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Christmas Adventures: Maastricht part 2

Maastricht, especially at Christmas, is such a beautiful city! We had a full day to wander and explore.  We were staying close to city hall so that was the first stop





Then wandered to the water


And across Sint Servaasbrug




And back downtown








Kapel Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe

















Saint Jan's Church









There is a small part of the old city wall you can walk on







A small deer park




Bear bench in Aldenhof park



We had a sits here and looked up this bench and why a bear with a human hand was here...and it was kind of sad. There is a bear pit nearby where three generations of bears were kept, the last was removed to a zoo in 1993

Now the old bear pit has this super sad display! And it is a monument for extinct animals. 

They are all in there looking at you




This was so sad! 

But nearby was this fun merry go round

Where you could spin around and relax at the same time


Back to the small deer park

And a fun bird enclosure


A walk along the Jeker





Father Vinck Tower

Crossing the river on the Hoge Brug



Recen Tower on the other side




Wandering the other side of the river



Saint Martinuskerk

This was originally part of a pillar on the Wilhelmina Bridge


A quick wander at night to see the lights








This was such a pretty town and so fun to wander around! So many small, windy streets to spy on, the water, the parks, it was great. I would highly recommend Maastricht and would definitely come back, especially at Christmas time!

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