Maastricht City

With a population of 180,000, Maastricht City is a busy vibrant city with lots of visitors pouring in from nearby countries such as Germany and Belgium.

The City of Maastricht is very rich in history as it was under control by the Dutch, French, Germans at different period of time. It was also here that the European Union treaty was signed.

The city is well connected to the rest of Europe through its nearby Maastricht Aachen Airport, the train station as well as bus rides to other cities.

The city is famous for street of Vrijthof which provides a lot of opportunities for shopping. Just like other cities in Europe, there are many musuems and monuments which provide good sight seeing for tourist in and aroud the city.

With the main information out of the way, below are the pictures.

I have to put the photo of Maastricht "castle" in due to its stratergic importance to us in finding our guesthouse when we were lost... Thats a joke. Its really quite nice.

A random statue found along the streets. Wonder who who these statues represent...

Nice fountain at the city center. Cannot imagine peple drinking from it in the past though.

The famous city center. Looks like a parade square.

The huge building in front of the parade square. Think its a church..

Another church just next to it? Maybe..

The carious cafes and pubs opposite the city center. Such a romantic place to wine and dine... That is if you have money to burn though. Food is not really cheap here.

Just do it. In Maastricht.

Absolutely stunning photo.

More church?

The famous ancient bridge..

The newest bridge to link the east and west Maastricht.

Looks like a storm brewing...

Mosque in Maastricht? Nah. Just Another church.. I think...