My husband (Martin) and I (Amanda) came to Belgium 25 years ago, to visit friends for a weekend… we liked it so much that we decided to stay. For the first 18 years we lived and worked in Leuven, a university town about 30km east of Brussels (also the home/birthplace of Stella beer).
Our two children, Maximilian (Max), and Jasmin (Jaz), were both born, and have always lived in Belgium.
Martin’s mother (Brenda) decided that she wanted to be closer to us, so in January 2017 she moved from the UK to Belgium.
As a family of 5 we moved to Domain de Nettinne In April-May 2017…
Chateau Nettinne (in fact the Domaine) was built for Armand Thiéry and his family, back in 1845.
Since then it has only had a few owners, but has seen a great deal in the time it has been standing.
Our aim is to post new videos at least twice a week, giving a complete overview of all that we have achieved so far (since 2017) including all the highs and lows, and the reality of buying, living in and restoring a Chateau… but don’t forget, we bought Domain de Nettinne, not just the Chateau. We also have Brenda’s bungalow (the concierge house) and the cottage (the gate house) to completely renovate (and the school building to finish repurposing), as well as maintenance… it is a lot of work!!!
We truly live and breathe for Domain de Nettinne!
I have to say that we are excited to be starting a YouTube channel… It’s something we’ve been wanting to do for a long time (we love having people to stay, parties, events, and generally sharing the property with others), but it takes courage, and with not being ‘known’, we weren’t sure if anyone outside friends and family would be interested in watching our videos(?)
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(For anyone wondering… I (Amanda) have had back problems for 20 years, and in recent months it’s got far worse, hence the very glamorous medical (Daum) corset 😕)
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