Carless

Carless

When we first planned to move here we assumed that we would swap our British car for a Dutch one. But within the first few months we realised that we didn’t actually need it. My husband commutes to work by train (or bike) and pretty much everywhere that I went...
Cycling in the Netherlands 

Cycling in the Netherlands 

After my earlier post about bikes I planned to follow it with one on cycling. And now nearly 6 months later I’ve finally got it together to publish.  In the Netherlands everyone cycles, in fact I have been told there are more bikes than people. In our house...
Bikes

Bikes

I’ve recently got my second bike, as starry girl was getting too tall for the front seat on my other bike. I was having difficulties lifting her in and she was impeding my vision. After looking at all the options for bike seats for the two of them we’ve...
Six months in

Six months in

So we’ve been in the Netherlands for six months. That feels both like a really long time and no time at all! Looking back we seem to have achieved quite a bit, including: Preschool – my son seems to have settled in well, and my daughter is registered for...

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