In the Netherlands our exploration of the southernmost province, Limburg, ranged from the village of Schin op Geul, to the nearby town of Valkenburg, up to the provincial capital, Maastricht. We also covered plenty of rolling countryside on our way to the Drielandenpunt, the triple border with Belgium and Germany; a daytrip to the latter centered around the city of Aachen. Apart from the tripoint most of our time in Belgium was on trains, but that still gave us a chance to check out a remarkable piece of Calatrava architecture in the shape of Liege station.
The old station at Schin Op Geul
Sometimes the trains are old too!
Maastricht: Celebrating 100 years of Dutch railways, 80 years ago.
Dominican church turned bookstore, Maastricht
Bookstore lookup
The childrens' section (i.e. the only Dutch books I can attempt)
Cafe area
Murakami
English and foreign
Beer flights in Maastricht
City Hall, Aachen
Aachen street art (new)
Aachen street art (old)
Aachen Cathedral
Caged light
Cathedral lookup
Cathedral detail
Cathedral detail
Remarkable colours
Ancient Tetris
St. Stephen
Ruins of Valkenburg Castle
Old walls of Valkenburg Castle
Valkenburg from the ruins
Beer store
Limburgse Vlaai
Unofficial rules
Recent additions, Schin Op Geul
Valkenburg, the oldest station building in the Netherlands
e-bike
Range computer
The Drielandenpunt
German side of the border
The highest point in the Netherlands: 322.5m.
Panoramic observation tower
Top of the tower
Belgium from the tower
Germany from the tower
The Netherlands from the tower
Detail of Liège's Calatrava-designed station
Detail of Liège's Calatrava-designed station
