other towns. Our home was very clean, we had plenty of room for our clothes and we really enjoyed the outside patio with seating outside. Judith and Lars were very willing to share information before our trip and the guide to their home was clear and understandable. Joeri, their son picked up at the Amsterdam airport and drove us to their home when we arrived and explained everything. Judith made our taxi reservation for us to return to the airport, which was very smooth. We enjoyed seeing Holland outside of Amsterdam and visiting the local villages. We would highly recommend this home and Judith and Lars for an exchange.
Read Less...Tom
United States
This was our first exchange and from the initial contact many months before the trip Judith and Lars were a joy. We felt very well prepared for our j...
Read More...This was our first exchange and from the initial contact many months before the trip Judith and Lars were a joy. We felt very well prepared for our journey thanks to Judith's always friendly willingness to entertain our questions and concerns. Their home was delightful and Woerden is a charming town with a close-to-the-country feel yet well within comfortable striking distance of Amsterdam. Their residential neighborhood is within easy walking distance to the town's center which hosts a weekly market featuring delicious local agricultural products. Within 10 minutes of the house you can be bicycling in the countryside with beautiful bucolic views and discovering tiny hamlets alongside lovely canals. We have a treasure-chest full of fantastic memories from this exchange and highly recommend Judith and Lars as exchange partners.
Read Less...Christine Kurzok
Germany
Dear Judith and Lars, we have had a very nice time in your home and in Woerden, whitch is a very nice and interesting place to be and a good startin...
Read More...Dear Judith and Lars, we have had a very nice time in your home and in Woerden, whitch is a very nice and interesting place to be and a good starting point for different trips in Holland. The email-contacts before and during the swap were friendly, helpful and sometimes funny, we always felt welcome. .. Your house is renovated very lovely, pretty and stylish and we liked it very much. For us it was a completly successful exchange. Thank you both for all... Have a good time, best wishes Chris auf Frank
Read Less...samanaikainen kodinvaihto
tupakointi klielletty
ei lapsia, kiitos
henkilöauton käyttö mahdollista
Avoimia kaikille päivämäärille | Duitsland | Vancouver, Brits-Columbia, Canada | Amerika |
Kodinvaihtoon tarjottavan kodin kuvailu
We have a comfortable spacious detached house on a cul-de-sac.
Downstairs there is the entree with toilet, a spacious living room and a kitchen with all modern appliances. Here is also the door to the patio; a lovely place to enjoy a drink by the cosy fireplace in the evening sun.
Upstairs is the master bedroom with double bed. There is also a study/office and a spacious bathroom with toilet, bath and walk-in shower.
On the top floor is a separate room with the washing machine and mechanical room. There is a single bed. All floors have underfloor heating (winter) and floor cooling (summer).
The car is parked behind the house in the car park. This is also accessible through the gate in the patio.
asunnon tyyppi
omakotitalo, 2 tai enemmän kerrosta / pääasuinpaikka
Mukavuudet
Viihde
Muut mahdollisuudet
ympäristö
Ympäristön kuvailu
We live in the village of Dussen, close to the stream of the same name and within walking distance of the castle dating from the 13th century.
The castle has been restored and is open to the public. In the summer there are often events such as beer tastings, Italian days and historical festivals.
Dussen is a quiet and cosy village with many fruit orchards. And although it is a small village, it has all the amenities of daily life, such as several shops, a supermarket, a doctor's surgery, a chemist's, a restaurant and a pub. On Thursday there is a weekly market with local produce, meat, fish, cheese and flowers.
There are lovely walking and cycling routes starting just outside the door. Around Dussen there are old farms on the dykes, most of them with fruit trees.
Dussen is close to the Dutch waterline and the river De Bergse Maas.
In the immediate vicinity of Dussen there are two beautiful National Parks. De Loonse - en Drunense Duinen and De Biesbosch, known for its water recreation.
Nearby in Kaatsheuvel is De Efteling, the largest theme park in the Netherlands. And all of this is surrounded by two major Dutch rivers, the Maas and the Waal.
Distances by car:
From our house to: Gorinchem 20 km / 15 minutes, Breda 30 km / 22 minutes, 's Hertogenbosch 30 km / 25 minutes, Utrecht 50 km / 40 minutes, Rotterdam 56 km / 55 minutes, Amsterdam 85 km / 60 minutes, Antwerp 85 km / 60 minutes, Paris 430 km / 4.5 hours, London 460 km / 5.5 hours and Cape Town 13,125 km / 7 days and 7 hours (please do not use our car for this last trip).
