amanico[JLC Moderator]
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Maastricht, Netherland.
Nov 15, 2014,13:44 PM
After Bimb's house, Bruxelles and Boxtel, we spent one day and a half in Maastricht.
It is at only 400 Kilometers from Paris, but disorientation is guaranteed. The architecture, the language, the ambiance are changing a lot, form a french point of view. Not sure that Filip got the same feeling, though...
Like if Time stopped several centuries ago.
Here are some pictures to illustrate my point:
The main place:
In the old town:
The river....
A superb bridge:
I must say that these Dutch are quite cool. We arrived in the town while they were celebrating something.
I asked to several of them, and they couldn't tell me what they were celebrating. One of them gave me an excellent answer: " Do we really need a good reason to have fun "?
One thing which is quite dangerous, though... They ride their bicycle everywhere. So, you'd better look twice when walking in the Streets.
I will have to come back there, and spend more time!
Another detail which pleased me a lot is that they are very fan of vintage cars.
Here a link I posted about my short stay in Boxtel, at 120 Kilometers from Maastricht, not very far from Amsterdam.
Well, you got it, this part of Europe is Worth a visit!
Best,
Nicolas