Out of a Bros. Grimm Fairy Tale?

Wow! Check out this happy castle in Germany...for a mere 250k euros...sure it needs renovation, but what from the 18th century doesn't?

There is a preceding 5-stage terrace, the castle market garden building and the coachman's house. Parts of the field part are taken up by the castle park with extensive borders and retaining walls. The buildings is empty and the castle association takes care of the buildings and of the outside arrangements. (Castle park) Interior and utilities do not exist. The buildings are from stone and are very spacious.

Built from 1749 to 1753 by the Lord Samuel Frederick von Canitz, this place would make a nice place to sit back and take a breather from the rest of the world. I imagine I would write some nice poems and short stories from this vantage.




Or maybe not; maybe I'd just have to sit out in my own gothic-inspired gazebo! That, or sit inside and stare at the ceiling...


Hmm...maybe next year!

Homeric Proportions

There's this site I occasionally poke about where European (and other international places) homes are advertised. I can't help but get sucked in, since I've often found castles in the Czech Republic for ~200k Euros. Beats the heck out of spending that on a McMansion...

So, out of amusement, I looked into homes in Greece...why not; I could spend a month or two a year here!

This one is on Crete...and looks really nice. Built in 2001/2002 by an architect, listing for ~350k Euros. Of course, I have nothing like that kind of money (yet!), so it's silly to browse these locations. Also, I wonder if this would make me feel more isolated or more included in the surrounding world. I bet I'd get less phone calls... Anyhoo, it's amusing to dream. So, there!