Day 355 - The Ultimate Maastricht Day

  

While Maastricht was home for the year, we often took it for granted because it was always there. The weekend trips were 'destinations', worth touristy trips and photos, Maastricht was a 'base'. But in our last week there Nakita and I finally made good on a promise to make the most of Maas for a day. We spent a whole day, more than 14 hours, exploring our home city like the good little tourists we were. Nothing was too cheesey and, of course, there was a to do list involved. Throughout the year we'd noted things we 'always meant' to do in Maastricht but never had the time. On the other hand, there were also favourite things we wanted to experience one last time. So for any of you who may consider a trip to this little city 'o ours, here's a rought itinerary to get you started...

9am to 9.30am- HEMA (a cross between Target's wares and IKEA's cafeteria) for 1 euro breakfast - can't start such an epic day on an empty stomach!


10am to 11am - off to UCM for one last look around, to hand in our LAST ever UCM assignments ... and to finally have a crack at immitating that darned statue!

    

11am to noon - wandering the back blocks of UCM, one last look at the animal farm ove the river and some more interactions with statues including the infamous Bear

  

 

noon to 2pm: FINALLY we climbed the Red Church (Rood Kerk) in the Vrijtof

   

2pm to about 4pm: wander around trying to find somewhere for lunch (including through the main shopping drag and stomping in the water fountain), start with a drink in the Onze Liewe Vrouwe Plein, in the rain no less, (a favourite spot of Andre Rieu's) before settling for lunch in the first street off the Vrijtof (Schnitzel and Maastricht-style rabbit, both met frites met mayo - very regional cuisine)

 

 

5pm: finally took the Maas river boat trip we'd wanted to since our first week in town

 

6pm to 6.45pm: muck about taking more touristy photos, including with more statues

 

 

About 7pm: Bus home to get ready for dinner at David's, a restaurant we girls frequented, with the BEST Apple Pie cocktails :) :) Home before midnight to end the best day ever :P