If you have enjoyed visiting this site Old Fart Expats – which has the stories of our adventures as two older people working, living and travelling in the Netherlands, and in Europe, then please consider checking my other site which is about my designer and knitter life.
I know I have mentioned such things as ball [...]
Any New Zealander in Maastricht would look at this sign and say – wow! what a sale – everything is free.
A New Zealander looking at this sign in Amsterdam would say why do I need a Urinoir? The pub / cafe beyond the sign should have a toilet and that is where I [...]
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We spent Friday night on the botelboat in Maastricht which is permanently tied up in the very centre of the city – on the Maas River. The BotelBoat is a quite inexpensive (cheap) Bed & breakfast. We arrived around 5pm and it was snowing lightly and very very cold.
We found our way to our double [...]
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JJ was on the morning train to Maastricht and sent this email to Bruce in NZ. It is not quite verbatim.
On this misty morning at 8:07 AM JJ having caught the 6:30 from Haarlem to Amsterdam, then boarded this one – the lizard train at 7:07 bound for Maastricht.
I can see the fields [...]
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