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I have been served coffee at different places in Maastricht with a little side cup of liqueur and whipped cream. I'm not sure if this is soley a Maastricht tradition. They also give you a little chocolate, which makes for a nice touch.

Coffee - Maastricht

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Church of good books - Maastricht

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Saturday, November 03, 2007

3 Coffees, 3 Countries, 1 Day

The combined size of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (Benelux) is relatively small, less than the size of Austria or Czech Republic for example. Size is relative though, and being Australian you are asking the wrong person if you think this region is big. Australia has cattle stations the size of Belgium and I lived on a sheep station the size of Lichtenstein (though it sadly lacked castles and private banking facilities).

So having 3 coffees isn't as difficult as it sounds. I started the day in Luxembourg, got the train to Namur and Dinant in Belgium, then finished the day in Maastricht in the Netherlands. If I really wanted to I could have made it 4 coffees in 4 countries as Aachen on the German border is not far away from Maastricht.

I have already done 4 coffees in 4 countries once before though. Lake Constance in Central Europe is bordered by Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, and Lichtenstein is not far away. Using the efficient rail network of that part of the world it is very easy to visit all of them in a day (with a bus trip to Lichtenstein as they have no passenger rail service).

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Benelux Rail Pass

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Saturday, September 30, 2006

Holland and the Netherlands

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Friday, September 29, 2006

Sexmuseum - Amsterdam

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Sunday, October 02, 2005

Cheap Eats in Amsterdam

Maoz - Amsterdam

I seem to find myself at Maoz all the time when I'm in Amsterdam. Good falafel's that you pack yourself.

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Amsterdam Urinal

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Leaning Buildings - Amsterdam

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I amsterdam - I am amsterdam

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Canal Reconstruction - Amsterdam

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Subway Construction - Amsterdam

The area around Centraal Station and Damrak, the main street leading from the station, is a great mess of construction activity. There is a new subway line being built, the Noord-Zuid-Lijn (North-South Line), which is due to completed in 2011.

Subway Construction

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KLM - Schiphol

KLM homebase, Amsterdam Schiphol.

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