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Presents with a memory
A phone call from the Netherlands. Whether we can arrange a room for his brother's 65 birthday. He would like to give him a weekend away. I promise to create a nice card of our castle and give him a warm welcome. The birthday gentleman arrives, full of stories about life. He fully lives the weekend with us. He is out the door early every day. Wants... Lire ce blog
Keeping Up Appearances
Our castle, 400 years old, exudes the atmosphere of the past. Equipped with today's conveniences but without a lift. Susan booked our Roaring '20s suite. Back to the golden travel period of the last century. I get a call in a distinctly British accent that they have arrived. At the door is a gorgeous couple. He 85, she 80. Met each other... Lire ce blog
Minibar Blues?
Perhaps you know the feeling, you are alone on a (business) trip. The hotel bar is dreary. There are some people sitting alone, some couples, a sad tune sounds, the barman is lost. You decide to go to your room and have another drink from the minibar there. Do you know him the Minibar Blues? In the castle is where life bustles on after a beaut... Lire ce blog
I am leaving, may I take you with me on my journey?
I am leaving, may I take you with me on my journey?September 2021 and I was on a roadtrip through Italy. Driving around in my little car without a plan. On my own. From adventure to adventure. From place to place. From day to day.And somewhere, of course, I had to return home. To work and life in Haarlem. The work I was convinced I would do until w... Lire ce blog
