anno 1550 let your story begin…

Once upon a time, around the year 1550, a farmer decide to build this farm. Not knowing it would still be standing here today for you to stay in. Although many stories of this place are not known to you, we hope you will experience a spark of the heritage present.

This stable behind the farm - opposite to the towns church - originates of the time of the reformation. You were either Christian or Protestant. On the other hand, it was also a time that freedom of belief was born. With that belief a prosperous period in the era of mankind unfolds. It was also the origin of this Kind regards, home. Whatever you believe, or whoever you Lonneke, Marc, believe in, we hope you will experience the Annabelle, Joris, Josephine and Ben unfolding of a new journey. Just like so many people did before you in the last 500 years. p.s. we invite you to believe, that it is no Welcome at Genesis coincidence that you are staying at Genesis chapters Essentiels 3 Sleeping 4 Bathroom 4 Garden 5 Breakfast 6 Discover Voorschoten 7 Exploring by canoe 8 Exploring by bike 9 Exploring city’s 10 Exploring beaches 11 Wining and dining 12 The Museum of Voorschoten is Open fire for grilling 13 situated in the same street as Special attractions 14 Genesis. You can collect all Personal growth 15 information about Voorschoten and the region at the museum.

Maps of rivers and canals History Genesis

www.genesisvoorschoten.nl www.facebook.com/genesis.voorschoten 2 essentials Contact Lonneke & Marc: 0031-(0)642011160, [email protected] Please feel free to use a whatsapp, sms or phone to reach out and connect. Keys You have three keys. The green key for the gate. The blue key for the entrance to the stable. The white key for the large coach gate doors. Wifi Available, strong and free. Bluetooth sound boxes You can listen to music through your own mobile, tablet or laptop by connecting with bluetooth to network Genesis. Tv You turn the tv on with the grey remote. You turn on the network and select the channels with the white remote. The receiver of the network is situated above the tv near the ceiling. The channels include Netflix. Stove You can turn the stove on and off with the lowest knob at the right of the stove. It has a thermostat, but we recommend you to turn the stove off when not in use. Lights The lights above can be turned on and off with a switch situated on the cross-beams. Special wishes Should you have special wishes, please just send an app, sms or email to Lonneke & Marc. It will be taken care of with pleasure. Emergancy For immediate emergencies you may dial 112. Should you or your partner suffer a heart attack, you can use the AED hanging at the towns church. www.genesisvoorschoten.nl www.facebook.com/genesis.voorschoten 3 sleeping bathroom

You will find, that although you are in the We hope you experience that special morning centre of a town, it is quite and peaceful. feeling waking up. Being away, hearing the birds tjirping and….a warm shower. Upstairs you will find a comfortable round bed for two persons. Enough space for your All essentials should be present. Should there clothing and even to leisure. be anything you need to complete your hygienic start of the day, please let us know. There is a single bed in case of separate sleeping or additional guests.

The lights upstairs can be turned on and off with a switches situated on the cross-beams.

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The whole garden surrounding the stable is at your disposal. To play, relax and wander around. We would like to suggest you take your cup of coffee and wander around the historic street or the park nearby.

We have all kinds of toys for the children to play with as well.

You can lounge and eat outdoors should you desire. There are three large Black Bastard BBQ’s which are used for open fire grilling. Some of our guests combine their stay with a BBQ-master class.

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In the kitchen you will find the essentials for a nice breakfast. Please let us know what your special wishes are and when you would like your bread hanging outside your door. Standard we hang the bread on the outside lamp at approximately 9.00 hours.

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The town is relatively affluent, and the majority of Voorschoten’s population are commuters, generally to either or . Despite the fact that it is situated in one of the most densely populated areas in the , and, indeed, the world, the town retains a strong, independent identity and village-like atmosphere. Several buildings of historical importance are situated in Voorschoten. For example, the old Castle Duivenvoorde and monuments in the Voorstraat.

For more information about places to visit, cafe’s and restaurants, and shops, please consult www.hartvanvoorschoten.nu. Or www.wscvlietland.nl, about the recreation area Vlietlande.

