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A 'Hoeslaken', 'Dekbed en Dekbed overtrek' is a way to do your bed. But I can ashore you can buy 'normal' bedsheets like you were thinking about. Older houses don't have power sockets in the bathroom for security reasons. Sometimes you find a socket like in a hotel just for a men's electric razor or electric toothbrush. Modern houses have a new electric setup and have 1 or 2 sockets in the bathroom. We are very lucky with our drinking water. Many European countries have drinkable tap water.

I think the bedsheet you are looking for is called “laken”. A “hoeslaken” has curved edges with elastic to fold around the mattress. A “laken” is just a straight sheet of fabric to put in your bed. Hema has “lakens”. Ikea has only 1 type called Dvala laken.

You are very beautiful, dear and modest. I watched the series La Patrona. Keep recording. I wish you a lot of happiness in life.❤

Bedding. Remember these words if you want what we would call "the old way". Hoeslaken: The bedsheet that goes over the matras. usually has elastic edges to keep it on. (Plural Hoeslakens) Laken: the bedsheet that makes your bedsheet sandwich complete. (plural Lakens) Deken: a blanket, you want them in winter epsecially. There are summer and winter blankets. (Plural Dekens) Kussensloop: what goes around your pillow. (plural Kussenslopen) As others mentioned, Hema is an excellent place for old style bedding. But yes, I would say most people here use a "dekbed" with a "dekbedovertrek", much easier to make up.

I like how you have found your way.

Having no plug in the bathroom? yes we do!

Most old houses do have power outleds in bathrooms. Its strange your house doesn’t.

A good investment are a few snelbinders. Your groceries will be more secure on your bike.

My bathroom has outlet sockets. My parent's house doesn't, but that has vanity with a sink and mirror in every bedroom.

Just visit any bicycle-repair shop, they'll help you find a nice bag, snelbinders or rush basket for your bike. And what about a basket on the front wheel? Much safer than bags on your steering wheel. For bedsheets; even hospitals use duvet and sheets with elastic bands nowadays.

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Hema also has normal bed sheets 😉 like you're taking about.

Hola!! Necesitas una cuerda elástica para amarrar tus bolsitas de la parte de atrás de tu bici o comprar una cesta para colocar extra cosas. La cuerda me ha ayudado mucho. También el protector de la silla anti agua. Mucha suerte.🍀

Yes there plenty single linnen to find in the Netherlands, most are use by older people, the rest of us like to make life easy so we use the bedsheet...

My bike looks just like that when grocery-shopping. My greatgrandfather was dutch. Now I am supposed to be german, but my dutch genes win all the time.

Aren't we all strange. I would almost kill to have hair with curls like you have, and you straighten it - LOL

Lol, yes, bike, mom, 2 children and a ton of bags filled to the brim with groceries. That was basically my youth. You laugh how full your bike was, that was my moms bike every saturday, but instead two large bags hung from the handlebars, me sitting on the rack and my sister in a baby chair in front. 🤣

wow you really have beautiful hair

No electric sockets in England either. Just in case.