Blogs from Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands, Europe - page 5

It was another rainy day today in Maastricht. Maastricht experiences very similar weather as the rest of the Netherlands: damp and wet. It's a considerably moderate climate, and it rains more frequently in the winter than during the rest of the year. Interestingly enough, Maastricht is considered to be the "sunniest" city in Holland! The temperature range for the winter is from 33-49 degrees Fahrenheit; for the spring is from 39-66 degrees; for the summer is 60-73 degrees; & for the fall is from 37-66 degrees. Since I love history so much, & I think that Europe is so fascinating simply because of the antiquity that can be found here, I decided to use today's blog as a mini-history lesson on the city of Maastricht. :) It has been argued that Maastricht is the oldest town ... read more

Today was an interesting day, for sure. I actually made some new friends! (Yay!) Both from Barcelona & are in Maastricht studying Economics. They're so incredibly nice. They just got here yesterday, so I went around with them today to help them find all of the things that they still needed (like towels, sheets, etc.). One of our stops was the cell place. Since they both had European cell phones, all they had to get was Dutch SIM cards in order to get a Dutch number & be able to call locally for pretty cheap. Apparently, however, American phones are blocked so my Blackberry wouldn't have worked anyway. (Plus, it wasn't like I was going to take out the SIM card I had in there since I'm already paying so much to be able to get ... read more

I had, yet another, late start again today. (I don't think this time it was my fault. I didn't fall asleep until after 4 because somebody kept ringing me to get in last night. I guess maybe I should meet my neighbors in case it was one of them that locked themselves out last night & needed in. Not like I knew how to work the security thing anyway to be able to let them in... haha). First thing I did once I got up was go SHOPPING! Not shopping for the necessities in life (i.e. groceries, yuck), but shopping for clothes that I probably didn't need, but whatever. I love Europe for the sheer fact of the winter sales in January. I managed to get a coat & a cute top for the equivalent of ... read more

I managed to sleep until 1:00 PM today (& that includes me hitting the snooze button about 5 times before finally dragging myself out of bed). This jetlag business is NOT my friend. Despite my late start, I actually was able to accomplish some things today. First, I went back to the grocery store. I'm becoming quite the pro grocery shopper. (Please read that with sarcasm). However, HOPEFULLY I managed to buy proper milk this time (instead of that disgusting buttermilk crap that I bought the last time!) I also got some other things that I needed, & it wasn't a TOTAL disaster, anyway. I also managed to ask for trashbags at the cash register. I tried doing it in Dutch, but the cashier just stared at me so I just asked her again in English, ... read more

I'm blaming it on the jetlag, but it could quite possibly be just a side-effect of extreme laziness, but I didn't get out of bed today until 3:00 PM. YIKESSSSS! I'm fully aware that that was a total of 14 straight hours of sleep, & yet I could have continued to sleep if I didn't drag myself out of my nice little IKEA bed. Because my day was essentially wasted, I didn't do too much exciting this afternoon. First, I went to try to find the law school. It's pretty close to where I am & semi-easy to find (despite my aimless wandering for about 10 minutes because I missed a turn the first time). The school itself is massive (& it has a tower which is pretty cool). It's way cooler than Advantica, that's for ... read more