Monthly Archives: October 2020

Amersfoort is located in a very nature rich area. On Saturday morning, after a hearty breakfast, we followed a walking train through the forest next to our hotel. Not only is this a great social distancing activity, but the weather was also quite nice, with beams of sunlight coming through the leaves at times. WeContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona: Captain’s log: Day 227”

Back when the corona measures were lighter, Marinus and I decided to book a weekend away to another part of the Netherlands. We decided on the old city of Amersfoort. With the increase in measures we heard that restaurants and pubs are closed, but we decided to go any way. The city is gorgeous, withContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 226”

Today it looks like there’s a light at the end of the house hunting tunnel. I made an offer on an apartment in the morning and then I received a call that it was accepted! Due to my stay cation, I had arranged a long music lesson to make up for last week, and movedContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 225”

When I was a kid, there was a radio advert for the hotel 224. I can tell you about the jingle, and everything it was close to and it had 224 rooms. Today I continued my house hunting. I went to see a lovely apartment that I found out about through an acquaintance and IContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log Day 224”

It’s been 7 years and some change since I last visited a zoo, and at that time also in the Netherlands! Today, as part of my stay cation I joined Marinus and his five year old nephew on a trip to the zoo. Incidentally, I got a lot of Dutch practice, because the kid doesn’tContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 223”

Today is the first day of my stay cation and I made the best of it. I started out my morning with a visit to the fabric market that I’ve been meaning to check out. It’s good for a bargain, but it comes up short on amazing finds. Afterwards I stopped by the Albert CuypContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 222”

We went to the beach in the afternoon, with a friend and her two dogs. The day was a typical Dutch gray day, but it was fun, nonetheless, waking on the sand, seeing the dogs run and play. At some point I turned around and saw the dark storm cloud but I thought we’ll makeContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 221”

I had a strange dream last night. I was swimming in a sea of some sort, with some friends, and some big waves were coming at us. Come to think of it, it’s odd that we weren’t on surfboards, but then again, who said dreams have to make sense? The strange thing was, at someContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 220”

I think it’s fair to say that autumn is now in full swing. Be kind. Stay safe.

The house hunt continues. I saw another house today, and it is really beautiful. The current owner lovingly renovated it recently and it looks impeccable. It is tastefully decorated and it has a large sunny garden, and yet, I’m not feeling it. I don’t know if the house hunting process is just numbing me orContinue reading “Life in the time of Corona – Captain’s log: Day 218”