You may want to visit the woods, the lake, the old town, the monuments, the beach, et cetera. They can be visited by car, bicycle, canoe, train or bus.

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Genesis has a kayak and a 3-person canoe at your disposal. You can enjoy the farmers landscape, visit the castle or the beaches at the lake Vlietlande. Should you be strong enough, than we would like to suggest you visit the old centre of Leiden (1,5 hours), The Hague (2 hours) or (3 hours). We have included maps of the city’s rivers and canals.

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The region around Voorschoten is very popular for cycling. We have arranged that guests can rent bikes at the station through NS.

When you visit the city’s such as The Hague, Leiden, Delft or Amsterdam, you will find several bike rental places.

Please consult this webpage for routes: www.anwb.nl/verkeer/routeplanner/fiets

There are many routes to choose from. We would like to suggest several of them: ✦ Along the canal the . Connecting Leiden, The hague and Delft. ✦ Through the dunes along the beaches. Connecting Scheveningen, and . ✦ Through the woods. Going from Voorschoten to The Hague and Scheveningen.

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The main city’s in the area are Leiden, The The distance to the city’s is as follows: Hague or Delft. These are medium sized Leiden, 10 km’s Dutch city’s, of which The Hague is the The Hague, 13 km’s largest. Voorschoten is in between Delft, 19 km’s and Amsterdam, both a 30 Rotterdam, 30 km’s minute drive away. Amsterdam, 50 km’s Voorschoten has two train stations, which is most convenient to visit the city’s.

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The beach and harbor at Scheveningen is the most popular in the country. For more quite beaches you may like to visit , Katwijk or Noordwijk.

Naturally all kinds of activity is facilitated at the beaches such as surfing, sailing and beach volley.

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Just around the corner you will find a wide variety of restaurants and cafe’s. We are happy to list a few of them for you: ✦ www.nayolie.nl (Asian, lunch, high level) ✦ www.la-casita.nl/restaurant/ (Spanish, nice) ✦ www.ristorante-vabene.nl (Italian, nice) ✦ www.wapenvanvoorschoten.nl (French, nice) ✦ www.fratelli.nl/voorschoten/ (Italian, lower priced and nice) ✦ www.florisv.nl (French, culinary) Wapen van Voorschoten

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At Genesis you can experience traditional outdoor cooking. By enjoying and learning to cook on an open fire you are going back to nature and the origin of food. In cooperation with BBQulinair your passion for food will come to light.

Meet our three chefs responsible for these events. Michiel Hagebeek, Jurjen van Boheemen and Ronald Rotteveel. All our dishes are traditionally smoked or roasted over open fire. The different flavors and influences of the seasons are our inspiration for a tasty and surprising menu.

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Genesis is a special place, combining art and entrepreneurship. It has helped entrepreneurs and artists to perform. Genesis is associated and has helped to create several attractions such as:

✦ Ayers Rock, , experience of indoor and outdoor activity, www.ayersrock.nl ✦ Kamphuisen Fabriek, Gouda, an experience of making Dutch waffles, www.siroopwafelfabriek.nl ✦ Hoftrammm, The Hague, a moving tram concerted into a restaurant, www.hoftrammm.nl ✦ Museum Van Kleef, The Hague, 150 years of history distills, www.museumvankleef.nl ✦ Corpus, Leiden, a spectacular journey trough the human body, www.corpusexperience.nl ✦ Siebold Huis, Japanmuseum, a collection of Japanese objects and artifacts, www.sieboldhuis.org

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As you walk along the path towards the pergola you pass the monumental farm on your left and the beautiful Japanese tree on your right. Everything you will see at Genesis has a story to tell. It has been designed by time itself and nourished by all artists and professionals performing here. A new story unfolds at Genesis again and again.

So Genesis is not only a shelter for staying, but also a stable for growing. While staying here you may use all that is available to benefit your reflection and growth. We have tools present in the area of training, N L P , Transactional Analysis, Voice Dialogue and Systems Therapy. Just let us know. Genesis has an extensive library with dozens of books regarding growth. Enjoy your story.

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