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Rotterdam is definitely not the typical Dutch town but I guess that’s exactly what I find interesting about it. Yesterday we’ve spent a nice day in this bustling city, had a first train ride in The Netherlands with Alexei (and he slept all the way to Rotterdam :D), encountered a 26 minutes bus delay (yup, not exaggerating) which made me very angry (oh well, I guess the Romanian part of me will never get used with being chill :D). All the Dutch persons around me had absolutely no problem that they were freezing in the cold, I was literally the only one walking up and down the street with my phone in my hands, searching for Google Maps updates). Eventually it all ended well, as we had a really nice time with Grandma in Rotterdam, ate stroopwaffles, walked and talked a lot :) To more days like this one (except the bus delay:D) #prinlumecom #prinlumemovingtonl #rotterdam

We’ve been using our quiet book from @mukibooks since Alexei was 11 months. He is still fascinated by the activities and for us this book was and still is a godsend in our travels, in the airplane, in the car, at the restaurant, at home and actually everywhere. This is the type of toy that can be easily adapted while the child grows. They discover new ways of playing with it, which stimulates their creativity. We’ve talked so much about this book during the last few months and we said it more than once: we totally recommend it and it is a great, but a great idea for a present (hey Santa, can you hear us? :D). So today we have a new Christmas gift, offered by @mukibooks : a ready made or custom made book with 8 pages. Rules of this contest are simple, just follow @mukibooks and @prinlume and tag a friend that would like to know about the contest. There can be multiple entries from the same account as long as the tag is to a different person. Contest will last until 14th of December and we will announce the winner in our stories, using random.org website. Good luck! #christmasgiftprinlume

Winters in The Netherlands are milder than in Romania, but there's so much wind and rain! I was used to dress Alexei in layers of wool, usually three: a first layer of wool and silk(from Engel, Cosilana, Manymonths, Dilling or any other wool brand), a second layer of fleece wool (we had one from Cosilana, but this is small already) and a third layer of exterior boiled wool (Disana, we still have two of them). And this was a good layering even when the temperatures were really low. However, in The Netherlands, I believe this is not the best way to dress Alexei, even if temperature rarely goes below 0 degrees. And that's because here he needs an exterior waterproof layer, especially when going to the playgrounds. Everything is usually wet (as it rains a lot) and with the boiled wool he often got soaked wet when playing. So I needed some waterproof overalls and found some really cute ones at @ielm.ro. They have some amazing prints (I have chosen five of them :D)! We're testing them these weeks, just to see if they are good for what we need here and we will come back soon with a full product review. But up until now we're very happy with them. And we love the fact that they can be personalized with the name of the child (great for daycare!) #prinlumecom #ielmoverall #ielmprinlume @ielm.ro

Right before our move to The Netherlands, we’ve been invited by @volvocarsro in Milan, to announce and present the project we have worked for the entire summer. It was one of the most challenging projects we had since we’ve started our blog and we loved every single bit of it! The people we met, the full days of filming, the Volvo team, the entire experience, everything! We are so happy and honestly... overwhelmed that @volvocars chose our family to be the image of Volvo Cars Romania this year! And we’re proud and anxious to finally share the result of this project with all the nice people we have on this page! The purpose of this campaign was to document our Volvo experience, starting with the decision to change our car, going through all the phases (what car should we choose, what options, our budget, our expectations etc) and ending with owning a new Volvo car. There will be five videos describing all these phases and we will post them all on our IGTV channel. Hope you will like them! Also, the official campaign is already on Volvo’s website (link in bio) and all the videos can be seen there as well :) #prinlumecom #volvoprinlume #volvocarsromania @volvocarsro

Now that we moved to a bigger house we thought that it would be nice for Alexei to have his own room. Not that he would use it properly (yup, still co-sleeping and we don’t mind it :D) but he seems to be happy to have all his toys and clothes in one single place. We still have a lot to do for this room but unfortunately we can’t change it too much as in six months we will have to move again. And the owners of the house would not agree to have a dowel in their ceiling. So we had to find alternatives :D Our next Christmas present is offered by @cortulfermecat and it will be a canopy like Alexei’s, only in burgundy :) To make it more Christmassy :) Rules of the contest are the same as the previous contests, just follow @cortulfermecat and @prinlume and tag a friend that would like to know about the contest. There can be multiple entries from the same account as long as the tag is to a different person. Contest will last until 12th of December and we will announce the winner in our stories, using random.org website. Good luck! #christmasgiftprinlume

Dutch people are not so into Christmas (for instance St Nicholas or Sinterklaas is more important than Santa Claus) but when it comes to Christmas decorations, they have so maaaany adorable things! It’s not a surprise as we already knew they have quite an obsession for interior design (so many stores with all sort of decorations!) but we didn’t think that we will find so many nice decorations for Christmas! We did most of our Christmas shopping in a gorgeous store called “It’s all about Christmas” from Hoog Catherijne mall in Utrecht, and the rest of them are handmade decorations that I made last year. Our house seems so much cosier now that we have it decorated for Christmas :) #prinlumecom

