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Enjoying Cafes on the Outside

14-04-2010 om 10:12 by Amanda Potter

139Spring has returned, and as I write this, I am sitting outside a cafe on the Vrijthof, sipping a cup of coffee and watching the world wander by on their way to work, shopping, or play.  The sun in shining, but even if it wasn’t, large practical umbrellas shade me and the other patrons from the inevitable Spring showers.  In other places in the world, we probably wouldn’t be out here so early in the season, but in Maastricht (and much of the Netherlands) it seems quite natural.

These outdoors cafe patios are one of my favorite features of the ubiquitous cafes and restaurants in the Netherlands. Nearly every Dutch-type cafe (and several other sorts of restaurants) in Maastricht has one. The indoor restaurant in the Brusselspoort even has a false “outdoor” seating area that is preferred by... read more

4 Likes and 1 Dislike of Running in Maastricht

03-02-2010 om 10:00 by Amanda Potter

022I must be some kind of fool, but just before Christmas I decided it was time to take up a running regimen to keep those extra holiday pounds down and get me out of the house. Armed with the Couch to 5K interval running program, I’ve been out pounding the sidewalks in and out of the residential spaces of Maastricht. This region is fun to run in. Here’s why I think so.



1) Compact Towns
None of the towns in Limburg are sprawling and in a thirty minute jog it would be cake to get outside of Maastricht city proper and into the countryside. As my runs take me further (because my running intervals will increase), it will be like rewarding myself for a job well done to see the buildings give way to green spaces, farms, and (in my case) the Belgian border.

2) Runner-Friendly Roads
Besides... read more

 
 
Leslie Sherriff lives with her family (husband, Andrew and son Ian) in Maastricht since September 2008. Prior to arriving in Maastricht, Leslie worked as a senior manager for US-based relief and development agency, Catholic Relief Services, primarily in the former Yugoslavia. Currently, she works at home raising Ian, learning Dutch, and completing the occasional consulting contract for relief and development agencies. Leslie is a US citizen married to a Scotsman living in the Netherlands -- a "third-culture family" greatly enjoying life in the Maastricht Region.
Amanda Potter moved to Maastricht from Boston, Massachusetts in April, 2009 with her husband Dan for his research position at the University of Maastricht. Between exploring their adopted country and learning about a new culture, Amanda blogs about her experience and the city at www.MaastrichtMinutiae.com. Amanda works as a freelance writer and web designer at www.FallenKitten.com and webmaster for the comic www.WalkingtheLethe.com. She has two globetrotting cats that keep her company in their second floor Maastricht flat.
 
 

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