Getting the cupboard down the stairs from my uncles attic

Visiting the relatives

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October 11th 2006
Went to see the relatives for a very long weekend with my parents. We stayed at Vaals - a town near(ish) Maastricht in a holiday park. It had a pool and sports stuff to do. Took all of Friday to get there - thank god for Ipods. On Sat we visited Maastricht where I discovered a Miffy shop - me and my mum spent ages in it! On Sun we went to my dad's home town and went to church and looked ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » Limburg » Maastricht

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The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized natio... ... read more