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Chateau Bourgeoisie

Who in God's name buys a Chateau?

The duo Steve & Maurice, seen on TV in Belgium, bought their dream Chateau in France.

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Chateau Bourgeoisie

Who in God's name buys a Chateau?

The duo Steve & Maurice, seen on TV in Belgium, bought their dream Chateau in France. This book describes the 10-year success of their previous Bed & Breakfast in the Belgian Ardennes.

How they experienced filming for television. What prompted them to buy a Chateau in France. The sale and takeover of their successful B&B in Belgium. Their Posi-Steve outlook on life.

The negotiations with the French banks, the renovations, the complete construction of their dream Chateau...

The hidden secrets in the Chateau...

Read it all in this luxury hardcover edition featuring color photographs.

Characteristic of the author is the free writing style and the philosophical view of life with a humorous undertone.

Steve & Maurice extend a warm welcome to you!

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Chateau Bourgeoisie

I also ask myself the question: 'How on earth did we come up with the idea of wanting to buy a castle?'

That’s really crazy… It just happens to you… Maurice, my husband, and I had been successfully running a Bed and Breakfast for about nine years in the heart of the Belgian Ardennes, in the picturesque village of FRAHAN! Ten years ago, we had never heard of FRAHAN; nine years later, it is an integral part of the small village’s streetscape… One day, we received a phone call from a casting agency working for the Flemish television company* in Belgium. (*VTM TV channel) How wonderful they would find it if we wanted to participate in their bed & breakfast television program 'Met4inBed'!

Phew… How exciting! .... read more in the BOOK

You immediately felt like you had been appointed a sort of TV star. 'Appointed famous!' you could also say.

What stuck with me the most were the five days of filming, which were ultimately condensed into just a few hours of episodes. An energy-consuming piece of work that you, as a viewer, don't stop to think about. It is bizarre how much work goes into making a single TV broadcast. Now that I am aware of this, I will never look at any TV program the same way again. ...

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