Virkistystoiminnat
Vapaa-aika
Kulttuuritoiminnat
Julkinen liikenne
Seudun palvelut
Kohdevinkkejä sekä aktiviteettisuosituksia sillä aikaa, jolloin asutte kodissamme
The province of Brabant has a lot of beauty to offer. Old cities like 's Hertogenbosch and Breda. Beautiful national parks like De Biesbosch and De Loonse- en Drunense Duinen. Also the old fortified towns such as Heusden, Woudrichem and Geertruidenberg. In these towns you can still feel the medieval atmosphere.
Meidän suosikkiravintolat
Mukavat kahvilat ja baarit
Erityiset ostospaikat
Vapaa-aika- ja kulttuuritoiminnat
Kävelypolut ja kuntoradat
Kuntosalit tai kuntokeskukset
Mielenkiintoiset päiväretket
Mistä tykkäämme ja mistä emme ... Tässä tottumuksimme ja kodimme säännöt.
Surprise us with a proposal.
We are just with the two of us, we do not smoke and do not have any pets (Lars is allergic to pets). Our house is very clean and tidy. Friends sometimes call us 'fussy', but we just like it clean. We would like to exchange with a similar couple. So, if you are like us, we are open for a swop.
Ehdot
Henkilöauton käyttö
Kodinvaihtomuodot
Jäsen alkaen: 2013
Jäsenyys umpeutuu: 01/Apr/2024
We both work part-time; Lars as a wholesaler for catering equipment and furniture and I am a customer service employee for the largest soft drink brand in the world. We both enjoy the outdoors such as hiking and biking. We also like to go out to pubs and places where live (folk, country, blues) music is. We have a grown son. He left home a long time ago but we see him on a regular basis to socialize and go out together.
Vieraiden kielten taito
englanti, saksa
Yhteiset harrastukset ja aiheet
pyöräily / maastopyöräily ,
retkeily ,
herkuttelijat ,
taide ,
musiikki
LisääVähemmänAmmatti
Cust.Serv. Multinational/Sales Rep.
Joan & Lou
United States
Donna
United States
We just returned from a lovely exchange in Woerden Netherlands. We were only able to stay a week due to our schedule, and could have spent more time t...
Read More...We just returned from a lovely exchange in Woerden Netherlands. We were only able to stay a week due to our schedule, and could have spent more time there. Woerden is a historic, interesting town; very easy to get around and walk to city center from the house. There are excellent restaurants and the town is a good size, not too crowded and very peaceful. There is a train station and it was easy to visit other towns. Our home was very clean, we had plenty of room for our clothes and we really enjoyed the outside patio with seating outside. Judith and Lars were very willing to share information before our trip and the guide to their home was clear and understandable. Joeri, their son picked up at the Amsterdam airport and drove us to their home when we arrived and explained everything. Judith made our taxi reservation for us to return to the airport, which was very smooth. We enjoyed seeing Holland outside of Amsterdam and visiting the local villages. We would highly recommend this home and Judith and Lars for an exchange.
Read Less...Tom
United States
This was our first exchange and from the initial contact many months before the trip Judith and Lars were a joy. We felt very well prepared for our j...
Read More...This was our first exchange and from the initial contact many months before the trip Judith and Lars were a joy. We felt very well prepared for our journey thanks to Judith's always friendly willingness to entertain our questions and concerns. Their home was delightful and Woerden is a charming town with a close-to-the-country feel yet well within comfortable striking distance of Amsterdam. Their residential neighborhood is within easy walking distance to the town's center which hosts a weekly market featuring delicious local agricultural products. Within 10 minutes of the house you can be bicycling in the countryside with beautiful bucolic views and discovering tiny hamlets alongside lovely canals. We have a treasure-chest full of fantastic memories from this exchange and highly recommend Judith and Lars as exchange partners.
Read Less...Christine Kurzok
Germany
Dear Judith and Lars, we have had a very nice time in your home and in Woerden, whitch is a very nice and interesting place to be and a good startin...
Read More...Dear Judith and Lars, we have had a very nice time in your home and in Woerden, whitch is a very nice and interesting place to be and a good starting point for different trips in Holland. The email-contacts before and during the swap were friendly, helpful and sometimes funny, we always felt welcome. .. Your house is renovated very lovely, pretty and stylish and we liked it very much. For us it was a completly successful exchange. Thank you both for all... Have a good time, best wishes Chris auf Frank
Read Less...Yli 70 vuotta kokemusta
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