To Maastricht

After Flip and Daddy dropped us off at the tram stop, we took a long train ride to Maastricht to meet Nana, Aunt Elizabeth and our cousin Bella.  After we arrived at the train station we walked across the bridge that Opa used to cross everyday when he was a boy and through the center of town.  But before we got to the bridge we stopped at the best chocolate shop ever.

We met Nana at the hotel and then we went for a walk to see the old medieval walls of Maastricht.  Aunt Elizabeth had a picnic for us, so we ate on the walls.  We also found several cannons to sit on.

Defenders of Maastricht

Nana took us to see our great-grandmother’s favorite church – Onze Lieve Vrouw.  The statue of Our Lady is very beautiful.

We had a very delicious dinner outside on the Vrijthof where we could hear the bells pealing every quarter hour.  First we had fresh ravioli then we had steak with the best spinach ever and the best button mushrooms ever.   But the dessert was even better – soft cream puffs filled with chocolate mousse and covered in an Italian merengue that tasted like fresh marshmallow sauce.

Dinner al fresco on the Vrijthof