Touring

The Dom, 758 years old, Utrecht.

Our visitor, Kay, has been getting around courtesy of our resident driver, Rene.  The Astra has been this last weekend to Culemborg and Utrecht on Saturday plus Son and Bladel (both in Brabant in the south) for a family get together on Sunday.  We now have a beautiful new coat rack near the door in the hall from Culemborg plus a pair of glass occasional tables suitable for drinks. 

The apartment is always full of flowers - so incredibly inexpensive here.

Gradually the apartment is getting more settled.  The art hanging system went up Friday so a few paintings are up already making the house more cosy.  I insisted on some window film on the lower bedroom windows overlooking the street.  I feel more private now, even though the windows begin a metre above the street.  Still have all the light, and I feel I can wander through the bedrooms feeling less exposed. 

The middle of Culemborg - this is 17thC but also 16thC buildings in this square.

The cathedral in Utrecht. 

The first electric car charging point I've seen.  I've seen a few here, but still not many cars - early days though.

Rene waiting at a service station - sitting on a folding tulip chair - squinting because the sun was threatening to come through the cloud cover.

Kay and Rene are heading to the markets in Wassenar tomorrow to see about curtains being made for the living areas plus the bedrooms.  The ones left here are not attractive at all.