Haacht, Belgium
Silver
Member since
2015| Exchange dates | Duration |
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| August 01, 2022 - August 31, 2022 | 2 weeks |
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already agreed to exchange summer holiday with Austria |
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| April 08, 2023 - April 15, 2023 | 1 weeks |
house with beautiful garden and natural pool
Hello,
We are a sportive family with 2 boys from 14 and 16 years old
We have an independent, modern house with a large garden, a natural swimmingpool and a terrace. The house is 200 m² and it has 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 2 toilets , a storageroom and a large livingroom with open kitchen. We have TV, internet, Netflix and a playstation 3 that can be used.
We have a lot of toys: lego, playmobil, marbels, knex, little cars/hotwheels, ....
In the garden children will have fun in de natural swimmingpool or on the trampoline . They can play soccer and volleybal in the garden and we have a lot of outdoor games like spikeball, badminton and skate-or waveboards.
If you want to relax you can sit in our greenhouse, made of willow branches or drink an cocktail at our BBQplace/campfire or in the hammock.
Our house is situated in a quiet green area in the centre of Belgium, near Mechelen (16km), Leuven (17km), Brussels (30km) and Antwerp (40 km).
Belgium and our region has a lot to offer.
You can visit the beguinages in Leuven or Mechelen. This Unesco world heritage from the 13th century is a bewitching piece of pure relaxation right in the heart of the city. It has a succession of streets, squares, gardens and parks, with dozens of houses and convents in traditional sandstone.
In Mechelen, Leuven, Brussel and Antwerp there are a lot of monuments (towerhall in Leuven, churches, Central station in Antwerp, marketplace and Atomium in Brussel,.....)
If you love cycling or walking, you can plan your own trip. In almost every region in Belgium you have a cycling and walking network. Also for mountainbike there are marked trails in Haacht, Leuven, Mechelen,....
Belgium is famous for his beer. In our area there are several breweries you can visit to taste the different beers of Belgium. Belgian cuisine is varied and from high quality. There are good restaurants in Leuven and Mechelen.
For children you can go for a swim in the lake of Rotselaar (7km), Aquaparc Oceade in Brussel (indoor) or in the provinical parc of Leuven and Mechelen.In these two parcs you find also a large playground.
We did already 5 home-exchanges and we love meeting new people and places.
Our Family
- 2 Adults
- 2 Children
- 5 Exchanges made
Occupation
- agricultural engineer
- psychologist for children
Our Home
- House Type: Single storey home
- Floor: 1
- Environment: In the country
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Sleeping Capacity: 6
References
In my house
- Pets - Not allowed
- Small children - Allowed
Exchange Types
- Home exchange
Indoor
- Free internet access
- Computer available
- Central heating
- Fireplace
- Toys and games
- Washing machine
- Dishwasher
- Clothes dryer
- Television
- Piano
- Other musical instruments
Outdoor
- Garden
- Terrace or deck
- Park / playground
- BBQ
- Private swimming pool
- Bicycles: 4
Facilities
- No smoking
- Seclusion/Privacy
- Pet care wanted
Our Destination Wish List
- Open for all offers
Spoken Languages
- English
- Français
- Dutch
Occupation
- agricultural engineer
- psychologist for children
Children
- Boy - Age: 17
- Boy - Age: 15
Pets
- cat Cookie Dough
About Our Family
We are a family of 4. Kris is an agriculture engineer and has a job in Leuven. Yolanda is psychologist and works with children with autism in Mechelen. We have 2 boys:Siebe is 16 years old. He plays soccer in a team in Haacht. Lander is 14 years old and plays volleyball.
In 2016 we did our first home-exchange with a nice family in Slovenia. It was a great experience and we met lovely people. In 2017 we did an exchange to Kopenhagen (Easter) and France (summer). In 2018 we went to Besalu in Spain and in 2019 we visit Barcelona.
We love to meet new people and new places. In summer we like to mountainbike and go hiking. The boys love to swim and sport.
Lifestyle
We are a sportive family and we like active holidays. We love to go mountainbiking and hiking. On summerdays the children love to swim. We can also enjoy a relaxing afternoon reading a good book of playing a board game.
References
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