Having a bit of a typical meat Croquette

Week 42 - Maastricht Shopping day

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November 29th 2012
24/11/2012 Off we were today to Maastricht, to do some essential family Christmas shopping before the mad rush of Florence's exams and the cram of shoppers deranged our efforts. It took a small hour in the car to get there, and already the streets were laden with beautiful wreaths of local flowers and lights, just waiting for Christmas to come around. Having to park the car a 30-min walk aw ... read more

Europe » Belgium » Walloon Brabant

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Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 and was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. It has prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions bet... ... read more