The protagonist at Tuk aan de Vliet is - of course - our Tuk: six pounds of feline testosteron, the fright of the yard. But there are more. Peer & Joost, our princess-like pigs, for example. Although they lie in their bed most of the day
Gouda bestaat 750 jaar. Een bezoekje aan het mooie stadje van kaas en stroopwafels is nu nog meer de moeite waard: je kunt de 13e-eeuwse Sint-Jan
Look, just another Sunday morning in January 2022: Katwijk beach is beautiful in every season. Walking, running, horseback riding – it's all possible.
Brasserie Cronesteyn offers a nice mix of good, fairly traditional food (calf liver, sate, great fish) and vegetarian options. We love going there ourselves. Bonus plus: it's only 200 meters away from the farm :)
Nearby villages Voorschoten and Wassenaar boast the estates of Prince Frederik, a brother of King William III. Download the free scavenger hunt and have a fun day in these pretty surroundings!
No less than 7 million bulbs were planted last december (2021) in Park De Keukenhof. They open from March 24 - May 15, so book your tickets before they're gone again.
Spot politicians in the wild, admire the art at the Gemeentemuseum or Mauritshuis, find yourself flabbergasted with the art of Escher or visit the international Court of Justice. The Hague has it all.
The landscape around us is fully man-made. Centuries ago, the Dutch started draining the swamps and turning them into kilometers of green pasture dotted by black & white cows, cheese factories and ancient farmhouses.
Leiden’s compact city centre is a gem. Historical architecture and academic life smoothly blend with cheeky coffee boutiques and artsy shops.
The museums on offer are downright spectacular: Naturalis, de Lakenhal and Boerhaave all deserve a spot on your must-see list.
Let’s head south! Grab a bike, follow the canal and prepare for a day of lazying along the waterside.
Bike through royal estate The Horsten, owned by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, on your way to the spectacular new museum of contemporary art, Voorlinden.
No wonder painters, sculptors and other artists keep on coming back to picture this little quirky fishermans town: Katwijk aan Zee is where time stood still.
Leiden is the perfect homebase for a daytrip (or two) to Amsterdam. Trains go several times an hour and by car it’ll only take you -depending on traffic - 30 minutes to get there.
Handy Mandy: Tuk aan de Vliet is only a 20 minute drive away from Schiphol Airport. The meadow behind our house stretches out to the A4, more or less connecting us directly.
