Urban Exploring – Urbex
Hotel Le Belvédère is located on top of “Le Hérou”, a rock wall in a meander of the Ourthe. The history of the hotel, in the northeast of the province of Luxembourg, is vague.
Although the restaurant itself has little to offer, the ascent of the heavily decayed tower was a bit exciting. But I survived!
Château Arabia is a beautiful abandoned castle in Luxembourg. The castle was formerly built by a wealthy lord, who had 13 children with two different women. The man died very young at the age of 60. After his death, the castle was sold to a wealthy Arab sheik who used it as a vacation residence.
The small village in Friesland was in shock when residents heard that a 14-year-old boy had brutally stabbed his parents to death. After all, at first glance, Jos Verdonk’s family was perfect. He was a goat breeder, his wife had an astrology practice. They had been married for 24 years, had four children and lived on the farm with their youngest son.
During our holiday in Luxembourg we drove past this decayed farm, located on the edge of a small village. As it looked uninhabited and easy access was visible, we stopped for a closer inspection.
Château Arabia is a beautiful abandoned castle in Luxembourg. The castle was formerly built by a wealthy lord, who had 13 children with two different women. The man died very young at the age of 60. After his death, the castle was sold to a wealthy Arab sheik who used it as a vacation residence.
El Caminito del Rey (The King’s Little Path) is a walkway, pinned along the steep walls of a narrow gorge in El Chorro, near Ardales in the province of Málaga, Spain. The name derives from the original name of Camino del Rey (King’s Pathway), abbreviated locally to el caminito. The walkway had fallen into disrepair and was partially closed for over a decade. After four years of extensive repairs and renovations, the walkway re-opened in 2015. It has been known in the past as the “world’s most dangerous walkway” following five deaths in 1999 and 2000.
A few weeks ago we spent a week in Andalusia with the family. The first days we spent on the finca between the olive groves together with Eduardo and Adéle.
Zo’n vijf jaar geleden werd ik getipt over deze plek door een aardige explorer uit Veendam en het duurde niet lang dat ik weer een trip maakte naar het Groninger platteland. Stil en verlaten, een langgerekte weg met hier en daar boerderijen, maar pal er tegenover een woonhuis met vrij uitzicht. Parkeren zou opvallen, ook al staat de auto verderop. Brutalen hebben de halve wereld, maar ik ben soms wat te bescheiden; de eerste keer bleef het bij verkennen.
This abandoned farm is at a beautiful location in the north of the Netherlands, and once a rich farmer must have lived here with his happy family.
Now there is not much left – we skipped the leftovers in the kitchen – but the authentic Frisian wooden shoes at this place were special.
To get in, fellow explorer Twan and I had to quickly climb in through a window at the back, because the hotel next door was being renovated. So construction workers were busy a few meters away, but because of our experience they obviously did not see us.