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BE1012846

Brugge, Belgium

View on canal (with swans) from our livingroom

View on canal (with swans) from our livingroom

Living room

Living room

Living room with view on the canal

Living room with view on the canal

Living room

Living room

Living room with view on the canal

Living room with view on the canal

Master bedroom

Master bedroom

Second bedroom

Second bedroom

Bathroom

Bathroom

Kitchen

Kitchen

Entry hall

Entry hall

View to the right from our apartment

View to the right from our apartment

View tot the right from apartment

View tot the right from apartment

Front view from apartment

Front view from apartment

View to the right from balcony living room, with canal and dead end street, no traffic

View to the right from balcony living room, with canal and dead end street, no traffic

View to the left from our balcony

View to the left from our balcony

View to the left from living room, after exceptional snowfall

View to the left from living room, after exceptional snowfall

View from bedroom in the back

View from bedroom in the back

View on canal nearby

View on canal nearby

200 metres from our home

200 metres from our home

That's us, Hilde (right) and Rik (not right)

That's us, Hilde (right) and Rik (not right)

Sort of a strange ritual performed by us

Sort of a strange ritual performed by us

That's what we call a breakfast

That's what we call a breakfast

Hilde on her bike, somewhere in France.

Hilde on her bike, somewhere in France.

View on canal (with swans) from our livingroom Living room Living room with view on the canal Living room Living room with view on the canal Master bedroom Second bedroom Bathroom Kitchen Entry hall View to the right from our apartment View tot the right from apartment Front view from apartment View to the right from balcony living room, with canal and dead end street, no traffic View to the left from our balcony View to the left from living room, after exceptional snowfall View from bedroom in the back View on canal nearby 200 metres from our home That's us, Hilde (right) and Rik (not right) Sort of a strange ritual performed by us That's what we call a breakfast Hilde on her bike, somewhere in France.
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Apartment in the heart of Bruges

Apartement 105 m² (first floor - elevator) in centre of medieval Bruges, with unique view on the Groenerei-canal (www.visitbruges.be). Fish market, Burg and Market Square nearby. Livingroom 5mx5m, kitchen with all appliances, bathroom, master bedroom with double bed, second bedroom (bureau) with single bed. Terrace in the back on the south.
Apart from the attractiveness of Bruges itself, visits to the coast (Ostend 25 km), Ghent (50 km, 30 min by train), Antwerp and Brussels (100 km, 1h by train) are obvious. Amsterdam (200 km) and Paris (250 km) are nearby also. Railway station 15 min walk away, with good direct connections to Ghent, Antwerp, Brussels and Ostend, but use of our car is no problem.

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Our Family

  • 2 Adults
  • 2 Children
  • 35 Exchanges made

Occupation

  • Retired journalist. Responsible day care center for children.

Our Home

  • House Type: Flat
  • Floor: 1st floor (European)
  • Environment: In the city
  • Bedrooms: 2
  • Bathrooms: 1
  • Sleeping Capacity: 3
  • Living Area: 105 m2

References

In my house

  • Pets - Not allowed
  • Small children - Not allowed

Exchange Types

  • Home exchange

Indoor

  • Free internet access
  • Central heating
  • Washing machine
  • Dishwasher
  • Television
  • Piano

Outdoor

  • Terrace or deck

Facilities

  • Non-smoking house
  • Lift/Elevator
  • Use/Exchange of car

Our Destination Wish List

  • Open to any destination
  • Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Canada
  • Paris, France
  • Vienna, Austria
  • Germany

Spoken Languages

  • English
  • Italiano
  • Français
  • Dutch

Our Neighbourhood

Nearest Airport: Brussels - 100 km

The Groene Rei is one of the most beautiful canalstreets in the heart of the historical city of Bruges. It is a cobbled dead end street with no through traffic. Musea, shops, the market square with the belfry are a couple of minutes away. More information and pictures on www.visitbruges.be

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Occupation

  • Retired journalist. Responsible day care center for children.

Children

  • Girl - Age: 32
  • Girl - Age: 37

Pets

  • We do not have pets.

About Our Family

We are a Intervac-member since 1986, when we did our first exchange with people from Portland, Oregon. Since then we did some 15 swaps.
I'm Rik, retired since 09/01/2016, former journalist/editor-in-chief and director of a museum, still writing columns and books and giving speeches. Hilde, studied tourism, works in a day care center for children and is crazy about cooking and about her hometown Bruges.
We have two daughters, Maud and Andrea, both living in Brussels.
In 2014, we moved to Bruges, where Hilde originates from en where we lived already from 1980 tot 1991.

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Lifestyle

We are interested in culture, gastronomy, hiking and doing trips with our bikes. There is a upright Yamaha-piano in the livingroom.

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References

This member has completed 35 home exchanges. Those referenced below may contain feedback/impression from its exchange partners:

Val-des-Monts, Canada

CA1013578

Toronto, Canada

CA51873
Feedback:

We knew from our initial contact that Rik and Hilde would be excellent exchange partners. And after completing a 3-week exchange with them, we consider them our new friends. We immediately felt at home in their apartment (which has the most amazing location as promised) and the effort they put into organization, preparation, helpful hints and advice, and even stocking the fridge with some thoughtful items was extremely generous and appreciated. Our home was left spotless, and it was clear they treated our home like their own. Could not recommend them more highly!

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Our home

Diessen-Riederau a. Ammersee, Germany

DE7133

QUIMPER, France

FR020392
Feedback:

Nous avons rencontré Hilde et Rik quelques jours avant notre échange car nous étions déjà en Belgique pour un autre échange. Ce fut un moment fort sympathique et plein d'humour, et qui nous a permis d'échanger nos clefs de maisons respectives. Leur bel appartement se situe le long d'un canal dans la partie historique de Bruges, avec une vue exceptionnelle ! Ils ont été très accueillants et serviables, tout comme leur voisine. Bruges ( et ses alentours) est une ville aux ressources très riches (architecture, musées, paysages,...). Merci à Rik et Hilde !

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Prayssac, France

FR1015284
the chalet faces the garden

Viella, France

FR1017504
Feedback:

Nous avons rencontré nos partenaires dans les Pyrénées et ce fut un moment convivial.
Arrivés chez eux à Bruges, nous avons eu la confirmation que cet échange serait un succès et il le fut.
Merci à eux pour nous avoir si bien reçus.

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PARIS, France

FR111122