Modern and comfortable 2-storey house in the historic town of Woerden,.20 km west of Utrecht and 40 km from Amsterdam.Woerden (once a fortress at the northern frontier of the Roman Empire) is situated in the so-called "Green Heart of Holland" and has a medieval centre with ancient town hall and church. Rural area with great opportunities for walking, cycling and boating. Farms make local cheese and there is a cheese market every Wednesday (very) early in the morning.
The house is situated in a newly developed area at a 5 minutes’ drive from the centre and the motorway. The railway station is at walking distance, only 10 minutes. Direct trains to Utrecht run 4 times an hour, to Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague twice an hour.
The house has a small front garden and a private patio at the back.
Ground floor: hall, toilet, living-room with dining area and computer centre, separate fully equipped kitchen(cooking range with oven, dish-washer, refrigerator/freezer, microwave), store room with washing machine.
First floor:
One bedroom with double bed, one bedroom with convertible double bed, bathroom with bath, separate shower and toilet, dressing room.
Cable TV, VCR, DVD-player, hi-fi stereo set with collection of classical and popular music, computer with broadband Internet access.Small car and two bicycles available.
No children, no pets.
We have had four successful exchanges in New Zealand and Australia.
We are looking for a home and car exchange in the USA in the summer of 2011.
Open for all kinds of exchanges in other periods.
Alice and Hans (retired teachers of English and Mathematics).