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Europe » Netherlands » Limburg » Maastricht May 23rd 2011

Hello Everyone!! Well I just finished the 2 lectures we were given today. One was a cross-cultural workshop and the other was an Introduction to the European Union. Both were very interesting, but the second was very long. With a full belly from lunch and jet lag kicking in..it was a very long two hours, but interesting! We just found out there are two students studying here this semester and will be having dinner with them tonight. We are headed to have a special Maastricht meal but they won't tell us what it is...a little scary for a picky eater like myself! :) So..about that 4 hour layover in Philadelphia, well it turned into a 9 and a half hour layover. First, we found out it had been delayed two hours (to 8pm) and moved to ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » Limburg » Maastricht October 19th 2010

Na een heerlijke en zonnige vakantie op Rhodos begint de vertrekdatum nu steeds dichterbij te komen! De backpack test is goed bevallen en de 13 kg aan kleding etc die erin zaten waren goed te dragen. De laatste afspraken bij het AZM en bij de tandarts zijn nu gelukkig ook achter de rug! Ook zijn alle belangrijke zaken eindelijk geregeld, het hostel bij aankomst in Adelaide ( YHA hostel ) is ook geboekt. Volgens het weerbericht is het deze week rond de 26 graden en zonnig daar, ideaal dus! We wachten nog steeds geduldig af!!......... read more

Europe » Netherlands » Limburg » Maastricht October 2nd 2010

An diesem Tag bin ich von Brügge nach Maastricht gefahren. Dort bin ich in einem Hotel untergekommen und war noch auf dem Marktplatz und habe mir etwas zu Essen gekauft. Groß angesehen habe ich nichts. Ich glaube auch, weil mir vom Vortag noch die Füße weh getan haben.... read more

Europe » Netherlands » Limburg September 14th 2010

I am busy making preparations for our trip to India, I think we have got everything correst for the visas, its never straight forward as we have different passports.... read more

Europe » Netherlands » Limburg » Maastricht September 14th 2010

Vandaag nog 23 dagen werken voordat we vertekken! We hebben al erg veel moeten regelen en zijn daar ook al een paar maandjes mee bezig, De totale kosten tot nu toe zijn al 3500 euro, en we zijn nog niet vertrokken...... Morgen naar het AZM voor de inentingen en volgende week nog een controlebeurt bij de tandarts! We tellen geduldig af, eerst nog een lekkere vakantie naar Rhodos :-) ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » Limburg » Maastricht August 10th 2010

Well, I'm back in Maastricht after a thrilling two and a half week trip through Europe. I am busy uploading pictures and unpacking, then packing again, so writing for the present will have to wait. I may get to start writing about where I went tomorrow, we'll see. In the meantime, I present you with a list of museums that I went to and something that I learned about each city that I have been to. Vienna- Hofburg Imperial Apartments, Kunsthistorisches Museum, St. Stephen's Cathedral, town center Prague- Castle Museum, Castle Quarter, Jewish Quarter, 4 synagogues, classical concert Dublin- Temple Bar, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Christ Church, Dublinia, Trinity College, Chester Beatty Library, Grafton Street, National Museum London- Victoria and Albert Museum, Imperial War Museum, Westminster Church, Shakespeare's Globe, St. Martin-in-the-Field Church, Westminster Abbey, Palace of We ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » Limburg » Maastricht June 20th 2010

Okay I know I said I would never do this but we had breakfast at Mcdonalds but it was Dutch Mcdonald breakfast. You get a crissont, egg mcmuffin, coffee and apple juice for 4 EUR, and the apple juice is double the size we get in Canada. After we slowly made our way to to the fort where we we would be taking a tour in Dutch so Ingeborg was going to have to translate for me, lucky her. The fort was on top of the highest point in The Netherlands, it is their mountian it is a whopping 900m high I think. They are very proud of their mountian. The tour was really neat, it took around the fort that use to surrond Maastricht as well we went under the fort that had the canon ... read more
One of the three muskeetrs
This is weird art in a park
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Europe » Netherlands » Limburg » Maastricht June 19th 2010

I woke up early because today I am saying good-bye to Emiel and getting on a train to Maastricht where Ingaborg will be meeting me. I got on the wrong train somehow but I think it was the train station fault because it did say it was going to Maastricht. It was not a horrible mistake, I ended up in Haarlen and I just switched trains there and it only took me 20 mins to get to Maastricht from there. I had to wait for Ingaborg for a little bit because of the mix up but once she got there we were off to her brother's place so I can dump the load. First we stopped at a tourist shop so we could book our tour for the underground caves tomorrow. Her brother lives in a ... read more
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I wish this was not beer because I want to drink it all the time
A church that was turned into a library

Europe » Netherlands » Limburg » Maastricht June 16th 2010

A brief word on food in Europe probably should be said. My first introduction to buying food in another language (other than Spanish) was on one of the first days I was here. We had to stock up on food for four days because the stores would be closed all weekend and Monday for a holiday, so we had to get food fast, with no time to figure out what we were actually buying. It actually worked out quite well, with some things being recognizable, but other things I just had to buy and hope it was moderately close to what I wanted to get. Some things are sort of close to what you intended to get, such as this peanut-butter type stuff. I think it is actually some sort of chocolatized-hazelnut-milk spread, which is ... read more
Mustard
Fish sticks
Garlic powder

Europe » Netherlands » Limburg » Maastricht June 13th 2010

Today, I woke up & felt like death. I literally didn’t sleep last night due to fever/chills/headache/throat ache, the whole 9 yards. Truly awful. I was supposed to meet Adnan & Carolina for lunch at 11:30 because it’s Carolina’s last day in Maastricht; however, I had to cancel. It’s really awful. I laid around for a while, & Dad came over & we packed up most of my stuff & cleaned my room a little bit. By about 1:30 I started feeling a little better, so hoping to salvage what remained of the day, Dad & I decided to take the boat down to the St. Pietersburg caves. The St. Pietersburg caves are located on the highest point in Maastricht close to the Belgian border. The caves were initially used by the Romans to mine limestone. ... read more
Wall mural
Wall mural
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