the hippodrome of boitsfort

this used to be a racetrack for horses. today it's partly abandoned. not being from brussels it seems you can't get legal access to the racetrack. all gates are closed. but on one side there is just no gate and on the other side there is a park and the racetrack seems to have become a part of it. in the middle of the racetrack there is now a golf course. unfortunately the weather and light wasn´t good when i was there.

3 Comment

  1. kibs
    kibs ·

    What a great place! Photographer's paradise :)

  2. marta1901
    marta1901 ·

    Really appealing place. I think you have a gift to find this awesome mystery places. That or really cool friends haha

  3. bloomchen
    bloomchen ·

    @marta1901 thanks. in this case it was me who found the spot. it was by accident. i passed a gate by bike and was already a few meters away when my slow brain realized the word "hippodrome". but from the streetview it was very very unspectacular: maps.google.de/maps?q=Hippodrome+de+Boitsfort,+Stadt+Br%C3%… so i made a u-turn and looked through the gate. i continued my way and looked how to get there. and that's when i found the golf course entrance.

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