We spent a wonderfull time in the house of Aletta and her husband despite the bad weather. They are both very very kind. We had some food in the fridge (ham, cheese, beers, juice...) If we wanted and if the weather had not been so bad, we could have borrowed their bikes...The landscape around the house is just amazing : very calm, just at a few kilometers from Amsterdam but in a natural park with cows, swains, all kind of birds in front of our windows...If you come by car, you can park for free at 10 minutes from their house and then take a bus to Amsterdam (about 10 minutes too). You can visit a lot of cute towns like Edam, Monnickendam, Marken...We plane to come back soon with the sun, we hope...Thank you again to Aletta and her husband for this great stay!! Delphine