Hippodrome Bosvoorde
An abandoned horseracetrack, what more could I wish for? Just outside Brussels lays this little beauty. It has been used as an official racetrack for over 120 years, but 15 years ago the last horse has been finished. The track is still there but the buildings around it are in decay. Everything, even the stables are still there. The government of Brussels wants to restore it and make a recreation park of it. With a golfcourse, a little farm and other activities to enjoy nature. All of this has to be done before 2017 and the first activities will be finished in 2015. This is the main reason I want to visit it this year. When you are on a racetrack, wether it's still in use or not, you can feel the energy. You can hear the horses breath, the people shouting. You can feel the ground shaking from the galopping horses. You can feel victory. Everywhere were horses are of have been, you can feel a kind of peace, serenity and energy at the same time. The idea that champions ran over the sand that you will be standing on, riders who have fallen of and have injured themselves, horses that have fought for there victory, is so special, so unbelievable.
I really can't wait to visit this track!
I really can't wait to visit this track!