Status update on our life in The Netherlands: we have a reaaaaally annoying weather this month, it rains a lot and even though the temperature is not so low, the wind makes it much colder than it actually is. But this doesn’t bother us too much, as we have the best reason to chill more :) This weekend we discovered our new hometown, Zeist, one of the greenest small towns in NL. There are parks everywhere (and they honestly look amazing), lakes, canals, we even have a castle in the center. Where there was a Christmas market on Saturday! Of course, Christmas markets are waaaaaay below any Christmas market seen in Germany, but... we have one in our small town and that’s quite a big thing :))) We try to live as Dutch as possible: we cook bitterballen at home (we also discovered some vegetarian ones for me :D), we eat way too many stroopwaffles and kruidnoten, we go shopping at the Saturday market (and spend loads of money for several vegetables :D), we go for a walk even if outside is raining (we’re probably the only humans living in NL and not owning a raincoat) and we buy flowers every week. I still don’t know how to ride a bike and I feel so uncomfortable to say “goedemiddag” (good afternoon) or “alsjeblieft” (please/thank you) at the supermarket. I still hate their soft or hard G, it is still impossible for me to pronounce it :))) Other than that, things are getting better, days are easier, our mood is so much better and Alexei is healthy and happy :) #prinlumecom #prinlumemovingtonl #nl #utrecht #zeist

We asked Alexei what he would like to receive from Santa. He said “brrr” (as in cars), “brrrrrr” indicating with his fingers to the ceiling (as in airplanes) and “choochoo” (as in trains of course). These are his current obsessions in terms of toys. And we’re pretty sure most of the children of the same age have the same preferences :) So we have a third Christmas gift today and this time @adinishcom is Santa’s helper. We are offering a playmat rug and wooden train as a present (more images with the products in our stories). Rules are the same as the previous contests: just follow @adinishcom and @prinlume and tag a friend that would like to know about the contest. There can be multiple entries from the same account as long as the tag is to a different person. Contest will last until 10th of December and we will announce the winner in our stories, using random.org website. Good luck! #prinlumecom #christmasgiftprinlume

So I got the NICE mug and Andrei the NAUGHTY one :D And tons of sweets! Stroopwaffles covered in white chocolate, kruidnoten biscuits with prosecco flavour, Belgian chocolate and others. So, let there be NO DIET in The Netherlands! Thank you St Nicholas for this hihihi #prinlumecom #prinlumemovingtonl #nl #netherlands

Today it will rain all day loooong so we have no plans of getting out of our cozy house. We have the Christmas tree decorated sooo nice, we have sweets from St Nicholas and Christmas carols. We don’t need anything else. Actually it would be perfect if daddy could have a day off to join us in our laziness :D Alexei is wearing a gorgeous knitted overall from @iya_romania (Sense Organic collection). They have such a nice new collection for winter, it was really hard to decide what to choose from them :) We’ll soon have a Christmas giveaway with @iya_romania , we will come back with more details in the next few days! #prinlumecom

Andrei and I have the same debate each year regarding the time when St Nicholas and Santa Claus arrive. And also when is the proper time to receive (and of course UNPACK) the presents. I always said that St Nicholas is on 5th of December in the evening (not 6th in the morning) and Santa Claus on 24th of December in the evening (not 25th in the morning). I might be over excited about all this presents madness, but I really love seeing everyone’s reactions when receiving their presents :) Today we have a second Christmas gift to offer in collaboration with @littlebandit.ro . A pair of waterproof Baby Bogs shoes, suitable for rainy and even snowy days. The price will be offered with a Klean Kanteen baby bottle as well (we have two of those and they are amazing! looking great but also very practical). Same rules apply, just follow @littlebandit.ro and @prinlume and tag a friend that would like to know about the contest. There can be multiple entries from the same account as long as the tag is to a different person. Contest will last until 8th of December when we will announce the winner via random.org :) #prinlumecom #christmasgiftprinlume

This place really looks amazing even now, on this terrible windy weather. It was sunny and there was no sign of rain but we literally couldn’t stay more than one hour in the gardens due to the wind. But we’ve been told that during winter time weather is almost never colder than what we have now. Actually, NL has pretty mild winters, with average temperatures of 3-4 C degrees. Which is not bad at all comparing with the harsh winters in Romania. Anyways, up until now we can’t actually say that Dutch weather is as fickle as people usually say. Or we’ve been lucky enough to have a great November :) PS: I’m wearing a gorgeous handmade coat from @maressia.official , from an older collection. I will probably wear it all my life, that’s how much I love it! #prinlumecom #prinlumemovingtonl #nl #kasteldehaar #maressiaprinlume

Who would have thought that Netherlands has castles (and really impressive ones)? De Haar Castle is one of our favourite and it really looks amazing. Not only the castle itself but also the gardens, the lakes, the small bridges over the water, the entire land surrounding the castle! And it’s just at a stone throw away from Utrecht! #prinlumecom #prinlumemovingtonl #nl #kasteldehaar

Dutch people have a really cute tradition for Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas). Three weeks before 5th of December, when Sinterklaas arrives in The Netherlands, children receive small gifts from Sinterklaas almost EVERY DAY. (chocolates, candies or any other small gift, it doesn’t have to be something big or expensive, just a small treat from Santa). So, just to apply the Dutch tradition, we’re celebrating Christmas by offering some small gifts from the brands we worked with this year. Starting our first GIVEAWAY with @dodoli.ro , Santa has a 250 RON voucher to spend on their website :) The rules are simple, just follow @dodoli.ro and @prinlume and tag a friend that would like to know about the contest. There can be multiple entries from the same account as long as the tag is to a different person. Contest will last until 5th of December and we will announce the winner in our stories, using random.org website. Good luck! PS: We are using @dodoli.ro for a few months already and we love their products. They look great, kids adore them (Alexei loves the 🐭 plate!) and they have a silicon belt underneath each plate, which sticks to the table so that the baby won’t turn it over. #christmasgiftprinlume

This is my favourite corner in our new house :) #prinlumecom #prinlumemovingtonl #netherlands

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