Hello Guys,
Greetings from the Netherlands! :) I arrived here last Thursday, spent the last few days getting to know the neighbourhood and I have to admit Haarlem is a beautiful town that I like very much. The flat, located in 2 minute-walk from the railway station at the corner of a street, is lovely as it has windows on three sides, also in the roof, so it’s ever light no matter where the sun shines from. At the other side of the railway station there’s a small canal surrounded by a nice park where people go running, relaxing, feeding the birds, etc. We have run there twice already and I have heard of other parts of Haarlem suitable for running – but those are a bit far from us and I will need a bike to check out myself. If you have clicked on the link above you might have noticed that this small part of the city with the central station is surrounded by canals on all sides, so literally I’m living on an island… :) These little canals are not just pretty, but offer us a great range of activities such as canoeing, kayaking, drowning etc. So I am looking forward to exploring them! :)
Like I said the city is beautiful and big enough to have all kinds of restaurants, shopping centres, sport facilities and candy shops one possibly needs. And of course Amsterdam is still on the doorstep if you need something special.
Also, there seem to be much more Hungarians in the region than I thought, so I will be able to find company much easier than expected. We already have a football team that will be playing every Saturday morning against other foreigners – and I hope we will make friends with some of the non-Hungarian foreigners too! As the team seems to be piss-poor, without the smallest chance of victory, we will be a team obviously loved to play against… :)
But what about you guys? I hope everything goes fine and you are preparing your move to the Netherlands too! We could skype some day, maybe on the weekend – Sunday? If I can help you with anything just let me know – I ‘d be happy to listen, although my prices are not negotiable… :)
See you,
G.
Ps: my address is not the same what you may find on the page of the map - although 'A' points to the very flat where I'm staying at - I'm just telling you this to avoid unconvenient situations: e.g. if you came Haarlem and knocked on my door you would be surprised nobody answers it and eventually you'd find out that's my neighbour's door. It's good for noone. So please do your best and knock on my door - then it won't be surprising at all if you don't get answered :)
It's good to hear from you..at last:P
ReplyDeletepictures, links..we're really working on this blog:) The last time I tried to use a video too but I couldn't, maybe next time.
And finally I have some photos, I'll show you guys in my next post I'Ll write in a few days. I cannot promise anything:)
I'm glad everything is going great for you!;)
If you're on skype, let me know and I'll be here in a minute. I'm mostly at home watching films and series, or reading. I watched 5 seasons of Weeds during a week... that's how exiting my life is at the moment:D
Sometimes I visit my cute niece but that's it.
Unfortunatly the au pair job didn't work out as they've found somebody else (I can't imagine how that's possible with my world-famous reputation). But I'm still looking for anything good. My parents seem to encourage me to join you, Gábor (and Leho?) in Amsterdam if it's still possible for you. Maybe we could talk about it if it's still in the picture for you too.
And best luck with the job tomorrow! Write a small post, comment about it if you have time.
The place looks very nice. :)
ReplyDeleteI guess I can Skype today, tomorrow morning or Tuesday. I'm not sure yet but my weekend might be a bit booked. I still consider strongly coming to Holland .
Mira, are you in linkedin.com site with your career to everyone to see? Maybe it would help you. :)
hey, after more than 7 months I had a loooong day at the office again, but what a difference there was between the two! Smiley, funny, helpful people, superb environment, fantastic facilities! :) I'm tired though so I cannot write much, sorry...
ReplyDeleteWe should speak soon, but I do not know when - tomorrow i'll come home about 9(ish) and I do not know yet about Friday and the rest... anyway, if you have a lot of spare time check out http://www.haarlemwonen.nl/ - that's where I'd like to find a flat (near to the station if possible) - I think it would give you a general idea about the prices too
best
g.
I checked the site you linked. It's good but I couldn't find many places with 2 or 3 bedrooms. I only find one 2-bedroom apartment although it seemed very nice.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm looking for what to arrange, how to find job all the time now. I even started to learn some Dutch sentences and words..like jij bent zo lief (You are so sweet)...in case I understand people talking to me. But the pronounciation is killer.
So let's make this happening people! :)