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Very near Amsterdam centre: charming refurbished cottage with large garden
Cottage , Rural with 2 bedrooms , sleeps 4 , 1 bathroom(s) , floor area of 175 m2 (1885 sq.ft) , WCs 2 , car optional , children OK , NO smoking , including internet , number of travellers: 2 Exchange dates
 We are open for all dates, mail us. Where we want to go Description of our house
Amsterdam centre is 20 minutes by train from our little village. So near the city, it's hard to believe how rural it is here! We have a lovely house with a large garden overlooking a meadow with a windmill. It's over a 100 years old and we've recently refurbished it thoroughly. Like all Zaanse houses, ours is almost completely wooden inside and outside and painted in traditional colors. We have a large kitchen with dining area, which is almost the most important area to us. There is a spacious living room with a fire place and a wooden terrace overlooking the garden. Another nice room is the library with tv and dvd where you can have a good read in the afternoon. Upstairs there are two bedrooms (one master bedroom with a double bed (litsjumeaux), one standard double) and the bath room with bath and seperate shower. The study is in between.
Accommodation and facilities
Inside:
Telephone, Stereo / hifi, Central heating, TV / cable, Sofa Fireplace,
Kitchen and washing:
Grill, Freezer, Fridge, Microwave, Dish washer, Oven, Washing machine, Dryer
Outside:
Balcony, Garage, Terrace, Parking, Sand pit, Garden, Barbecue, Bicycles
Local activities:
Horse riding, Tennis, Swimming Golfing, Fishing,
Local places to go:
Galleries/Museums, Health Club, Fine restaurants, Good Shopping, Nightlife, Clubbing
Languages spoken:
Nearest major airport:
Schiphol (Amsterdam), 13 km / 8 mile
 Other information:
Children OK, NO smoking, Including internet
Our neighborhood
We live in a village which lies like a ribbon between meadows. On both sides lies an natural area officially EU protected, where a lot of special birds live. You can take the car if you like to go to the beach and the dunes (we often walk there) or to the 'cheese capital' of Alkmaar. If you want to go to Amsterdam you better go to the train station by car (5 min) or bicycle and take the train to the city centre (15 min). There is a supermarket in the village and a few small other shops. Wormerveer, Krommenie and Zaandam are near where you can get everything you need. And of course there's Amsterdam! Something about ourselves
We are a very busy couple of 49 and 54. Gerbrand is a theatre consultant in Amsterdam and Marianne teaches Dutch language and literature/drama on a high school in Krommenie, a village nearby. We have two grandsons, so there are a lot of things for children, f.e. a pram and a baby camping bed. We are going to walk from Nice to Rome in spring, so we're looking for (maybe non-simultaneous) exchanges in the rest of the year. We love (mountain)walking, theatre, literature, art and cooking. We visited England, Italy and France a lot for walking. We have two adult daughters who live in the neighbourhood. When there's a problem they can always help. Up till now we did five exchanges in France, Italy, England and Norway;they were all great!  marks the location of this home
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