Interlude: Holland Commentary
It is now Friday. I got back from my family weekend trip with the Kaptein Family on Monday night. I will detail the trip in a further blog (and I still have half of the England trip to describe too!)
But, the reader’s digest version of the week is:
Tuesday morning: My Stuff Arived!!! I now have all those things that for the last 2 months I’ve been saying “Now where is my…..oh yeah, on the boat to Holland”. Rob’s Mom and Dad were wonderful, they came over to our house in Dordrecht and helped unpack and clean…above and beyond parents-in-law duty! Luckily, we had movers to move the furniture and boxes, but we needed to unpack since the movers did not know where stuff went.
I defiantly found out that US furniture does not fit well in Dutch houses. Our stairs are tall and narrow, and our mattresses are wide and flat. Basic geometry says this is NOT a good match. Dutch mattresses usually have 2 twin beds, and wooden frame that folds, to get up the stairs. The movers finally brought a lift and were able to get them through the second floor window.
Rob and I had carefully and laboriously planned where each piece of furniture was to go….once we found the size of things, that went right out the window. We were creative, and now things have slightly altered uses, but still are OK. The clothes closet from Rochester is now a china and plate closet. None of the sofas could fit upstairs, our blue one is downstairs I the living room. One of the 2 original sofas from the landlord became a garden ornament until the landlords son took it away.
The third floor room next to the laundry now has a computer desk (the smallest furniture), a coffee table withough chairs around it, 1 rocking chair, and a few random small desks. Well, now if I want tea or coffee, I have an entire table dedicated to its use!
On Monday, I start my Dutch course, so I will document that in upcoming blogs, as well as other random dutch commentary, and the remainder of the England vacation.
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