The germ of an idea
August 12, 2005 1:06 pmSo today I get e-mail from Ilze with “Anton’s Mill” in the subject line. It’s a link to the Immoweb website, with a windmill for sale:
Molencomplex met een oppervlakte van 15 are 63. Gelegen op 7 km van Leuven stad.
Mill complex with an area of 1,563 m2. Located 7 km from Leuven city centre.
Mmmm…
We had been discussing buying property for years. We had also agreed that we would like to buy something special, perhaps an old farmhouse or (my idea) an old factory. A windmill would most certainly qualify as something special.
The location was ideal as well. We currently live in Kessel-Lo, a suburb of Leuven. Neither Ilze nor I relished the idea of moving away from this general area, including the towns of Linden and Hoog-Linden. The windmill was located in Lubbeek, less than 5 km from where we live, and right where we would want to buy property.
So, nothing to do but indulge Ilze and go and have a look.
The photographs featured on Immoweb are displayed below. Click the thumbnails for a larger view.
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