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BE065

Seraing, Belgium

Private swimming pool (covered and heated)

Main entrance hall

Guest room with double bed

Parents'room with twin bedding

Huguette and Albert

One private driveway along the house

Bathroom

Bathroom with bath

swimming pool + garden shed and play yard

Kitchen (at night!)

covered sundeck at the back of the house

Greenhouse and vegetable garden

carpe diem !

H&A celebrating a birthday

Wooden sundeck

Villa next to a wood (la forêt domaniale de la Vecquée)

Platinum

Member since

1988

Open for exchange

Exchange dates	Duration
September 01, 2020 - September 30, 2021	3 days
Open to long weekends and longer stays.
February 14, 2021 - February 20, 2021	1 weeks
Accord en cours avec la Belgique
April 04, 2021 - April 17, 2021	2 weeks
Pré accord d’échange à Quimper.
April 30, 2021 - May 02, 2021	1
Long WE ( school holiday in Belgium)
May 21, 2021 - May 24, 2021	1
Long WE ( school holiday in Belgium)
July 01, 2021 - September 01, 2021	1
1, 2 or 3 weeks depending on the destination. We are fairly flexible except that we have a wedding in Belgium on 24 July.

VILLA LA VECQUEE : STYLISH HOUSE ON THE HILLY OUTSKIRTS OF LIEGE

Fully-renovated Anglo-Norman style villa with a large organic garden (awarded "Best garden for the protection of wild life and biodiversity") surrounded by woods (with pedagogical paths, a brook and a pool with a BBQ area, and a vita trail).

Back from your visits to the historical cities of Liège, Huy and Namur (all three have a citadel) all along the river Meuse or from your walks in the picturesque villages all along the rivers Ourthe and Amblève or from the beautiful Ardennes (with famous cities as Spa, Stavelot, or the pilgrimage centre of Banneux in the province of Liège), you can have a good swim in a relaxing heated outdoor swimming pool (summer only!). Or simply enjoy a Weber BBQ on the sundeck. And if the weather is not good enough to stay outside, you can also enjoy our home cinema curled up in the sofa in our lounge : another great experience!

BONCELLES has all the imaginable facilities (tennis courts, royal golf club, horse riding school, fitness centre, a fort, an outdoor olympic swimming pool, a dozen of restaurants, local shops plus a large shopping centre with CARREFOUR, DELHAIZE, COLRUYT, ALDI, LIDL (15 minutes' walk).

Our house is only 10 minutes' drive from Liège historical centre (citadel, roman and gothic churches, museums, local breweries, and local folklore of puppets).

Enjoy our lifestyle at home : our main hobbies are cooking, gardening, walking, cycling, bird-watching, reading, listening to good music and watching movies on our home cinema (large number of CDs and DVDs). In winter we enjoy the atmosphere of our wood-burner.

IIdeally situated too (maximum one hour drive) if you want to experience very different cultures in Brussels, Maastricht, Luxembourg, Aachen, Cologne, the Ardennes, or simply the neighbouring greystone villages of Tilff and Esneux in the valley.
You don't feel like driving? : just cross the road and step into the natural reserve of le Bois de la Vecquée (also the name of the brook crossing our garden).

And last but not least enjoy our uncomparable friendly welcome appreciated by all our exchange partners since 1988!

N.B. We have 2 cute small kittens (brother and sister) at home to look after but all they need is some fresh water and daily croquettes.

2 Adults
0 Children
74 Exchanges made

Occupation

Retired Higher Education professors (ITC and English)

Our Home

House Type: House
Floor: 1
Environment: In the country
Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 2
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
Baby equipment
Toys and games
Washing machine
Dishwasher
Clothes dryer
Television

Outdoor

Garden
Terrace or deck
Balcony
Park / playground
BBQ
Garage
Private swimming pool
Bicycles: 4

Facilities

No smoking
Use/Exchange of car
Seclusion/Privacy
Pet care wanted

Our Destination Wish List

Open for all offers
Montreal, QC, Canada
Canada
New York, NY, USA
Netherlands
Germany
France
Luxembourg
Spain
Austria
Portugal
Italy
Poland
Belgium
United Kingdom
Greece
Czechia

Spoken Languages

English
Italiano
Français
Español
Deutsch
Dutch

Occupation

Retired Higher Education professors (ITC and English)

Children

We do not have children.

Pets

Male cat Pili ( (06/2020), female cat Pupusse ( 06/2020).Twins!

Albert works in IT (higher education). I'm retired from the same college (where I was his English colleague!) and spend most of my time gardening, socializing (sports), travelling with Intervac, and cooking for our family. We have two sons (36, 37) who are both married, are both civil engineers (and as such real globe trotters!). We have 4 grandchildren (3,5,7,9), who I often look after here at home, their playground. So there are many, many toys for them (bike, go-kart, LEGO’s, ping pong table, soccer goal, rackets, a large collection of DVDs and educational books...).Of course we also need some time to relax walking, cycling, tasting wine and food, and discovering other friendly places and countries around. Our garden has been selected by NATAGORA for the protection of biodiversity in nature (and I'm very proud of it!).

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