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< on 10/16/2013 5:19 PM >
|  | | | Before heading to the Albanian Villa we decided to check out the Chateau du Foret. We parked the car in a village 2km away and walked there. After criss-crossing the forest for 10 minutes we arrived at the back of the chateau. Built in 1860 in the Neo-Tudor style, and formerly owned by a Belgian Royal, it has been empty for over 10 years, while the heirs battle it out in the courts.We took a few shots, then, as we headed round to the front entrance we heard voices. We peeked over the bushes. Two cops were standing there. Did they know we were coming? Back into the undergrowth quick, I leapt over the most evil smelling ditch of stagnant water and plowed face first into a pool of nettles. As we approached the road we spotted a police car slowly circling the perimeter. We ducked, waited. Then jumped over the fence to safety.
Or so we thought. It turned out the cops had parked up ahead, scouring the forest. We innocently walked past them. But they decided to follow us. Two non-French speakers with cameras in the middle of nowhere, the excuses just weren’t good enough. They searched us, the car and checked the passports. In the end, they let us go. Apparently there had been a burglary that night. Who knows!
Villa Albanaise.
A large Albanian family lived here for 30 years. In 2007 they moved out and put the Villa on the market. It is still on sale, but the asking price is too high, so no buyers have come forward.
After the squatters left the pigeons arrived, now they too are moving on....
The smell...
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| | Re: The Albanian Villa and the Chateau du Foret - Belgium
<Reply # 1 on 10/17/2013 9:17 PM >
| | | | Excellent!
What is all that paper on the ground in the 4th photo down?
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| | Re: The Albanian Villa and the Chateau du Foret - Belgium
<Reply # 2 on 10/18/2013 12:44 PM >
| | | | Posted by bonnie&clyde
What is all that paper on the ground in the 4th photo down?
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They are pages from old books, probably a student art project, I think that's what the bath is too.
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| |  | Re: The Albanian Villa and the Chateau du Foret - Belgium
<Reply # 3 on 10/20/2013 2:51 AM >
| | | | These are gorgeous... Wow. I wish places like this were more common! Not just in the abandonment world but in the active world as well. 
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