{"id":62269,"date":"2017-08-16T10:25:30","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T14:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=62269"},"modified":"2017-08-11T08:33:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-11T12:33:00","slug":"flat-s-visits-the-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2017\/08\/flat-s-visits-the-netherlands.html","title":{"rendered":"flat s visits the netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>We&#8217;ve just heard from Flat S, and she&#8217;s moved between continents yet again. She certainly is the experienced <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/labels\/flat-s\">world traveler<\/a> after spending the last four years circling the globe. When last we heard from her, <a href=\"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2017\/01\/flat-s-pays-a-visit-to-sydney.html\">she was in Sydney<\/a>. Now she&#8217;s reporting in from The Netherlands where she has spent time with Nelleke and family.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5985\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/flat-S-tour-logo-194x275.jpg\" alt=\"The Flat S Tour Logo\" width=\"194\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/flat-S-tour-logo-194x275.jpg 194w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/flat-S-tour-logo-564x800.jpg 564w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/flat-S-tour-logo.jpg 1259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>You can find out more about Nelleke on <a href=\"http:\/\/gaafmachine.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her blog<\/a> and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gaafmachine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>. Here&#8217;s Nelleke with what Flat S did on her visit.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Wow, what a journey it has been for Flat S to arrive here, in Eindhoven, The Netherlands. She came all the way from Australia! She told us it took ages (and it really did, I am not sure how long, but maybe six weeks it was&#8230;). She even got stuck at customs&#8230;. Poor Flat S. She was exhausted. So when she finally made it to Eindhoven she could use a break. Lounging in this chair is one of the things she has enjoyed a lot during her visit!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Flat-S-Chair.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-62270\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Flat-S-Chair-760x1013.png\" alt=\"Flat S in The Netherlands\" width=\"760\" height=\"1013\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Flat-S-Chair-760x1013.png 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Flat-S-Chair-500x667.png 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Flat-S-Chair-768x1024.png 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Flat-S-Chair-1240x649.png 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Isabella loves to play outside. Lucky for her spring was here, so she took Flat S outside in our garden. It was cozy and so much having Flat S around.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Flat-S-having-fun-with-Isabella.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-62271\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Flat-S-having-fun-with-Isabella-760x1013.jpg\" alt=\"Flat S in The Netherlands\" width=\"760\" height=\"1013\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Flat-S-having-fun-with-Isabella-760x1013.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Flat-S-having-fun-with-Isabella-500x667.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Flat-S-having-fun-with-Isabella-768x1024.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Flat-S-having-fun-with-Isabella-930x649.jpg 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And yes, some more lounging was needed after all the experiences Flat S has had. Luckily it was sunny quite often and we have a very comfortable and soft seat in our garden. So I have been reading lots of stories for the girls as you can imagine!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Flat-S-outside-lounging.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-62272\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Flat-S-outside-lounging-760x1013.jpg\" alt=\"Flat S in The Netherlands\" width=\"760\" height=\"1013\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Flat-S-outside-lounging-760x1013.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Flat-S-outside-lounging-500x667.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Flat-S-outside-lounging-768x1024.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Flat-S-outside-lounging-930x649.jpg 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dutch summers are, let\u2019s say, unpredictable as it comes to the weather. It can be 30 degrees and sunny but the next day it could be 20 degrees and rainy. But the fun thing is, they didn\u2019t mind. Playing together inside is fun as well!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Flat-S-playing-with-Isabella.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-62273\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Flat-S-playing-with-Isabella-760x570.jpg\" alt=\"Flat S in The Netherlands\" width=\"760\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Flat-S-playing-with-Isabella-760x570.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Flat-S-playing-with-Isabella-500x375.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Flat-S-playing-with-Isabella-768x576.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Flat-S-playing-with-Isabella-1240x649.jpg 1240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, Flat S, it is sad to say goodbye, but I understand, you have been resting enough now and it\u2019s time to move on and discover new things. Thank you for joining us here in Eindhoven! I am wondering where you will be heading to this time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve heard from Flat S again as she continues her travels around the globe. She has just wrapped up a nice visit with Nelleke and family in The Netherlands. Here&#8217;s a recap on what she did during her stay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7455,"featured_media":62280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[85],"class_list":["post-62269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-flat-s"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/FlatSNetherlands.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-gcl","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":62722,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2017\/10\/flat-s-visits-ghent-and-bruges-belgium.html","url_meta":{"origin":62269,"position":0},"title":"flat s visits ghent and bruges, belgium","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"October 4, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"We\u2019ve heard from Flat S again as she continues her travels around the globe. 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