Gouda, Netherlands
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2010The member has not specified any exchange dates
House in Gouda, Netherlands
We live near the city centre of Gouda, in a quiet neighbourhood. Walking to the city centre one usually do in about 10 minutes or less.
Gouda is a friendly city, not too big. It has every facility you might like and it is situated in the Green Heart of the region. There is enough water in the neighbourhood to enjoy. Tourist information from Gouda: https://welcometogouda.com/ or http://www.groenehart.nl/the-green-heart-of-holland and http://www.holland.com/global/tourism.htm.
The train station is within 1 km. From there it takes 20 minutes to reach the inner city of Rotterdam, The Hague (with beach) or Utrecht and less than 1 hour to Amsterdam.
In the Netherlands, distances are usually not too far and in the environment, we have no mountains, not even hills...we just have 'dikes'. So, it's easy to go your way bicycling, you can use our bicycles. If you like you can also use our carrier cycle for sightseeing and shopping.
We live in a nice city house with a lot of space and a green garden. Our house is rather 'basic'. We dry our laundry on lines, we do our dishwashing in a tub... our kitchen and bathroom are functional, not luxurious.
We enjoyed eight exchanges now and each time it was beautiful in different ways. We are open to proposals from all over Europe. The most important condition for exchange for our children is a place to swim in the neighbourhood....
Our Family
- 2 Adults
- 1 Children
- 6 Exchanges made
Occupation
- Lecturer &
- Nursing Scientist
Our Home
- House Type: House
- Environment: In the city
- Bedrooms: 5
- Bathrooms: 1
- Sleeping Capacity: 7
References
In my house
- Pets - Not allowed
- Small children - Allowed
Exchange Types
- Home exchange
Indoor
- Free internet access
- Computer available
- Central heating
- Toys and games
- Washing machine
- Television
- Piano
- Guitar
- Other musical instruments
Outdoor
- Garden
- Terrace or deck
- Park / playground
- Bicycles: 6
Facilities
- No smoking
- Seclusion/Privacy
- Use of boat
- Pet care wanted
Our Destination Wish List
- Open to any destination
- Wales, UK
- Italy
- Slovenia
Spoken Languages
- English
- Deutsch
- Dutch
Occupation
- Lecturer &
- Nursing Scientist
Children
- Girl - Age: 16
Pets
- 2 chickens
Lifestyle
We live in Gouda for just 25 years now. Since then we didn't need a car anymore, so we don't possess one. If necessary, in the city a car can be hired for days or parts of a day.
For the second year we rent a small allotment garden, at about 2 km from our house. It's surprising how flavorful the vegetables are. Of course, we are already preparing the sowing for this year so you can find some fresh vitamines there...
