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Meuse River at Maastricht  
   

Meuse River at Maastricht

The Modern Hoge Brug and stone Sint Servaasbrug span the Meuse River at Maastricht. "The Meuse Bridge, with its nine arches, crossing the river and the Liege Canal, was erected in 1280-98 and rebuilt in 1683".--Baedeker DSC_0082p1
Maastricht

September 30th 2014
Our lunch stop en route to Bastogne and then Luxembourg was Maastricht. I knew of Maastricht as the venue of the Treaty of Maastricht and its role in creating the EU, but little else about it. It turned out to be a delightful small city with many Medieval and later sights to see. We walked in past the Basilica of Our Lady, along Wolfstraat through the central shopping district to Grote Staat, a ... read more
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Dutch Flag 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
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